Guest guest Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 Ammachi, "Adriane" <a1driane@s...> wrote: > Namah Shivaya, > I am new here, too! At least I think I am. I don't know the days of > membership to be able to say that...lol... :<D Adriane, sweetie! Ya know, i really like your spirit! i mean, i REALLY REALLY like your spirit!!! An Infinity of Smiles to you..."She Who heals the soul with sweet laughter" :<D Aum Amriteshwaryai Namaha! Your sister smiling at you within the Divine Flames, muktimaa > I think that Amma has given us techniques such as the IAM program to > focus within and forget the tracks altogether! lol...Ms Worry here > of course, is not perfect at this by any means. As Amma told me not > to worry, She is always with me. I am reminded that worry it about > something that has not happened or if it has, I cannot change > anyway. Someone wrote to me how the bramacharis do not even do pujas > for themselves, instead seeing all events as prasad. How beautiful > and full of surrender is THAT?! Whew! > > I think (therefore I'm NOT!)... LOL..couldn't pass up the old saying > here..always looking for the joke)...I believe the golden key is to > empty the mind. The writing as on the Path of the Mother, the IAM > technique, getting mantra from Amma-all these things are to purify > the mind, to empty it and simply be in the moment, to become the > experience of being. No small feet. lol > > in devotion to Amma, > Adriane > > > > > Ammachi, "ecjensen_us" <ecjensen_us> > wrote: > > OM NAMAH SIVAYA > > > > i am new here so please excuse any stupid questions. but i don't > > understand why we would focus on the "tracks ahead" as said in > your > > post. this has always been a weakness of mine(one of many). and > to > > continue with the train anology, the tracks ahead or behind, to > > focus on either seems like a waste of time. after all we aren't > > even driving the train! we are just passengers. She is the > driver. > > > > one thing Amma once said that i always remembered(one of many) is, > > we may exhale never to inhale again. doesn't that apply here > also? > > > > JAI MA > > > > Ammachi, "B.Edmonds" <edmondsb@i...> wrote: > > > Namah Shivaya Bro & Sisters, > > > > > > Knowing Savitri Bess, I would venture to say she does not belong > > to > > > this group. Savitri was blessed by Mother to write her > book....so, > > are > > > we not questioning Mother. I even doubt that Savitri would feel > > the > > > need to defend her book. > > > > > > Knowing the mission of the bookstore, and myself having pursued > > the > > > protocol for creating and manufacturing a product for the > > bookstall, I > > > know that Swamini Krishnamrita and and Mother discuss most all > > > aquistions. The legal advisor for the MA Center, Steve, reviews > > > potential legal issues as well, including contracts, trademarks > & > > > copywrites, etc. > > > > > > Obviously any work, whether book, CD, etc sold at Amma's > bookstore > > is > > > not only blessed by Mother, but sometimes requested by Mother > > directly > > > to the devotee. > > > > > > As Jyotsna mentioned the train metaphor, seems like many of us > are > > > pacing the train with our own baggage, rather than focusing on > the > > > tracks ahead, with our minds on our mantras as Mother has voiced. > > > > > > My personal weakness is that I find myself looking at the tracks > > behind > > > me. > > > > > > ONS, > > > amritavarshini > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, August 9, 2005, at 02:11 PM, E. Lamb wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > leokomor <leokomor> wrote: > > > > Dear Jyotsna: > > > > > > > > .... > > > > Perhaps Savrita Bess recognizes that we have to exact strenuous > > > > effort effort before Amma showers Her grace upon our letters. > > This > > > > is my educated guess. Perhaps we need to invest more energy > and > > > > pathos before we can expect Grace. > > > > > > > > Dear George, > > > > > > > > You may be right, but I just this summer "got it" that > > > > Amma keeps telling us (over and over) that we're like > > > > the guy on the train who keeps running up and down > > > > the aisle with his suitcase. So I'm opting > > > > for sitting down on the train this year--(grin)-- > > > > until Amma lets me know otherwise, of course. > > > > > > > > Love and peace, > > > > Jyotsna > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Beliefs of hinduism Different religions beliefs Hinduism > > religion > > > > Ammachi Hinduism > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. > > > > > > > > > > > > Ammachi > > > > > > > > Terms > of > > > > Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.