Guest guest Posted July 27, 2003 Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 Hopefully the day will come on this mean-bad but gorgeous planet when it is common knowledge that *we* are not the package our soul is wrapped up in. "Bone burns like wood and hair like straw" ~ Kabir My best friend is Cuban, born with beautiful olive skin.. but it's not dark enough for local tastes, so she goes to tanning salon every 2-3 weeks (the real sun ain't good enough) to maintain her perpetual 3 shades darker look, and then she gets prescription moisturizer from her dermatologist to cope with her "excessively dry" (qoting the Dermatologist) peeling, cracking, baked potato skin!!! Never mind the cancer. Color/race is quite a social stigma everywhere and so the battle is hot for Durge Mata to slay Mahisha the demon, and we are not only spectators, we are Durge Ma, we are Mahisha. Everyone's full of delusions in this kali yuga: killing to be white, killing to be brown. Our eyes are so clouded with Maya, we don't even see how far we are from what's real, what's essential. That's why Amma came to set an example for us. With infinite compassion and wisdom, she is conquering avidya so we should keep our eyes on Ma and follow Her lead! Keep praying: asatoma sadgamaya tamasoma jyotirgamaya mrtyorma amrtamgamaya om shanti shanti shanti Om, lead us from untruth to truth from darkness to light from death to immortality Om peace peace peace Om lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu Om, may the whole world be peaceful and happy! Jai Jai Jai Durga Maha Rani Jai Jai Jai Durga Maha Rani Jai Jai Jai Durga Maha Rani In a message dated 7/26/03 8:17:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Ammachi writes: << Message: 6 Fri, 25 Jul 2003 23:16:41 EDT zanskari indian skin. In talking about Amma's early life people often mention how she was looked down on by her relatives for being darker skinned than other family members. Here's an interesting article from the bbc about how that attitude has caused a booming industry in dangerous skin "care" product advertising and related cultural attitudes. Similar products have been banned in some african countries, where women have ended up with 2/3rd degree chemical burns from cheaply made formulas. <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/3089495.stm"> http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/3089495.stm</A> I wonder how much of this sort of thing is going to require specialist dermatology care in AIMS hospitals, which could be prevented? >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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