Guest guest Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 Hello Jyotsna Thanks so much for your call the other day. I'm feeling pretty down in the dumps about not knowing where home is and living temporarily (for a year and a half now) in a rental in Kirkland. I've gotten it into my head the Bellingham is a "hip" place and that maybe it could be home. Do you know of any devotees up there that I might call to chat about that neck of the woods? Thanks so much Namah Shivaya carolyn --- Received: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:55:49 PM PDT "E. Lamb" <jyotsna2 ammachi Story > For a change of pace, here's a story I hope you enjoy: > > One day Krishna and Arjuna were walking down a path. Towards the evening they became tired and saw a house. In the house was a mean old man. Through some > method he had acquired a lot of money. He was very mean. They knocked on the > door. The mean old man came to the door and said, "What do you want?" And > Krishna said, "May we have lodging for the night and food to eat?" Usually the > mean old man would have shut the door in their face, but he realized it was > Krishna and Arjuna, so he reluctantly let them in. He had a scrumptious dinner > for himself, but he gave Krishna and Arjuna only bread crumbs to eat. And he > had a comfortable bed, but he made Krishna and Arjuna lie down in the corner > in the mud to sleep for the night. When morning came, Krishna and Arjuna > were about to leave. Krishna put his hand on the old man's head and blessed > him and he said, "May you prosper abundantly." And they left. > > Evening came again, and they came to another house. In this house live a pious, > wonderful, beautiful old man whose only possession was a cow. They knocked > on the door, and when the old man opened the door and saw Krishna, he > prostrated himself and he said, "What a blessing I've got to have Krishna and > Arjuna come to my home! My home is yours." He gave them his dinner. He > made them sleep in his bed, and he slept on the floor. And he praised them > all night. When morning came, Arjuna and Krishna were about to leave, and > Krishna put his hand on the old man's head and he said, "May your cow drop > dead!," and left. > > Arjuna didn't say a word, but he was thinking about this all day. Finally he > had the nerve to ask Krishna, "Master, I don't understand your message. > The other night when we came into the house and this old man treated us > poorly, was mean to us, you blessed him and told him, may he prosper > abundantly. And last evening, when we came to this old man, pious > old man who was wonderful to us, gave us dinner and his bed, you cursed > him and said, may his cow die, drop dead. What is the meaning of this?" > > Krishna explained, "My ways, Arjuna, are not your ways. And your ways > are not my ways. You may see me do many things which you do not > understand. Never judge me by what you see me do. Only love me. > You see, when I cursed the first man, and told him, may he prosper > abundantly, I realized he would come back many times, many incarnations, > and have a lot of money, and his relatives would haunt him to get some > money. The IRS would come after him, and his relatives would want > his money. He will have many lives to work this out. He will suffer many > lives because of his greed. Now when I went to the other old man, I > realized he was giving up everything for God. His only possession was the > cow. And this was holding him back from Self-Realization. So when I > removed the cow from him, then he will be Self-Realized. This is the game > I play with people." > > The same is true with us. Never believe the Sage thinks like you or does > the things that you do. A Sage may appear to you to be an ordinary > person just like yourself. But that's where the similarity ends. Never try > to understand a sage, his methods, or what he does. Again, just love him. > That's all you have to do. If you can really learn to love the sage, > immediately you will see results in your spiritual life. > > Robert Adams in "The Silence of the Heart" > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2004 Report Share Posted September 17, 2004 Hi Carolyn, I think there's one called Mary Snowden, but I can't find her address or phone. You might try the local satsang list. A lot of Washington state devotees are on our list. Good luck, Jyotsna Carolyn Hallett <carolynhallett wrote: Hello Jyotsna Thanks so much for your call the other day. I'm feeling pretty down in the dumps about not knowing where home is and living temporarily (for a year and a half now) in a rental in Kirkland. I've gotten it into my head the Bellingham is a "hip" place and that maybe it could be home. Do you know of any devotees up there that I might call to chat about that neck of the woods? Thanks so much Namah Shivaya carolyn --- Received: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:55:49 PM PDT "E. Lamb" <jyotsna2 ammachi Story > For a change of pace, here's a story I hope you enjoy: > > One day Krishna and Arjuna were walking down a path. Towards the evening they became tired and saw a house. In the house was a mean old man. Through some > method he had acquired a lot of money. He was very mean. They knocked on the > door. The mean old man came to the door and said, "What do you want?" And > Krishna said, "May we have lodging for the night and food to eat?" Usually the > mean old man would have shut the door in their face, but he realized it was > Krishna and Arjuna, so he reluctantly let them in. He had a scrumptious dinner > for himself, but he gave Krishna and Arjuna only bread crumbs to eat. And he > had a comfortable bed, but he made Krishna and Arjuna lie down in the corner > in the mud to sleep for the night. When morning came, Krishna and Arjuna > were about to leave. Krishna put his hand on the old man's head and blessed > him and he said, "May you prosper abundantly." And they left. > > Evening came again, and they came to another house. In this house live a pious, > wonderful, beautiful old man whose only possession was a cow. They knocked > on the door, and when the old man opened the door and saw Krishna, he > prostrated himself and he said, "What a blessing I've got to have Krishna and > Arjuna come to my home! My home is yours." He gave them his dinner. He > made them sleep in his bed, and he slept on the floor. And he praised them > all night. When morning came, Arjuna and Krishna were about to leave, and > Krishna put his hand on the old man's head and he said, "May your cow drop > dead!," and left. > > Arjuna didn't say a word, but he was thinking about this all day. Finally he > had the nerve to ask Krishna, "Master, I don't understand your message. > The other night