Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Jai Ma Namaste my fellow eSatsang-ers... I am writing to inquire about a fairly-recent phenomenon that I am experiencing. It may seem elementary to some, so I apologize in advance if that is the case. I am finding that I do not want to listen to the music that I used to love. I loved alt-pop songs, world music, etc. I have tons of music as it was always very important to me. I downloaded (paid for) songs and entire albums. I couldn't wait for my favorite artists to release a new CD. Now, I find most of it to be, well, BLAH. Boring. Sort of, I don't know...empty? It's to the point where it's actually HARSH on my ears. :/ I ONLY WANT TO HEAR BHAJANS! I listen to various artists and styles of bhajans (some Westerners, some traditional, some modern fusion type things) but it's all devotional. Is this normal? I feel like I'm sort of losing something that was very important to me since I was a very young girl. Worried, With love, Erica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Yes, I've been a huge fan of rock music my entire life. Now it's harder to enjoy. The themes are worldly, self-deprecating, angry, etc. And the tunes are generally very rajasic. I know exactly what you mean and I think it's not only normal, it's probably very positive. I like the quote from High Fidelity with John Cusack: "What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?" --- Erica <sugarandbrine wrote: > Jai Ma > > Namaste my fellow eSatsang-ers... > > I am writing to inquire about a fairly-recent > phenomenon that I am > experiencing. It may seem elementary to some, so I > apologize in > advance if that is the case. > > I am finding that I do not want to listen to the > music that I used > to love. I loved alt-pop songs, world music, etc. I > have tons of > music as it was always very important to me. I > downloaded (paid for) > songs and entire albums. I couldn't wait for my > favorite artists to > release a new CD. Now, I find most of it to be, > well, BLAH. Boring. > Sort of, I don't know...empty? It's to the point > where it's actually > HARSH on my ears. :/ I ONLY WANT TO HEAR BHAJANS! I > listen to > various artists and styles of bhajans (some > Westerners, some > traditional, some modern fusion type things) but > it's all devotional. > > Is this normal? I feel like I'm sort of losing > something that was > very important to me since I was a very young girl. > > Worried, > With love, > Erica > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Ammachi, "Erica" <sugarandbrine> wrote: > "Is this normal? I feel like I'm sort of losing something that was very important to me since I was a very young girl." Om Namah Shivaya, sweetie! It is perfectly normal for our tastes to change, as we become more Sattwic. i am a child of the 6o's and couldn't wait to go to all the places to hear my music. i played my albums so loud, that my dad was constantly asking me to turn it down. Then, as i consciously entered the Spiritual path, my tastes started to drastically change...i no longer wanted to listed to Led Zepplin or Janis Joplin. i wanted to listen to Ravi Shankar. Then...i discovered the magic of bhajans and i was hooked. i used to get very upset that i no longer could relate to the music that most of my friends would listen to. My husband is a musician and still likes to listen to a lot of the music that no longer brings me joy, but he is very considerate about it. i find i only want to listen to bhajans and Indian Music, mostly. Pop music grates on my ears and heart [for the most part, the only exception is if the lyrics are uplifting and spiritual.] i try to be tolerant, and i still need to come up over my resistance to it, for all music comes out of AUM. Ultimately, the real joy comes in the True Voice of God...The Golden Silence. It is all Okay, Sweetie, you are doing just fine! It is a part of growing on the spiritual path; our tastes change, our friends change, etc. etc. We also haven't watched t.v. since after seeing Ammachi for the first time in 2002. What a relief that was/is! you don't know what a negative distraction television is until it is no longer apart of your life. You suddenly have so much more time for more spiritual activities. With much love, your big sister, muktimaa Jai Ma > > Namaste my fellow eSatsang-ers... > > I am writing to inquire about a fairly-recent phenomenon that I am > experiencing. It may seem elementary to some, so I apologize in > advance if that is the case. > > I am finding that I do not want to listen to the music that I used > to love. I loved alt-pop songs, world music, etc. I have tons of > music as it was always very important to me. I downloaded (paid for) > songs and entire albums. I couldn't wait for my favorite artists to > release a new CD. Now, I find most of it to be, well, BLAH. Boring. > Sort of, I don't know...empty? It's to the point where it's actually > HARSH on my ears. :/ I ONLY WANT TO HEAR BHAJANS! I listen to > various artists and styles of bhajans (some Westerners, some > traditional, some modern fusion type things) but it's all