To Steve about just showing up (was Shree Maa's question 2 - Devotion)

[Guest guest]

Steve wrote:

i already posted an answer but should add.1 is, thinking about Maa's

question is pulling me into devotion. 2 is, devotion includes simple

things, like showing up.3 is, devotion is seeing where i am not

devoted and fixing it, withoutthat child deprecation.

Dear Steve ~ I am so glad you added this postscript to what you

previously wrote. I agree that just thinking about Maa's question is

pulling me into a devotional state of mind. How interesting ... a

question about something could bring you to the state of mind/being

which the question is about. Ah, but then the question did come from

Shree Maa.

 

I also totally believe that devotion is simple thinks, especially like

showing up...showing up to recite the Planets Mantras, showing up for

the Prayer Club seva, showing up to read and post to the digest,

showing up to read any of Shree Maa's and Swamiji's wonderful books

or to listen to their marvelous CDs, showing up to clean one's (my)

altar, showing up to light a candle and some incense on my altar,

showing up to do puja or prayer or meditation, showing up to wash the

dishes.

 

And yes, devotion being a nonjudgemental look at what we are doing,

where we are not being devoted and taking care of that (without, as

you said, that little screeching kid, "deprecation" on our shoulders.

 

Just showing up ... with an attitude of gratitude. Jai Maa , Jai Swamiji ~ Linda

[Guest guest]

Yes, I have to agree. When the wod comes into my mind, it does not

come alone. There is a feeling of warmth to overflowing of the

heart since for me devotion is inextricable from Shree Maa and

Swamiji.

Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji!

 

Gauri

 

, nierika wrote:

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> Steve wrote:

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> i already posted an answer but should add.

>

> 1 is, thinking about Maa's question is pulling me into devotion.

>

> 2 is, devotion includes simple things, like showing up.

>

> 3 is, devotion is seeing where i am not devoted and fixing it,

without

> that child deprecation.

>

>

>

> Dear Steve ~ I am so glad you added this postscript to what you

previously

> wrote. I agree that just thinking about Maa's question is pulling

me into a

> devotional state of mind. How interesting ... a question about

something could

> bring you to the state of mind/being which the question is about.

Ah, but then

> the question did come from Shree Maa.

>

> I also totally believe that devotion is simple thinks, especially

like

> showing up...showing up to recite the Planets Mantras, showing up

for the Prayer

> Club seva, showing up to read and post to the digest, showing up

to read any of

> Shree Maa's and Swamiji's wonderful books or to listen to their

marvelous

> CDs, showing up to clean one's (my) altar, showing up to light a

candle and

> some incense on my altar, showing up to do puja or prayer or

meditation, showing

> up to wash the dishes.

>

> And yes, devotion being a nonjudgemental look at what we are

doing, where we

> are not being devoted and taking care of that (without, as you

said, that

> little screeching kid, "deprecation" on our shoulders.

>

> Just showing up ... with an attitude of gratitude. Jai Maa , Jai

Swamiji ~

> Linda

>