when we came into the house and this old man treated us > poorly, was mean to us, you blessed him and told him, may he prosper > abundantly. And last evening, when we came to this old man, pious > old man who was wonderful to us, gave us dinner and his bed, you cursed > him and said, may his cow die, drop dead. What is the meaning of this?" > > Krishna explained, "My ways, Arjuna, are not your ways. And your ways > are not my ways. You may see me do many things which you do not > understand. Never judge me by what you see me do. Only love me. > You see, when I cursed the first man, and told him, may he prosper > abundantly, I realized he would come back many times, many incarnations, > and have a lot of money, and his relatives would haunt him to get some > money. The IRS would come after him, and his relatives would want > his money. He will have many lives to work this out. He will suffer many > lives because of his greed. Now when I went to the other old man, I > realized he was giving up everything for God. His only possession was the > cow. And this was holding him back from Self-Realization. So when I > removed the cow from him, then he will be Self-Realized. This is the game > I play with people." > > The same is true with us. Never believe the Sage thinks like you or does > the things that you do. A Sage may appear to you to be an ordinary > person just like yourself. But that's where the similarity ends. Never try > to understand a sage, his methods, or what he does. Again, just love him. > That's all you have to do. If you can really learn to love the sage, > immediately you will see results in your spiritual life. > > Robert Adams in "The Silence of the Heart" > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Ammachi/ Ammachi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 The local satsang list...that sounds like a good thing to have. Where might I find it? thanks for all your help warmly carolyn --- Received: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 04:25:25 PM PDT "E. Lamb" <jyotsna2 Ammachi Re: Bellingham devotess > Hi Carolyn, > > I think there's one called Mary Snowden, but I can't find her address or phone. > You might try the local satsang list. A lot of Washington state devotees are > on our list. > > Good luck, > Jyotsna > > Carolyn Hallett <carolynhallett wrote: > > Hello Jyotsna > Thanks so much for your call the other day. I'm feeling pretty down in the > dumps about not knowing where home is and living temporarily (for a year and a > half now) in a rental in Kirkland. I've gotten it into my head the Bellingham > is a "hip" place and that maybe it could be home. > > Do you know of any devotees up there that I might call to chat about that neck > of the woods? > > Thanks so much > Namah Shivaya > carolyn > > > --- > Received: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:55:49 PM PDT > "E. Lamb" <jyotsna2 > ammachi > Story > > > For a change of pace, here's a story I hope you enjoy: > > > > One day Krishna and Arjuna were walking down a path. Towards the evening > they became tired and saw a house. In the house was a mean old man. Through > some > > method he had acquired a lot of money. He was very mean. They knocked on > the > > door. The mean old man came to the door and said, "What do you want?" And > > Krishna said, "May we have lodging for the night and food to eat?" Usually > the > > mean old man would have shut the door in their face, but he realized it was > > > Krishna and Arjuna, so he reluctantly let them in. He had a scrumptious > dinner > > for himself, but he gave Krishna and Arjuna only bread crumbs to eat. And > he > > had a comfortable bed, but he made Krishna and Arjuna lie down in the > corner > > in the mud to sleep for the night. When morning came, Krishna and Arjuna > > were about to leave. Krishna put his hand on the old man's head and > blessed > > him and he said, "May you prosper abundantly." And they left. > > > > Evening came again, and they came to another house. In this house live a > pious, > > wonderful, beautiful old man whose only possession was a cow. They knocked > > on the door, and when the old man opened the door and saw Krishna, he > > prostrated himself and he said, "What a blessing I've got to have Krishna > and > > Arjuna come to my home! My home is yours." He gave them his dinner. He > > made them sleep in his bed, and he slept on the floor. And he praised them > > all night. When morning came, Arjuna and Krishna were about to leave, and > > Krishna put his hand on the old man's head and he said, "May your cow drop > > dead!," and left. > > > > Arjuna didn't say a word, but he was thinking about this all day. Finally > he > > had the nerve to ask Krishna, "Master, I don't understand your message. > > The other night when we came into the house and this old man treated us > > poorly, was mean to us, you blessed him and told him, may he prosper > > abundantly. And last evening, when we came to this old man, pious > > old man who was wonderful to us, gave us dinner and his bed, you cursed > > him and said, may his cow die, drop dead. What is the meaning of this?" > > > > Krishna explained, "My ways, Arjuna, are not your ways. And your ways > > are not my ways. You may see me do many things which you do not > > understand. Never judge me by what you see me do. Only love me. > > You see, when I cursed the first man, and told him, may he prosper > > abundantly, I realized he would come back many times, many incarnations, > > and have a lot of money, and his relatives would haunt him to get some > > money. The IRS would come after him, and his relatives would want > > his money. He will have many lives to work this out. He will suffer many > > lives because of his greed. Now when I went to the other old man, I > > realized he was giving up everything for God. His only possession was the > > cow. And this was holding him back from Self-Realization. So when I > > removed the cow from him, then he will be Self-Realized. This is the game > > I play with people." > > > > The same is true with us. Never believe the Sage thinks like you or does > > the things that you do. A Sage may appear to you to be an ordinary > > person just like yourself. But that's where the similarity ends. Never > try > > to understand a sage, his methods, or what he does. Again, just love him. > > That's all you have to do. If you can really learn to love the sage, > > immediately you will see results in your spiritual life. > > > > Robert Adams in "The Silence of the Heart" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > Sponsor > > > > Links > > > Ammachi/ > > > Ammachi > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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