devotional. > > Is this normal? I feel like I'm sort of losing something that was > very important to me since I was a very young girl. > > Worried, > With love, > Erica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Hi Dave & Erica, Same thing happened to me a while back. I grew up listening to lots of heavy rock and then one day it suddenly hit me that I was bored with all of it. It was a surprising moment! Now I can't listen to it at all. However, there's still lots of good softer pop tunes I like that are very uplifting and inspirational (John Denver, for example). They fill up my MP3 player along with bhajans of all types. Jai Ma, -Advait PS: Anyone like to give their recommendation(s) of favorite uplifting, inspirational music besides Amma's bhajans? For example, one of my favorite CDs is "Devotion" by Rasa. On 8/19/05, David Cosentino <dharmabum253 wrote: > > Yes, I've been a huge fan of rock music my entire > life. Now it's harder to enjoy. The themes are > worldly, self-deprecating, angry, etc. And the tunes > are generally very rajasic. I know exactly what you > mean and I think it's not only normal, it's probably > very positive. > > I like the quote from High Fidelity with John Cusack: > "What came first, the music or the misery? People > worry about kids playing with guns, or watching > violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence > will take them over. Nobody worries about kids > listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs > about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. > Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or > was I miserable because I listened to pop music?" > > --- Erica <sugarandbrine wrote: > > > Jai Ma > > > > Namaste my fellow eSatsang-ers... > > > > I am writing to inquire about a fairly-recent > > phenomenon that I am > > experiencing. It may seem elementary to some, so I > > apologize in > > advance if that is the case. > > > > I am finding that I do not want to listen to the > > music that I used > > to love. I loved alt-pop songs, world music, etc. I > > have tons of > > music as it was always very important to me. I > > downloaded (paid for) > > songs and entire albums. I couldn't wait for my > > favorite artists to > > release a new CD. Now, I find most of it to be, > > well, BLAH. Boring. > > Sort of, I don't know...empty? It's to the point > > where it's actually > > HARSH on my ears. :/ I ONLY WANT TO HEAR BHAJANS! I > > listen to > > various artists and styles of bhajans (some > > Westerners, some > > traditional, some modern fusion type things) but > > it's all devotional. > > > > Is this normal? I feel like I'm sort of losing > > something that was > > very important to me since I was a very young girl. > > > > Worried, > > With love, > > Erica > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > Links > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Ammachi, "Erica" <sugarandbrine> wrote: > Jai Ma > > Namaste my fellow eSatsang-ers... > > I am writing to inquire about a fairly-recent phenomenon that I am > experiencing. It may seem elementary to some, so I apologize in > advance if that is the case. > > I am finding that I do not want to listen to the music that I used > to love. I loved alt-pop songs, world music, etc. I have tons of > music as it was always very important to me. I downloaded (paid > for) songs and entire albums. I couldn't wait for my favorite > artists to > release a new CD. Now, I find most of it to be, well, > BLAH. Boring. > Sort of, I don't know...empty? It's to the point where it's > actually HARSH on my ears. :/ I ONLY WANT TO HEAR BHAJANS! I > listen to various artists and styles of bhajans (some Westerners, > some traditional, some modern fusion type things) but it's all > devotional. > > Is this normal? I feel like I'm sort of losing something that was > very important to me since I was a very young girl. > > Worried, > With love, > Erica Welcome to the "mid-life blues of spiritual living". A stage of life where we are not exactly clear on atleast these things: 1. How deep should we go inward 2. How much of the external world should we 'let go' 3. Where is the balance in the above two for a person wanting to live a spiritual life WITHOUT the external renunciation process (living in the ashram and not working for a living etc)? >From your question, it looks like point 2 above is where you are feeling the hurt, but it is likely the impact comes because of point 1's presence in your life which has disturbed point 3 for you! what a geeky way of expressing! . For me, all 3 points above have been a source of intense turmoil for so long (close to 2 decades now) that it looks like I will probably die with it. Anyways, Ramana Maharishi advised sympathetically (but firmly), that point 1 is an irreversible process. It will impact point 2 - your "external sense of life" -, but you have no choice but to go ahead with point 1. Point 3 will serendipitiously manifest well if you are done with point 1 successfully, at which point, point 2 is a non-issue. Hope this helps you somewhat. Good luck! Jai Ma! