Shree Maa's question 2 - Devotion = "Dev Ocean" :<)

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, "n_ramya108" <n_ramya108 wrote:

>

> Namaste Everybody,

> Every time we chant the Chandi as a group, in chapter 13 when Goddess

appears Swamiji

> asks for the boon of "pure devotion". Recently Maa was talking about

devotion and She

> asks all of you "What is devotion?"

> Please share your thoughts and feelings!

> Jai MAA!

 

Jai Maa beloved family!

 

Devotion="Dev Ocean" The Ocean of Divinity. :<)

 

Devotion is something that is very hard to describe. It is a welling up

inside our heart; a bursting forth..."the urge to merge". It is an

intense burning and longing to dissolve into the object of our

Devotion. Subject and object finally merge and become one; actually,

They always WERE one...but now it is realized...the soul is re-

awakened. Pure Devotion requires 100% attention to the ideal.

We, as little rivers are carried back to the Ocean of God's Bliss, by

our intensely pure devotion.

Is Wisdom [Jnana] separate from Devotion [bhakti]? No, not

really...There is a point in our Spiritual Experience where they

intersect...Devotion begets Wisdom...Wisdom begets Devotion. However,

in my humble opinion and experience, Devotion or Bhakti is the Sweeter

Path. Many of the great mahatmas say that Bhakti is the best path for

the Kali Yuga. [which, of course as most of you already know, is the

age we are now living in.]

 

Our dear Swamiji mentions in His "spiritual hand book". "Tattva Jnana",

[which can be found through this link:

http://www.shreemaa.org/bookstore.htm ] the 9 steps of Devotion, which

are taken from the "Ramayana". These 9 steps of Devotion are:

 

1. Associate with saintly people

 

2. Enjoy stories of divinity and divinely inspired beings.

 

3. Feel the privilege to perform selfless service as an expression of

love.

 

4. Sing about divinity without any selfish motivation.

 

5. Recite mantras with full faith.

 

6. Perform all actions with tranquility, and see every circumstance as

an opportunity to manifest perfection.

 

7. See the world as equal to God, and regard the company of saintly

beings as a greater opportunity than the perception of God.

 

8. Be satisfied with whatever we receive as the fruit of our actions,

and do not contemplate the faults of others.

 

9. Remain with simplicity all the time, renounce conniving for selfish

ends, and take delight in faith in God with neither exultation nor

unhappiness.

 

May we all experience the Sweet Bliss of Pure Devotion!

 

Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Thakur Ramakrishna Deva!

Your sister dissolving in Maa's Ocean of Love,

muktimaa

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In a message dated 3/21/2006 8:55:00 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, muktimaa (AT) aol (DOT) com writes:

Is Wisdom [Jnana] separate from Devotion [bhakti]? No

Namaste Muktimaa,

Inseparable. The beauty and joy for a person is that the rays of the

Sun are the expression of the Sun. It is not a question of which you

worship, it just Is worshipful. In love moment by moment.

Om Namah Sivaya

My tears offered to the devine, may my inherent expression of devotion

continue forever.

Kanda

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Devotion for me: To sit patiently and to wait patiently between each

pulse beat of the cosmic heart...

Om Shanti Prema,

Jai Sree Maa/Jai Sree Swamiji

Edward

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muktimaa

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 5:48 AM

Re: Shree Maa's question 2 - Devotion = "Dev Ocean" :<)

, "n_ramya108" <n_ramya108

wrote:>> Namaste Everybody,> Every time we chant the Chandi as a

group, in chapter 13 when Goddess appears Swamiji > asks for the boon

of "pure devotion". Recently Maa was talking about devotion and She >

asks all of you "What is devotion?"> Please share your thoughts and

feelings!> Jai MAA!Jai Maa beloved family!Devotion="Dev Ocean" The

Ocean of Divinity. :<)Devotion is something that is very hard to

describe. It is a welling up inside our heart; a bursting

forth..."the urge to merge". It is an intense burning and longing to

dissolve into the object of our Devotion. Subject and object finally

merge and become one; actually, They always WERE one...but now it is

realized...the soul is re-awakened. Pure Devotion requires 100%

attention to the ideal. We, as little rivers are carried back to the

Ocean of God's Bliss, by our intensely pure devotion. Is Wisdom

[Jnana] separate from Devotion [bhakti]? No, not really...There is a

point in our Spiritual Experience where they intersect...Devotion

begets Wisdom...Wisdom begets Devotion. However, in my humble opinion

and experience, Devotion or Bhakti is the Sweeter Path. Many of the

great mahatmas say that Bhakti is the best path for the Kali Yuga.

[which, of course as most of you already know, is the age we are now

living in.]Our dear Swamiji mentions in His "spiritual hand book".

"Tattva Jnana", [which can be found through this link:

http://www.shreemaa.org/bookstore.htm ] the 9 steps of Devotion,

which are taken from the "Ramayana". These 9 steps of Devotion are:1.

Associate with saintly people2. Enjoy stories of divinity and divinely

inspired beings.3. Feel the privilege to perform selfless service as

an expression of love.4. Sing about divinity without any selfish

motivation.5. Recite mantras with full faith.6. Perform all actions

with tranquility, and see every circumstance as an opportunity to

manifest perfection.7. See the world as equal to God, and regard the

company of saintly beings as a greater opportunity than the

perception of God.8. Be satisfied with whatever we receive as the

fruit of our actions, and do not contemplate the faults of others.9.

Remain with simplicity all the time, renounce conniving for selfish

ends, and take delight in faith in God with neither exultation nor

unhappiness. May we all experience the Sweet Bliss of Pure

Devotion!Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Thakur Ramakrishna Deva!Your

sister dissolving in Maa's Ocean of Love, muktimaa

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object of our Devotion. Subject and object finally merge and become

one; actually, They always WERE one...but now it is realized...the

soul is re-awakened. Pure Devotion requires 100% attention to the

ideal. We, as little rivers are carried back to the Ocean of God's

Bliss, by our intensely pure devotion. Is Wisdom [Jnana] separate

from Devotion [bhakti]? No, not really...There is a point in our

Spiritual Experience where they intersect...Devotion begets

Wisdom...Wisdom begets Devotion. However, in my humble opinion and

experience, Devotion or Bhakti is the Sweeter Path. Many of the great

mahatmas say that Bhakti is the best path for the Kali Yuga. [which,

of course as most of you already know, is the age we are now living

in.]Our dear Swamiji mentions in His "spiritual hand book". "Tattva

Jnana", [which can be found through this link:

http://www.shreemaa.org/bookstore.htm ] the 9 steps of Devotion,

which are taken from the "Ramayana". These 9 steps of Devotion are:1.

Associate with saintly people2. Enjoy stories of divinity and divinely

inspired beings.3. Feel the privilege to perform selfless service as

an expression of love.4. Sing about divinity without any selfish

motivation.5. Recite mantras with full faith.6. Perform all actions

with tranquility, and see every circumstance as an opportunity to

manifest perfection.7. See the world as equal to God, and regard the

company of saintly beings as a greater opportunity than the

perception of God.8. Be satisfied with whatever we receive as the

fruit of our actions, and do not contemplate the faults of others.9.

Remain with simplicity all the time, renounce conniving for selfish

ends, and take delight in faith in God with

neither exultation nor unhappiness. May we all experience the Sweet

Bliss of Pure Devotion!Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Thakur Ramakrishna

Deva!Your sister dissolving in Maa's Ocean of Love,

muktimaa