Guest guest Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 , nierika wrote: "I especially like that you included "awe" as one of the qualities. For me the presence of awe is predicated on the fact that, in some way, I am experiencing, acknowledging, and/or witnessing the Presence of the Divine." Jai Maa! When you look at the translation of the word, "Awful" as meaning "full of Awe", it certainly gives one pause to reflect on the original meanings of certain words and how they have through time taking on other meanings quite different than their original vibrational meaning. > > > sadhvi wrote: > > For me, the aspiration of Devotion is exactly this: Vinamrata: to be > in a state of continuous bowing to the wonder of manifestation. It > has the quality of awe, the quality of worship,The quality of one- > pointedness, the quality of careful attention,the quality of respect, > the quality of gratitude,the quality of purity, the quality of > gentleness and, most of all, the quality of infinite Love. > ...a state of continuous bowing. > > > Dear sadhvi ~ thank you for your wonderful definition of Devotion. I > especially like that you included "awe" as one of the qualities. For me the presence > of awe is predicated on the fact that, in some way, I am experiencing, > acknowledging, and/or witnessing the Presence of the Divine. (And I am still > thinking about how all this applies to something so mundane as doing the dishes.) > : ) Jai Maa ~ Linda > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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