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 With me it varies according to my mood. Sometimes bhajans, (particularly after spending time with Amma), but I've explored a lot of classical and jazz lately, and if I feel like listening to Hendrix, I do. I work at home and have nice speakers on my computer. I often listen while I work, if I'm doing something that doesn't demand too much attention. Here's a sampling of songs that I enjoyed: http://searchsummit.com/songs/songs-sent.html. Good bluegrass, such as Alison Kraus or Nickel Creek, is my favorite. on 8/19/05 10:49 AM, Erica at sugarandbrine wrote: > Jai Ma > > Namaste my fellow eSatsang-ers... > > I am writing to inquire about a fairly-recent phenomenon that I am > experiencing. It may seem elementary to some, so I apologize in > advance if that is the case. > > I am finding that I do not want to listen to the music that I used > to love. I loved alt-pop songs, world music, etc. I have tons of > music as it was always very important to me. I downloaded (paid for) > songs and entire albums. I couldn't wait for my favorite artists to > release a new CD. Now, I find most of it to be, well, BLAH. Boring. > Sort of, I don't know...empty? It's to the point where it's actually > HARSH on my ears. :/ I ONLY WANT TO HEAR BHAJANS! I listen to > various artists and styles of bhajans (some Westerners, some > traditional, some modern fusion type things) but it's all devotional. > > Is this normal? I feel like I'm sort of losing something that was > very important to me since I was a very young girl. > > Worried, > With love, > Erica Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > Links > > > > > > > -- Rick Archer SearchSummit 1108 South B Street Fairfield, IA 52556 Phone: 641-472-9336 Fax: 815-572-5842 http://searchsummit.com rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Thanks for your selection of music. I am totally new to downloading music and MP3's. This gives me a good start. I have always loved Handyman by James Taylor... sounds like my Guru... healing broken hearts 24 hrs a day! On Aug 19, 2005, at 9:51 AM, Rick Archer wrote: > With me it varies according to my mood. Sometimes bhajans, > (particularly > after spending time with Amma), but I've explored a lot of classical > and > jazz lately, and if I feel like listening to Hendrix, I do. I work at > home > and have nice speakers on my computer. I often listen while I work, > if I'm > doing something that doesn't demand too much attention. Here's a > sampling of > songs that I enjoyed: http://searchsummit.com/songs/songs-sent.html. > Good > bluegrass, such as Alison Kraus or Nickel Creek, is my favorite. > > > on 8/19/05 10:49 AM, Erica at sugarandbrine wrote: > > > Jai Ma > > > > Namaste my fellow eSatsang-ers... > > > > I am writing to inquire about a fairly-recent phenomenon that I am > > experiencing. It may seem elementary to some, so I apologize in > > advance if that is the case. > > > > I am finding that I do not want to listen to the music that I used > > to love. I loved alt-pop songs, world music, etc. I have tons of > > music as it was always very important to me. I downloaded (paid for) > > songs and entire albums. I couldn't wait for my favorite artists to > > release a new CD. Now, I find most of it to be, well, BLAH. Boring. > > Sort of, I don't know...empty? It's to the point where it's actually > > HARSH on my ears. :/ I ONLY WANT TO HEAR BHAJANS! I listen to > > various artists and styles of bhajans (some Westerners, some > > traditional, some modern fusion type things) but it's all > devotional. > > > > Is this normal? I feel like I'm sort of losing something that was > > very important to me since I was a very young girl. > > > > Worried, > > With love, > > Erica > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > Links > > > > > > > >Â > > > > > > > > -- > > Rick Archer > SearchSummit > 1108 South B Street > Fairfield, IA 52556 > Phone: 641-472-9336 > Fax: 815-572-5842 > > http://searchsummit.com > rick > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > > > > > â–ª Â Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. > Â > â–ª Â > Â Ammachi > Â > â–ª Â Terms of > Service. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 on 8/19/05 2:06 PM, Ardis Jackson at ardis1 wrote: > Thanks for your selection of music. I am totally new to downloading > music and MP3's. This gives me a good start. I have always loved > Handyman by James Taylor... sounds like my Guru... healing broken > hearts 24 hrs a day! Hope you enjoy them. Let me know your favorites after you've listened to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 jaiamma wrote: > PS: Anyone like to give their recommendation(s) of favorite uplifting, >inspirational music besides Amma's bhajans? For example, one of my favorite >CDs is "Devotion" by Rasa. > > Jai Uttal is one of my favorites. He's a devotee of Neem Karoli Baba. I have his album "Kirtan". Love it! In the past couple of years he has done a couple of benefit concerts for the local ashram here in Sonoma. His style seems to change a little from really rockin' to very soft. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Namah Shivayah I agree with sister Prasadini. I like Jai Uttal as well, though some of his music (particular the "Dance of Shakti" CD) is a little bit "techno"-ish. Some of it is beautiful, and he is also on the album "Chord of Love" with other Neem Karoli Baba devotees, Ram Dass and Krishna Das. EXCELLENT CD, that one. Jai Ma Erica, Uber Music Geek Ammachi, Prasadini <ganesh1008@c...> wrote: > jaiamma@g... wrote: > > > PS: Anyone like to give their recommendation(s) of favorite uplifting, > >inspirational music besides Amma's bhajans? For example, one of my favorite > >CDs is "Devotion" by Rasa. > > > > > Jai Uttal is one of my favorites. He's a devotee of Neem Karoli Baba. I > have his album "Kirtan". > Love it! > In the past couple of years he has done a couple of benefit concerts for > the local ashram here in Sonoma. > His style seems to change a little from really rockin' to very soft. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Ammachi, "muktimaa" <muktimaa@a...> wrote: > We also haven't watched t.v. since after seeing Ammachi for the first > time in 2002. What a relief that was/is! you don't know what a > negative distraction television is until it is no longer apart of > your life. You suddenly have so much more time for more spiritual > activities. > With much love, > your big sister, > muktimaa A devotee asked Amma if she could get enlightened in this life-time ~ Amma answered "Yes, if you quit watching TV." For the last five years, we have done pretty good of not watching TV. But, recently we have watched Dr. Phil. hmmm better ask Amma ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 A friend on another list signs his posts, "Watching t.v. is like spraypainting black over your third eye." Did I read somewhere (in one of the Amma books or magazines) that the word television and poison are very similar in Malayalam? love from queens, Prashanti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Ammachi, "amarnath" <anatol_zinc> wrote: > -"A devotee asked Amma if she could get enlightened in this life- time ~ Amma answered "Yes, if you quit watching TV." For the last five years, we have done pretty good of not watching TV. But, recently we have watched Dr. Phil. hmmm better ask Amma ??? Oh dear Amarnath! Dr. Phil..and then? Beware, that's how it starts! Ahhhh, Maya, the Divine Hypnotist! Aum Amriteshwaryai Namaha! Your sister always, muktimaa P.S. Does your name [Amarnath] mean "Lamp of God" -- In Ammachi, "muktimaa" <muktimaa@a...> wrote: > > > We also haven't watched t.v. since after seeing Ammachi for the > first > > time in 2002. What a relief that was/is! you don't know what a > > negative distraction television is until it is no longer apart of > > your life. You suddenly have so much more time for more spiritual > > activities. > > With much love, > > your big sister, > > muktimaa > > A devotee asked Amma if she could get enlightened in this life-time ~ > Amma answered "Yes, if you quit watching TV." > > For the last five years, we have done pretty good of not watching TV. > But, recently we have watched Dr. Phil. hmmm better ask Amma ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 on 8/19/05 4:23 PM, Rachel Barrett Gallop at hipstorian wrote: > A friend on another list signs his posts, "Watching t.v. is like > spraypainting black over your third eye." > > Did I read somewhere (in one of the Amma books or magazines) that the > word television and poison are very similar in Malayalam? Have you seen some of the stuff on Amrita TV? Wrestling? Oh well, maybe it'll improve. Anyway Amma watches some things, so I suppose it depends on what one watches. I'm told that a couple of her favorite movies, which she has watched many times, are "Beethoven" (about the dog) and Milo and Otis (about a dog and cat). So I guess G-rated animal movies are OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Amrita TV. That's right... I'd forgotten about that... enterprise. No, I haven't seen much of the programming as we stayed offsite in Boston. Just some bits in the darshan hall and in the dining hall during the retreat. Although we thought about signing up just to support it. I guess its sort of "if you can't beat 'em join 'em" kind of alternative to get more cultural programming in the mix. Maybe?? Ah, warm-fuzzy animal movies... that reminds me that I want to catch a (cheap) matinee of March of the Penguins one of these muggy summer days. Thanks Rick! love, Prashanti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Salutations Yes it does happen. For me its bhajans, bhajans and more bhajans although most of the time I don't even know what are the meanings of the bhajans. To me the important thing is that it gives me the feel of Amma. Amma Bless Donn Ammachi [Ammachi] On Behalf Of Erica Friday, August 19, 2005 11:49 PM Ammachi Dropping music Jai Ma Namaste my fellow eSatsang-ers... I am writing to inquire about a fairly-recent phenomenon that I am experiencing. It may seem elementary to some, so I apologize in advance if that is the case. I am finding that I do