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Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Muktimaa wrote: In prayer, we speak out our heart to God; In meditation, He expresses His Heart to us. So beautiful, so true, thank you ~ Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Dear Swamiji, Thank you so much for giving us another opportunity to "think" with our minds and hearts about this question Sometimes prayer is giving thanks; sometimes it is asking; sometimes it is crying out for Godd/dess as a child would for his/her Mother/Father. Prayer is answering the call that echoes to us from the Cave of the Heart. Meditation is entering that Cave where there is nothing but God/dess. We go sometimes to pray and sometimes to enter the Cave, I think, because, in both there is something indescribable ... I want to call it joy, but it is bigger than that. Jai Swamiji ~ Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Swamiji asked this question: What is the differencebetween prayer and meditation? Meditation is sitting in the Stillness of God while prayer is an action with the objective of manifesting God. While meditating we are simply be-ing, without desire, knowing ourselves to be One with All Life. If we are able to come to prayer from this place of Oneness, and the knowledge that God is manifesting in all that we do, we can see prayer as that Oneness moving through us, into the world of form; creating, transforming, and destroying, allowing Maa to do Her work using us as Her tools. As Shree Maa told us some time ago, a life of prayer is how we say thank you to the world for allowing us to be here. Through the Good that is working It's way through us we become that which She wants to create in the world. OM Shanti Morningsong My children, we are very proud that you are praying for this Universe. We pray that you ask yourself the question-- what is the purpose of my life? What is my goal? What do I want to give to this world to say "Thank you" for allowing me to be here? The asking of this question is the beginning of meditation and the answer to this question is life of prayer. Bless you,Shree Maa(February message to Prayer Club) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Prayer is when I am asking for something and meditation is when I listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Sri Swamiji, For me, I love the way of the Hummingbird (person), who prays Oratio) to the sweetness of nectar the love of creation that is offered it. Meditatio for me, is contemplatio, that essence of the action of that same Love given to all in creation. Tears of Joy. Om Shanti Prema, Jai Guru Dev, Jai Shree Mataji, and Jai Hummingbird person... Edward - muktimaa Tuesday, March 28, 2006 6:27 AM Re: Question from Swamiji on prayer/meditation , Prayer Club <_prayer_club wrote:>> "Swamiji asked this question: What is the difference> between prayer and meditation?"Jai Maa, beloved Parvati and all!In prayer, we speak out our heart to God; In meditation, He expresses His Heart to us.Jai Chandi Shree Maa! Jai Shiva Swamiji! Jai Thakur Ramakrishna Deva! muktimaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Beloved Swamiji, thank you for asking the question. To me, prayer is a device our Divine Mother has designed to draw us into meditation. with love and greatest respect, Henny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Everyone's life is a life of Prayer To be alive is to identify To identify is samayama or meditation Everything identifies with something What is Prayer? An action or desire arising from any identification If we identify "God" Our mind and body flows towards "God" in Prayer Seeking union If we identify " lover" Our mind and body flows towards "lover" in Prayer If we identify "country" Our mind and body flows towards "country" in Prayer If we identify "positive" Our mind and body flows towards "positive" in Prayer If we identify "negative" Our mind and body flows towards "negative" in Prayer Can we ever stop identifying? If we can, Then what about Prayer? Jai Sri Ramakrishna! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 healinghttp://us.click./lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM--~-> Links<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:/<*> To from this group, send an email to:<*> Your use of Groups is subject to: Acesso Grátis Internet rápida e grátis. Instale o discador agora! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 , "Mahamuni" <mahamuni wrote: > > Prayer is when I am asking for something and meditation is when I listen. > I like your response Mahamuni and would like to add, because in Prayer we ask, at times prayer can contain some element of selfishness as we prayer for our needs/wants to be met and then forget Divinity until "the next time". Beloved Shree Maa tells Her children, "Do not ask God for anything". Meditation comes out of a deep longing for God, to know God, to see God, to be one with God. Meditation is deep concentration on the Divine, looking inward; listening and acting with faith. Thanks Beloved Swamiji for this question and opportunity. Pranams. Kaliananda , "Mahamuni" <mahamuni wrote: > > Prayer is when I am asking for something and meditation is when I listen. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 , Kala Chandra <kalachandra2003 wrote: > > Jay Sisterji! > You said all. Your answer is mine too. Thanks your beautifull words:) > Love > Kalachandra Jai Kalachandraji, my dear heart sister! i bow to you! Your sister always, muktimaa > muktimaa <muktimaa escreveu: > , Prayer Club > wrote: > > > > "Swamiji asked this question: What is the difference > > between prayer and meditation?" > > Jai Maa, beloved Parvati and all! > > In prayer, we speak out our heart to God; In meditation, He expresses > His Heart to us. > > Jai Chandi Shree Maa! Jai Shiva Swamiji! Jai Thakur Ramakrishna Deva! > muktimaa > > > > Links > > > > > > > > Acesso Grátis > Internet rápida e grátis. Instale o discador agora! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 > > "kaliananda_saraswati" < kaliananda_saraswati > 2006/03/30 Thu AM 07:27:04 PST > > Re: Question from Swamiji on prayer/ meditation > > Yes, but there are many selfless things to pray and ask for. The various scriptures contain many and I know that Shree Maa and Swamiji are chanting some of these selfless prayers everyday. Quick example is any of the peace mantras like Lokah Samasta Sukino Bhavantu For those that don't know the translation, it can be translated as "May all beings everywhere (every Lokah/World/Plane of Existence) be Happy! Now one could even argue that this could be a little selfish since the reciter would be included, but I would say that this is not the intent of a reciter of this mantra--though one in an Exalted State might see only Their Self in all Beings. Anyway just thought I would add that. Also as far as meditation, to listen we must get quiet...quiet inside. This is what I was getting at. It doesn't necessarily have to imply on listening with the Inner ear for Inner Sound, etc, though that is a potent form of meditation. Jai Maa! Surya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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