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Re: Righteous Indignation -
02-20-2006, 05:48 AM
I love this story, Jeanette. Thank you so much for sending it. I
really needed it today. I woke up with a fair share of "righteous
indignation" today. It was a very uncomfortable feeling. It made me
feel depressed. I tried to examine it and to "get rid" of it but it
kept on bothering me like a swarm of gnats. I tried to counteract it
with feelings of gratitude and joy. This story was just the medicine I
needed. It worked wonders.
Thank you.
Pahari Maa (Ardis)
On Feb 19, 2006, at 6:52 PM, jmcs_06 wrote:
> The story below is something I need to be reminded of, and maybe
> others might like it too. Just think of "Amma" and Amma's teachings
> (and "devotee" instead of monk).
>
> The Room of Righteous Indignation
>
> The guestmaster of the Magic Monestery looked at me, a visiting
> monk, very carefully and then lead me to a room marked, "Righteous
> Indignation."
>
> "Good," I thought, "Back home some people don't understand me. They
> think I'm judgmental. But this man understands.ﾂ. He sees the purity
> of my righteousness."
>
> There wasn't much in the room besides the four walls, and that was
> all right with me.ﾂ. I sat down and meditated a while. Then I read my
> Bible. I found myself looking at those walls. I read some more,
> meditated, then looked at the walls again. Late in the evening, as I
> was staring at one of the walls, it became transparent, and I found
> myself looking into my own monastery! Fascinating. I found I could
> see right through its walls and into its church and cloisters.
>
> I could even see inside the cell of each monk. I saw what each monk
> had in his room and what he was doing. I saw some praying, some
> sleeping, some reading. I could even see what each one was reading.
> Brother! Do you see what that one is reading? And look at the
> private property! And I could hear everything that was said - the
> complaints, the backbiting. My own name was mentioned. Huh!--that
> one to be complaining of me1
>
> I began to take notes. I filled page after page. I had thought the
> place was bad before, but here were the facts - what they said, what
> they did, what they had. Nothing subjective just cold facts. As I
> kept writing, I began to see right into their heads, to see their
> thoughts. These also I wrote down.
>
> Once, when I was resting my eyes, the thought came to me, "I wonder
> what I would see if the other wall were transparent?" Perhaps if I
> kept looking at it long enough.... and through it I saw the Magic
> Monastery, every bit of it. What an eyeful! I thought my own place
> was bad. Talk about individualism. I began to write that down too.
>
> Then I began to wonder what's behind the other two walls? I took to
> staring at these walls. I became uncomfortable. I rang for the
> Brother.ﾂ. I asked him what was behind the other walls. The Brother
> said that behind the one wall were the deceased members of the Magic
> Monastery, and behind the other were the deceased members of my own
> monastary.
>
> "Ah," I said, "but why can't I see them? I want to see them."
>
> "You won't like it," he said.
>
> "Truth, that's all I want. That's all I've ever wanted. I call a
> spade a spade. Show me!"
>
> "You'll only get angry."
>
> "Show me," I insisted, but he refused and hurried away. I was
> determined that when he returned the next day I would get the truth
> out of him.
>
> ﾂ. I did. I took him by the throat and demanded to know what was
> going on behind those walls. "Behind this one," he gasped, "are the
> deceased members of your own community. They are all looking in at
> you. They are weeping and praying for you.
>
> ﾂ. "Behind this other wall are all the deceased members of the Magic
> Monastery. They are all looking at you and laughing."
>
> (from "Tales of a Magic Monastery" by Theophane the Monk)
>
> --------------------------------------------
>
> Anyone who takes their faith seriously goes through through a
> righteous indignation phase.ﾂ. But judgment and criticism and
> condemnation do not inspire people to act with the charity and love
> that God expects of us. The whole vine and branches illustration
> attributed to Christ, in John's gospel, is about passing on what we
> have received.ﾂ. We are the branches that need to remain attached to
> the vine so that we are open to receive that continuous supply of
> God's love toward us, in order to pass it on to others.
>
> love,
>
> Jeanette/Kalika/querida
>
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Re: Re: Righteous Indignation -
02-21-2006, 09:02 AM
I can't imagine what it must be like for you to be moving, starting a
new job and a new relationship all at once! Any one of those changes
can be a real challenge. I will pray that you are blessed with peace
in the midst of it all.
Pahari Maa
On Feb 21, 2006, at 2:34 PM, jmcs_06 wrote:
> Hi Pahari Maa (Ardis), Sorry for delay in response--lots of
> changes/transition going on as I am moving, starting a new job, new
> relationship, etc. I too was experiencing some of what you describe
> below in your post so I hear and understand where you're coming from
> and am thankful we worked through some of this stuff with each
> other's help and the help of others who posted last weekend
> expressing their various thoughts and feelings. Hard to admit, but
> it was something I needed to be reminded of (righteous indignation,
> being judgemental, watching how i word things in the heat/passion of
> the moment). I feel gratitude to you and others for the opportunity
> to improve myself, even if it didn't feel so great at the time!
>
> much love and peace,
> Jeanette/Kalika/querida
>
> --- In Ammachi (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Ardis Jackson <ardis1@...> wrote:
> >
> > I love this story, Jeanette.ﾂ. Thank you so much for sending it.ﾂ. I
> > really needed it today.ﾂ. I woke up with a fair share of "righteous
> > indignation" today.ﾂ. It was a very uncomfortable feeling. It made
> me
> > feel depressed.ﾂ. I tried to examine it and to "get rid" of it but
> it
> > kept on bothering me like a swarm of gnats.ﾂ. I tried to counteract
> it
> > with feelings of gratitude and joy.ﾂ. This story was just the
> medicine I
> > needed.ﾂ. It worked wonders.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Pahari Maa (Ardis)
> >
> > On Feb 19, 2006, at 6:52 PM, jmcs_06 wrote:
> >
> > > The story below is something I need to be reminded of, and maybe
> > >ﾂ. others might like it too. Just think of "Amma" and Amma's
> teachings
> > >ﾂ. (and "devotee" instead of monk).
