To GeorgeSon on investing our energy with Amma -Linda

[Guest guest]

OM NAMAH SIVAYA

 

Linda, i found your investing comment hilarious. it made me think

of a quote i read from Swami Satyananda of Bihar Scool of Yoga.

 

"The journey of man begins with faults. Therefore, you have to

accept the reality as it is and yourself as you are. Goodness

cannot be imposed or cultivated. Goodness is your inner being which

is completely hidden. You can only break through the shell with

God's name. When you rise in the morning, firstly sit down and sing

God's name. Go on singing the Lord's name for thirty to forty

minutes. Repeat this process again when you go to bed at night.

Even if you return late from a night club and you are a little

drunk, it doesn't matter - that's part of life. You can still sing

God's name. When you repeat God's name you don't spend time, you

gain time. It's a long-term investment."

 

-Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Founder of the Sivananda Math

 

JAI MA

 

Ammachi, nierika@a... wrote:

>

> GeorgeSon wrote:

>

> ...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.

>

> The monkey mind giggles.

>

>

> Dear GeorgeSon ~ I agree with the idea that Amma already knows

everything

> about us, what we need, etc. I also believe what you have

paraphrased from

> Savrita Bess. As Alexander Graham Bell (or perhaps it was

Einstein, but I heard

> it from my first painting teacher) said: success is 99%

perspiration, 1%

> inspiration.

>

> As an example, I ask people to consider the Prayer List. What

happens?

> People think of someone they want prayers for, and they think of

why they want the

> prayers ~ or perhaps it is for themselves. Then they write and ask

for the

> prayers. Very often, they write what the prayers are being asked

for. There is

> something powerful in this kind of action ~ "putting IT out there

to the

> Universe," so to speak. And so many of the prayers have been

answered.

>

> And just like our own earthly mothers may like to hear from us

with a

> letter, so our Divine Mother may also like to hear from us, in our

very own words.

> There is something about taking an action and making a direct

connection that

> creates results. These results come from Amma, God, the Universe,

etc. It is

> a co-creation, a relationship, if you will, and Mother wants that

> relationship with Her children.

>

> I am reminded of the book, "Conversations With God," by Neale

Donald Walsh.

> If one accepts the basic premis upon which the book rests (that

God is

> speaking with Neale on a variety of topics), one thing that comes

through loud and

> clear is that God wants us to interact with Him/Her, to consider

Him/Her a

> confidant, a friend, or as in Amma's case, a Mother. When we have

this

> "conversation," this relationship, whether is be writing our

prayer requests, writing

> directly to Amma, or talking to Amma during darshan when She is

on tour, our

> "conversation" with Amma grows, strengthens, enlivens and

nourishes. Our

> relationship with Amma becomes more and more profound, and

miracles show up in

> our lives, not the least of which is the feeling of oneness (or

> Self-Realization) we all strive to attain.

>

> Well, I could go on, but I think I've said enough. Jai Ma ~

Linda P.S.

> Investing our energy with Amma, in whatever form we do, is

certainly a whole lot

> better than investing in the stock market. LOL

>

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