Barbji/ Spain

[Guest guest]

Namaste Barbji,

 

Always delighted to see you! Although sometimes I have memory loss

or "blockage", I can still "recognise" a friend when I see one )

Of course you are not forgotten!

 

Very happy and excited for you about your plans for a farm house in

southern Spain. You are wise to study and analyse things before

making a firm commitment. May Lord Ganesha remove all obstacles and

may you find the right place.

 

Good to hear you've been to Mexico and experienced something

valuable. Above all, very relieved that you are now feeling at ease,

peace and bliss.

 

When you resurrect the old farmhouse, don't forget to ask for Lord

Ganesha's blessings

 

Love

Sy

 

, "barbara" <aqesa> wrote:

> Hi Syji I thought you had forgotten me hehehe

> I´m glad you did recognise me behind the computer screen

>

> Yes, I am temporarily settled here in southern spain and looking

> to buy and old farm to restaure it...we´ve found something we

like

> and at a reasonable price so we are studying everything before

> taking the final step to buy it...

>

> So far enjoying a great time full of love and peace a blissful

state

> of heart mind I must say...

>

> experiencing a sort of opening of the heart after a trip to

mexico,

> after a kind of emotional liberation or release of emotional

> tensions and old fears ...

>

> "Happy Krishna´s"

>

> Love

> barbara

>

> , "syzenith" <syzenith>

> wrote:

> > Namaste Barbji,

> >

> > Good to see you around! I knew you were busy with moving

> house and

> > settling into your new life. Hope everything has gone smoothly

> and

> > you're happy and well.

> >

> > Jai Shree Ganeshaya Namah

> > Much love

> > Sy

> >

> > , "Heartie!" <aqesa>

> wrote:

> > > I all, I saw Ganesha on the shapes of the wall of my room

> today.

> > > Later on I got this part of an email ...its so beautiful I

thougt

> > > I´ll share it with you!

> > >

> > > Namaste

> > > Barbara

> > >

> > > THE ELEPHANT

> > >

> > > The Buddha often spoke of the elephant as signifying the

> > > Bodhisattva, with his wisdom and compassion. The

> Bodhisattva,

> > like

> > > the

> > > elephant, is incapable of forgetting anything which is

> relevant to

> > > what he needs to know. At the same time, he is suffused by

> supreme

> > > detachment. The Bodhisattva's eyes, like those of the

> elephant,

> > are

> > > gentle and full of tenderness, gladdening all around. The

> > Bodhisattva

> > > teaches what it is to be truly human, to be abundantly

> > affectionate,

> > > to love generously. Just as little children can approach

> elephants

> > > with no fear of being hurt, so too may all men and women

> approach

> > the

> > > Bodhisattva.

> > > The elephant displays a marvellous blending of the three

> > > qualities. The elephant is tamasic; no one who sees a quiet

> > pachyderm

> > > weighing four tons is likely to regard the animal as

restless.

> > There

> > > is a tremendous stability to the elephant. At the same time,

> > though

> > > it

> > > is tamasic, it relishes harmless pleasures, as every child

> knows

> > who

> > > has had the satisfaction of offering bananas to an elephant.

> Yet

> > the

> > > elephant is proverbially patient and long-suffering, with a

> > majestic

> > > indifference to the curiosity of passers-by. In this way the

> > elephant

> > > indicates the enormous potential strength of soul, mind and

> > character

> > > in every human being. Furthermore, the elephant shows the

> most

> > > harmonious movements, swishing its tail or swaying its

> trunk.

> > When it

> > > raises its trunk, it salutes the boundless sky, its tusks ever

> > > pointing upwards.

> > > To take an elephant's-eye view of the world is to

> appreciate

> > the

> > > immensity of what is above by saluting the vastness of the

> sky

> > while

> > > at the same time standing very firmly on the ground. When in

> > motion

> > > the elephant is an enchanting sight. Bartok, commenting on

> a

> > > delightful passage in one of Beethoven's symphonies, said

> that it

> > was

> > > like the stately yet playful movement of elephants dancing.

> Such

> > > music

> > > employs the bass notes of heavy instruments and at the

> same time

> > > conveys to intuitive listeners a quality reminiscent of those

> > > haunting

> > > times in history when great events converged. Elephants are

> > symbolic

> > > reminders of the momentous changes that are gestating

> today on the

> > > globe, seminal movements which are the unacknowledged

> reflections

> > of

> > > the sacrificial ideation of Bodhisattvas.

> > > Remaining rooted in immovable contemplation upon the

> > spaceless,

> > > the soundless, the boundless, the Bodhisattvas are

> motionless in

> > mind

> > > and will, yet rhythmic and deliberate in thought and feeling.

> They

> > > participate in the vicissitudes of historical cycles

sufficiently

> > to

> > > understand human beings who are still captive to the bonds

> of

> > matter,

> > > but at the same time they remain in a seeming state of non-

> > activity

> > > because they have no incentive or motivation to act for the

> sake

> > of

> > > results. They simply do not live for the fruits of action,

and

> are

> > > beyond praise and blame, whilst effortlessly exemplifying

> the

> > > Religion

> > > of Responsibility.

> > >

> > > RAGHAVAN IYER