> > >
> > >ﾂ. The Room of Righteous Indignation
> > >
> > >ﾂ. The guestmaster of the Magic Monestery looked at me, a visiting
> > >ﾂ. monk, very carefully and then lead me to a room
> marked, "Righteous
> > >ﾂ. Indignation."
> > >
> > >ﾂ. "Good," I thought, "Back home some people don't understand me.
> They
> > >ﾂ. think I'm judgmental. But this man understands.ﾃつ. He sees the
> purity
> > >ﾂ. of my righteousness."
> > >
> > >ﾂ. There wasn't much in the room besides the four walls, and that
> was
> > >ﾂ. all right with me.ﾃつ. I sat down and meditated a while. Then I
> read my
> > >ﾂ. Bible. I found myself looking at those walls. I read some more,
> > >ﾂ. meditated, then looked at the walls again. Late in the evening,
> as I
> > >ﾂ. was staring at one of the walls, it became transparent, and I
> found
> > >ﾂ. myself looking into my own monastery! Fascinating. I found I
> could
> > >ﾂ. see right through its walls and into its church and cloisters.
> > >
> > >ﾂ. I could even see inside the cell of each monk. I saw what each
> monk
> > >ﾂ. had in his room and what he was doing. I saw some praying, some
> > >ﾂ. sleeping, some reading. I could even see what each one was
> reading.
> > >ﾂ. Brother! Do you see what that one is reading? And look at the
> > >ﾂ. private property! And I could hear everything that was said -
> the
> > >ﾂ. complaints, the backbiting. My own name was mentioned. Huh!--
> that
> > >ﾂ. one to be complaining of me1
> > >
> > >ﾂ. I began to take notes. I filled page after page. I had thought
> the
> > >ﾂ. place was bad before, but here were the facts - what they said,
> what
> > >ﾂ. they did, what they had. Nothing subjective just cold facts. As
> I
> > >ﾂ. kept writing, I began to see right into their heads, to see
> their
> > >ﾂ. thoughts. These also I wrote down.
> > >
> > >ﾂ. Once, when I was resting my eyes, the thought came to me, "I
> wonder
> > >ﾂ. what I would see if the other wall were transparent?" Perhaps
> if I
> > >ﾂ. kept looking at it long enough.... and through it I saw the
> Magic
> > >ﾂ. Monastery, every bit of it. What an eyeful! I thought my own
> place
> > >ﾂ. was bad. Talk about individualism. I began to write that down
> too.
> > >
> > >ﾂ. Then I began to wonder what's behind the other two walls? I
> took to
> > >ﾂ. staring at these walls. I became uncomfortable. I rang for the
> > >ﾂ. Brother.ﾃつ. I asked him what was behind the other walls. The
> Brother
> > >ﾂ. said that behind the one wall were the deceased members of the
> Magic
> > >ﾂ. Monastery, and behind the other were the deceased members of my
> own
> > >ﾂ. monastary.
> > >
> > >ﾂ. "Ah," I said, "but why can't I see them? I want to see them."
> > >
> > >ﾂ. "You won't like it," he said.
> > >
> > >ﾂ. "Truth, that's all I want. That's all I've ever wanted. I call a
> > >ﾂ. spade a spade. Show me!"
> > >
> > >ﾂ. "You'll only get angry."
> > >
> > >ﾂ. "Show me," I insisted, but he refused and hurried away. I was
> > >ﾂ. determined that when he returned the next day I would get the
> truth
> > >ﾂ. out of him.
> > >
> > >ﾂ. ﾃつ. I did. I took him by the throat and demanded to know what was
> > >ﾂ. going on behind those walls. "Behind this one," he gasped, "are
> the
> > >ﾂ. deceased members of your own community. They are all looking in
> at
> > >ﾂ. you. They are weeping and praying for you.
> > >
> > >ﾂ. ﾃつ. "Behind this other wall are all the deceased members of the
> Magic
> > >ﾂ. Monastery. They are all looking at you and laughing."
> > >
> > >ﾂ. (from "Tales of a Magic Monastery" by Theophane the Monk)
> > >
> > >ﾂ. --------------------------------------------
> > >
> > >ﾂ. Anyone who takes their faith seriously goes through through a
> > >ﾂ. righteous indignation phase.ﾃつ. But judgment and criticism and
> > >ﾂ. condemnation do not inspire people to act with the charity and
> love
> > >ﾂ. that God expects of us. The whole vine and branches illustration
> > >ﾂ. attributed to Christ, in John's gospel, is about passing on
> what we
> > >ﾂ. have received.ﾃつ. We are the branches that need to remain
> attached to
> > >ﾂ. the vine so that we are open to receive that continuous supply
> of
> > >ﾂ. God's love toward us, in order to pass it on to others.
> > >
> > >ﾂ. love,
> > >
> > >ﾂ. Jeanette/Kalika/querida
> > >
> > >ﾂ. ﾃつ.ﾃつ.ﾃつ.ﾃつ.ﾃつ.ﾃつ.ﾃつ.ﾃつ.ﾃつ.ﾃつ.ﾃつ.ﾃつ.
> > >
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