Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 Om Namah Shivaya, Re: the quote below...yes, they were celibate, and highly evolved/realized souls...I am guessing their "union" took place on a higher plane of existence. If they were both absorbed in a state of samadhi, how can there not be perfect union between them? They would not even retain separate egos. It would be a more perfect union than any we can show in our marriages of this world. Furthermore, I would also point out that having children (physically of one's body) is not part of the definition of family (there are plenty of childless married couples around, and those who have adopted children). Sarada Devi was as a mother to all of Bhagavan's disciples. And how is it that our own Amma calls us her children, and we call her Mother? If she is our Mother, who is the Father (as one cynic once said to my parents)? She must be the pure Energy (Shakti) that animates the clay (Matter) of Existence...the very principle of Creation...creating a hundred million forms, planets, and species,...we, in contrast, labor to raise a few of our own species over a lifetime. That's the nth part of an atom of the difference between Amma and us...I do believe. Hence my statement preceding the one quoted below..."albeit not in a family life that is normally endorsed (understood) by the world around us"...i.e. people like you and me. They are a model, not one easily followed...Gandhi was more moderate, initially a more worldly family man, and then a celibate householder. Om Namah Shivaya, Usha ****************************** In a message dated 7/22/2002 10:24:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Ammachi writes: > Message: 23 > Mon, 22 Jul 2002 21:57:28 EDT > sprose1 > Re: Digest Number 540 > > In a message dated 7/21/02 8:56:50 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > Ammachi writes: > > > > Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Sarada Devi (through > > their entire married lives). > > Sorry. I thought that the two were celibate and had no children besides. > How > can this be a model of family life? Am I mistaken about this??Avram > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2002 Report Share Posted July 22, 2002 Usha, Good points ! IIRC, Sri Ramakrishna has also said that if we could practice 1/16th of what he had done then we were on our way. Girish On Mon, 22 Jul 2002 DJUM wrote: > Om Namah Shivaya, > > Re: the quote below...yes, they were celibate, and highly evolved/realized > souls...I am guessing their "union" took place on a higher plane of > existence. If they were both absorbed in a state of samadhi, how can there > not be perfect union between them? They would not even retain separate egos. > It would be a more perfect union than any we can show in our marriages of > this world. Furthermore, I would also point out that having children > (physically of one's body) is not part of the definition of family (there are > plenty of childless married couples around, and those who have adopted > children). Sarada Devi was as a mother to all of Bhagavan's disciples. And > how is it that our own Amma calls us her children, and we call her Mother? > If she is our Mother, who is the Father (as one cynic once said to my > parents)? She must be the pure Energy (Shakti) that animates the clay > (Matter) of Existence...the very principle of Creation...creating a hundred > million forms, planets, and species,...we, in contrast, labor to raise a few > of our own species over a lifetime. > > That's the nth part of an atom of the difference between Amma and us...I do > believe. > > Hence my statement preceding the one quoted below..."albeit not in a family > life that is normally endorsed (understood) by the world around us"...i.e. > people like you and me. They are a model, not one easily followed...Gandhi > was more moderate, initially a more worldly family man, and then a celibate > householder. > > Om Namah Shivaya, > Usha > ****************************** > > In a message dated 7/22/2002 10:24:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > Ammachi writes: > > Message: 23 > > Mon, 22 Jul 2002 21:57:28 EDT > > sprose1 > > Re: Digest Number 540 > > > > In a message dated 7/21/02 8:56:50 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > > Ammachi writes: > > > > > > > Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Sarada Devi (through > > > their entire married lives). > > > > Sorry. I thought that the two were celibate and had no children besides. > > How > > can this be a model of family life? Am I mistaken about this??Avram > > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > Ammachi > > > Your use of is subject to > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 Namah Shivaya, Do keep in mind, dear siblings looking in on householding from the outside, that Amma has inspired many of her householders toward celibacy. Aum Amriteshvaryai Namah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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