GeorgeSon posted this quote from Amma:

"Wherever we go, we find faults
and defects in others. Our mind
becomes restless because of this
habit; we must change it. Forgetting
- the shortcomings of others, we
should look for the good qualities
in them and respect them. This is
what we need to do. Always see only
the good side of everyone; then your
sorrow will come to an end.

Suppose we fall into a hole. Do
we poke our eyes out because they
did not guide us properly? Just as
we endure the defects of our eyes,
we should put up with others'
shortcomings and be kind to them."



Dear GeorgeSon ~ Wow! This smacked me right upside the head. I am the first
person to poke a hole in my eye if I trip over something ... really not a good
idea. I believe, though Amma sometimes gives "tough love," She wants us to
notice our flaws, warts or whatever name we would give to those qualities in
ourselves that trouble us. Often these are the same flaws and warts that
bother us in other people. They are being of service as a mirror.

Also, argh, this spoke volumes to that issue about which I am not speaking.
: )
I am going to print this out and put in on my fridge, so I can read it at
least once a day ... or more. Ahhhhhh .... :::sigh::: sometimes we are hard on
other people, even if only in our thoughts, but sometimes, we are even harder
on ourselves. One year my New Year's resolution was to Lighten Up! I'm still
working on that one. Jai Ma ~ Linda


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