To Linda ji about Shree Maa 's~ Question 2: What is Devotion?

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, nierika wrote:

 

"Devotion is love in action, and devotion is love in stillness."

 

Jai Maa, Linda ji!

This captures the essence perfectly! :<)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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> ramya posted:

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> Recently Maa was talking about devotion and She

> asks all of you "What is devotion?"

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> Dear Beloved Shree Maa ~ I have been quoting you and Swamiji a lot

lately

> when referring to having a sacred attitude toward life, which I

believe is

> another way of referring to devotion.

> I wholeheartedly believe, first by instinct, second by common

sense, and

> third because my beloved gurus have said so, that "worship means

paying

> attention," and that we show our love by respectfully paying

attention.

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> To me, this attention that is respectful and loving is the epitome

of

> devotion. Devotion is also taking care, being care -- full, like

taking care of the

> seedling we are digging the hole for by saying our mantra while we

dig the

> hole; or like taking care of our altar (one of my favorite things,

even when I

> can do little else, is to take care of my altar ~ dust everything

off, in

> some cases let water run over it (like my Shiva Nataraj

statuette), to make sure

> there is a candle in the candle holder and incense in the incense

holder).

> Devotion is also efficiency in organizing our lives. There is

devotion in the

> efficiency, and there is devotion in the space the efficiency

creates for our

> worship, our work, the things we do.

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> Devotion is love in action, and devotion is love in stillness.

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> Jai Shree Maa ~ Linda

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