Guest guest Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 > Namah Shivaya. > > Linda wrote: > >> > So many of us have negative associations with the >> > word 'leader' or 'leadership' because our society works in a top down, >> > hierarchal way. This is not Amma. She is like a beautiful flower, and we >> are >> > all bees, drawn to Her nectar and then flying off to share that with >> others. > > Interesting that you offer the bee and flower image. I¹ve noticed within > myself and in other women a tendency toward the Queen Bee model. There is an > illuminating and fairly troubling analysis of this in a recent book called > Queen Bees and Wannabees by Wiseman. Seems like our hierarchically oriented > minds, unconsciously of course, tend to see Amma as THE QUEEN BEE and we want > to be just like Her. > > This can be a huge issue in satsang politics where someone, often a woman but > not always, will do her best to step into the role of Queen Bee in the > satsang. In some cases it¹s a woman who has more experience or expertise, etc. > In some cases it¹s the one who can sing the bhajans best (very common). Such a > woman tends to expect the satsang to revolve around her and often does not > incline toward seva (unless it bring her lots of good attention). > > Good news is, Amma always finds a way to take care of it! > > Pranams to the real Queen Bee and the flower She created and rests upon. > premarupa > Aum Amriteshvaryai Namah > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 That is so strange I have had the same vision during meditation . regards, Joanna P > > Linda wrote: > > > >> > So many of us have negative associations with > the > >> > word 'leader' or 'leadership' because our > society works in a top down, > >> > hierarchal way. This is not Amma. She is like a > beautiful flower, and we > >> are > >> > all bees, drawn to Her nectar and then flying > off to share that with > >> others. > > > > Interesting that you offer the bee and flower > image. I¹ve noticed within > > myself and in other women a tendency toward the > Queen Bee model. There is an > > illuminating and fairly troubling analysis of this > in a recent book called > > Queen Bees and Wannabees by Wiseman. Seems like > our hierarchically oriented > > minds, unconsciously of course, tend to see Amma > as THE QUEEN BEE and we want > > to be just like Her. > > > > This can be a huge issue in satsang politics where > someone, often a woman but > > not always, will do her best to step into the role > of Queen Bee in the > > satsang. In some cases it¹s a woman who has more > experience or expertise, etc. > > In some cases it¹s the one who can sing the > bhajans best (very common). Such a > > woman tends to expect the satsang to revolve > around her and often does not > > incline toward seva (unless it bring her lots of > good attention). > > > > Good news is, Amma always finds a way to take care > of it! > > > > Pranams to the real Queen Bee and the flower She > created and rests upon. > > premarupa > > Aum Amriteshvaryai Namah > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Celebrate 's 10th Birthday! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday./netrospective/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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