Path of The Mother & Train Rides -tracks ahead? -worrying

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OM NAMAH SIVAYA

 

someone once said to me that worrying is praying for the negative.

 

JAI MA

 

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...

>

> 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

> > > >

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ecjensen_us wrote:

 

>OM NAMAH SIVAYA

>

>someone once said to me that worrying is praying for the negative.

>

>

>

As a hopeless worrier I hope your words are stamped in my brain and my

whole being. Thank you!

Jai Ma!

prasadini