To sadumaa about Sankalpa for Earth Mother Thoughts

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sadumaa wrote:

>> ...Realistically though, I will look to >> the long term, focusing

my efforts in front of the fire with at least >> one Mala per

sitting, done with attention and devotion. See you all at >> the fire

tonight!

Dear sadumaa ~ originally, I was going to respond to this off digest,

but as I was writing, I thought, perhaps there is someone else like

me, who cannot keep up, who feels perhaps they don't belong for this

reason, and so I decided to share my response with the group.

I am writing to let you know how much your post about the Mother Earth

Sankalpa touched me. I run to and fro from this group because I never

feel I can keep up with the level of sadhana others are doing. When I

looked at the first page of the download and saw 6,000 japa, I freaked

out. I know that Swamiji always says we do what we can according to

our capacity, and the group is supportive of whatever one does. Still

I feel so "other" because of my illness and the limitations it causes.

Reading your post about doing one mala with attention and devotion

brought me back to the essential point, and even Shree Maa and

Swamiji state this on the website "Worship means paying attention.

Learning takes place when one pays attention. When we love something

or someone, we pay attention. We offer respect through paying

attention." I love this everytime I read it. Thank you for the

reminder.

Jai Maa , Jai Swamiji ~ Linda