Guest guest Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Om Namah Shivaya, My hesitency in sharing is because in the past, I wonder if I've been too free in sharing my little spiritual experiences, or experiences with Amma. As you know, they are so sacred & I don't want to depreciate them in any way. When Ramadevi gave the IAM training in 2004, she said that telling others of our meditation experiences could be likened to kissing & telling. Plus, sometimes people might compare experiences or feel jealous about them. So, I want more discrimination, to know what's O.K. & what's not O.K. to share. Does anyone have thoughts on this? It feels fine to share the following with everyone ... Very, very many years ago, I made some attempts to be a sincere follower of Christ. For a period of time, I would sing to God while driving alone, & although I didn't understand why, tears would just stream down my face. During this same period, I prayed to God about speaking in tongues. My desire was to get out of the way so that the Holy Spirit could speak through my little voice After singing & crying to God, as I recall it, it sometimes felt that my soul, heart or true self, was talking, praying to God. On repeated occasions I ended up saying 'Hrim' so often, that I distinctly recall wondering if it were an actual word in another language. After meeting Amma about 2-1/2 years ago, I learned of the syllable 'Hrim.' Bhajan book #1's English translation of "Hrim Kali" states, "O Goddess Kali identified with the sound 'Hrim.' Interestingly, last spring Amma's astrologer said my Ishta Deva is Kali. Even though I've seen our Amma, Kali Herself, I still want a vision of Kali! But, my closest experience was a dream. Well over a year ago, I was having some difficult interactions with a group of woman where I worked. Another coworker said they had a gang mentality! Anyway, one night I dreamed of a group of woman sitting around at work, & I think they were verbally attacking me behind my back. Then my little bronze colored Kali statue came to life, & started doing all sorts of defensive manuevers in front of me! It reminded me of a martial art. Next, I saw a HUGE tiger walking in, & I just knew that Devi was sitting on it. After that, I would sometimes visualize Kali defending me, & a gigantic tiger carrying Devi, when I wanted protection. Sweta childofdevi <childofdevi wrote: Swetaji, is it regarding a vision or some remarkable experience? If so we are all ears, and unlike elsewhere no-one here will ridicule you for sharing this. Discover Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. Check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Dear divine sister Sweta, Thanks very much for relating your dream & sharing your feelings with the group. At Her Lotus Feet, Her child - Ammachi Tuesday, July 12, 2005 9:46 AM Re: To everyone on syllable Om Namah Shivaya, My hesitency in sharing is because in the past, I wonder if I've been too free in sharing my little spiritual experiences, or experiences with Amma. As you know, they are so sacred & I don't want to depreciate them in any way. When Ramadevi gave the IAM training in 2004, she said that telling others of our meditation experiences could be likened to kissing & telling. Plus, sometimes people might compare experiences or feel jealous about them. So, I want more discrimination, to know what's O.K. & what's not O.K. to share. Does anyone have thoughts on this? It feels fine to share the following with everyone ... Very, very many years ago, I made some attempts to be a sincere follower of Christ. For a period of time, I would sing to God while driving alone, & although I didn't understand why, tears would just stream down my face. During this same period, I prayed to God about speaking in tongues. My desire was to get out of the way so that the Holy Spirit could speak through my little voice After singing & crying to God, as I recall it, it sometimes felt that my soul, heart or true self, was talking, praying to God. On repeated occasions I ended up saying 'Hrim' so often, that I distinctly recall wondering if it were an actual word in another language. After meeting Amma about 2-1/2 years ago, I learned of the syllable 'Hrim.' Bhajan book #1's English translation of "Hrim Kali" states, "O Goddess Kali identified with the sound 'Hrim.' Interestingly, last spring Amma's astrologer said my Ishta Deva is Kali. Even though I've seen our Amma, Kali Herself, I still want a vision of Kali! But, my closest experience was a dream. Well over a year ago, I was having some difficult interactions with a group of woman where I worked. Another coworker said they had a gang mentality! Anyway, one night I dreamed of a group of woman sitting around at work, & I think they were verbally attacking me behind my back. Then my little bronze colored Kali statue came to life, & started doing all sorts of defensive manuevers in front of me! It reminded me of a martial art. Next, I saw a HUGE tiger walking in, & I just knew that Devi was sitting on it. After that, I would sometimes visualize Kali defending me, & a gigantic tiger carrying Devi, when I wanted protection. Sweta childofdevi <childofdevi wrote: Swetaji, is it regarding a vision or some remarkable experience? If so we are all ears, and unlike elsewhere no-one here will ridicule you for sharing this. Discover Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. Check it out! Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! a.. Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. b.. Ammachi c.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Swetaji, Thanks for sharing your experience with Hrim and Kali. It is very inspiring. I really enjoyed that part about Kali coming to life and doing all those defensive manouvers! -yogaman Ammachi, wrote: > Om Namah Shivaya, > > My hesitency in sharing is because in the past, I wonder if I've been too free in sharing my little spiritual experiences, or experiences with Amma. As you know, they are so sacred & I don't want to depreciate them in any way. When Ramadevi gave the IAM training in 2004, she said that telling others of our meditation experiences could be likened to kissing & telling. Plus, sometimes people might compare experiences or feel jealous about them. So, I want more discrimination, to know what's O.K. & what's not O.K. to share. Does anyone have thoughts on this? It feels fine to share the following with everyone ... > > Very, very many years ago, I made some attempts to be a sincere follower of Christ. For a period of time, I would sing to God while driving alone, & although I didn't understand why, tears would just stream down my face. During this same period, I prayed to God about speaking in tongues. My desire was to get out of the way so that the Holy Spirit could speak through my little voice After singing & crying to God, as I recall it, it sometimes felt that my soul, heart or true self, was talking, praying to God. On repeated occasions I ended up saying 'Hrim' so often, that I distinctly recall wondering if it were an actual word in another language. > > After meeting Amma about 2-1/2 years ago, I learned of the syllable 'Hrim.' Bhajan book #1's English translation of "Hrim Kali" states, "O Goddess Kali identified with the sound 'Hrim.' Interestingly, last spring Amma's astrologer said my Ishta Deva is Kali. > > Even though I've seen our Amma, Kali Herself, I still want a vision of Kali! But, my closest experience was a dream. Well over a year ago, I was having some difficult interactions with a group of woman where I worked. Another coworker said they had a gang mentality! Anyway, one night I dreamed of a group of woman sitting around at work, & I think they were verbally attacking me behind my back. Then my little bronze colored Kali statue came to life, & started doing all sorts of defensive manuevers in front of me! It reminded me of a martial art. Next, I saw a HUGE tiger walking in, & I just knew that Devi was sitting on it. After that, I would sometimes visualize Kali defending me, & a gigantic tiger carrying Devi, when I wanted protection. > > Sweta > > > childofdevi <childofdevi> wrote: > Swetaji, is it regarding a vision or some remarkable experience? If so > we are all ears, and unlike elsewhere no-one here will ridicule you for > sharing this. > > > > Discover > Find restaurants, movies, travel & more fun for the weekend. Check it out! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Ammachi, wrote: > Om Namah Shivaya, > > My hesitency in sharing is because in the past, I wonder if I've been too free in sharing my little spiritual experiences, or experiences with Amma. As you know, they are so sacred & I don't want to depreciate them in any way. When Ramadevi gave the IAM training in 2004, she said that telling others of our meditation experiences could be likened to kissing & telling. Plus, sometimes people might compare experiences or feel jealous about them. So, I want more discrimination, to know what's O.K. & what's not O.K. to share. Does anyone have thoughts on this? It feels fine to share the following with everyone ... > > Sweta Hi Sweta, There is no silver bullet here, but just some (personal) guidelines. 1. Share only if it is needed to be shared. ("Need to be shared" definition a. Sharing because you need to ask a question to get an answer b. Sharing because you feel it will help the other person(s). c. Sharing is in relation to an existing topic being discussed and that it does not viloate a and b above. Not in "Need to be shared" definition a. trying to show to others you had "cool" experiences. b. sharing out of context. 2. Share as much as you comfortably can. 3. Try and keep a %age of your number of experiences private; the silent reflections on these will stoke your yearning for the divine! Jai Ma! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 > There is no silver bullet here, but just some (personal) guidelines. > 1. Share only if it is needed to be shared. > ("Need to be shared" definition > a. Sharing because you need to ask a question to get an answer > b. Sharing because you feel it will help the other person(s). > c. Sharing is in relation to an existing topic being discussed and > that it does not viloate a and b above. > > Not in "Need to be shared" definition > a. trying to show to others you had "cool" experiences. > b. sharing out of context. > > 2. Share as much as you comfortably can. > > 3. Try and keep a %age of your number of experiences private; the > silent reflections on these will stoke your yearning for the divine! > > Jai Ma! Fairly comprehensive algorithm! Good to remember. Om Amriteshwaryai Namah fg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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