Digest Number 1185

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In a message dated 5/21/04 10:52:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

Ammachi writes:

 

> creatures yours.'

>

> "Uddhava started on his journey. Soon, he saw a family of pigs

> rolling around in a filthy pit. He asked a pig, 'Are you ready to

> come to God's world?' 'God's world? Is there food there as tasty as

> here? It's such a joy here. I have a beautiful wife and ten smart

> children. My children will soon become parents. "Our family is

> growing. I don't want to leave them. I'm not going anywhere!'

> replied the pig. "Uddhava tried to reason with the pig. 'In God'

> world, you can enjoy the Nectar of Bliss.' But the pig retorted

> angrily. 'I told you I am not going anywhere. I am totally happy

> here.'

 

Isn't the problem that Amma has a story and counter-story for each and every

item of life? In the next one she might say that to truly live life one can

have all this and live love in the midst of it all, that each pig is Amma etc,

etc.,

 

 

 

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Ammachi, sprose1@a... wrote:

> Isn't the problem that Amma has a story and counter-story for each

and every

> item of life? In the next one she might say that to truly live

life one can

> have all this and live love in the midst of it all, that each pig

is Amma etc,

> etc.,

 

No, Avram, that is not a problem at all.

 

The story is probably meant for the questioner, and not necessarily

the 'reader'.... you may not relate to it all.

 

It is similar to the advice given to monastics (for e.g. 'worldly

life is like excreta etc' not necessarily exact words from Amma's

books) versus what has been given to the householders ('You can live

in the world and yet follow your spiritual life' etc).

 

It depends on what appeals to you most... all are applicable, to

some one, at some point.

 

Jai Ma!