not want to listen to the music that I used to love. I loved alt-pop songs, world music, etc. I have tons of music as it was always very important to me. I downloaded (paid for) songs and entire albums. I couldn't wait for my favorite artists to release a new CD. Now, I find most of it to be, well, BLAH. Boring. Sort of, I don't know...empty? It's to the point where it's actually HARSH on my ears. :/ I ONLY WANT TO HEAR BHAJANS! I listen to various artists and styles of bhajans (some Westerners, some traditional, some modern fusion type things) but it's all devotional. Is this normal? I feel like I'm sort of losing something that was very important to me since I was a very young girl. Worried, With love, Erica Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! • Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. • Ammachi • Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 > > PS: Anyone like to give their recommendation(s) of favorite uplifting, > >inspirational music besides Amma's bhajans? For example, one of my favorite > >CDs is "Devotion" by Rasa. > > check out : 1) "Shelter For Your Heart" by Jaya ~ especially the first song "Open Wide Your Heart" they have performed for Ammachi 2) "Colors of the Heart" by Amit Chatterjee ~ three musical Indian Ragas for Alignment & Healing ~ for physical, emotional( some voice ), meditational 3) Karunamayi's new chant CD "Om Hrim Namah Sivaya" 58 minutes ~ Hrim to open the heart, Sivaya to dissolve negative thoughts( my view ) But there is something special about the voices of the enlightened ones (Ammachi, Karunamayi, Shree Maa ) and all the Swamis. Remember one time Shree Maa who seemed so fragile almost invisible had the whole place rocking and the wooden floor literaly vibrating. Also, when Mother Theresa visited Trenton, NJ. She seemed so feeble with her cane as if she was going to fall over before she got to the mike. Well, her voice was so powerfull ~ not loud ~ just powerfull. Of course, no need to say anything about Ammachi's & Swamis' bhajans if you have heard for yourself. Hope this helps, amarnath disclaimer ~ this is not written on stone tablets ~ just my opinion for today ~ I still enjoy John Denver, "My Sweet Lord", some other 60's, "Amazing Grace", other spirituals when I hear them accidently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 cds by Russill Paul and Chants by Ravi Shankar amarnath <anatol_zinc wrote:> > PS: Anyone like to give their recommendation(s) of favorite uplifting, > >inspirational music besides Amma's bhajans? For example, one of my favorite > >CDs is "Devotion" by Rasa. > > check out : 1) "Shelter For Your Heart" by Jaya ~ especially the first song "Open Wide Your Heart" they have performed for Ammachi 2) "Colors of the Heart" by Amit Chatterjee ~ three musical Indian Ragas for Alignment & Healing ~ for physical, emotional( some voice ), meditational 3) Karunamayi's new chant CD "Om Hrim Namah Sivaya" 58 minutes ~ Hrim to open the heart, Sivaya to dissolve negative thoughts( my view ) But there is something special about the voices of the enlightened ones (Ammachi, Karunamayi, Shree Maa ) and all the Swamis. Remember one time Shree Maa who seemed so fragile almost invisible had the whole place rocking and the wooden floor literaly vibrating. Also, when Mother Theresa visited Trenton, NJ. She seemed so feeble with her cane as if she was going to fall over before she got to the mike. Well, her voice was so powerfull ~ not loud ~ just powerfull. Of course, no need to say anything about Ammachi's & Swamis' bhajans if you have heard for yourself. Hope this helps, amarnath disclaimer ~ this is not written on stone tablets ~ just my opinion for today ~ I still enjoy John Denver, "My Sweet Lord", some other 60's, "Amazing Grace", other spirituals when I hear them accidently Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Beliefs of hinduism Different religions beliefs Hinduism religion Ammachi Hinduism Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. Ammachi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 i think it's best to be mad about God (that includes His music)... manoj_menon <ammasmon wrote:Ammachi, "Erica" <sugarandbrine> wrote: > Jai Ma > > Namaste my fellow eSatsang-ers... > > I am writing to inquire about a fairly-recent phenomenon that I am > experiencing. It may seem elementary to some, so I apologize in > advance if that is the case. > > I am finding that I do not want to listen to the music that I used > to love. I loved alt-pop songs, world music, etc. I have tons of > music as it was always very important to me. I downloaded (paid > for) songs and entire albums. I couldn't wait for my favorite > artists to > release a new CD. Now, I find most of it to be, well, > BLAH. Boring. > Sort of, I don't know...empty? It's to the point where it's > actually HARSH on my ears. :/ I ONLY WANT TO HEAR BHAJANS! I > listen to various artists and styles of bhajans (some Westerners, > some traditional, some modern fusion type things) but it's all > devotional. > > Is this normal? I feel like I'm sort of losing something that was > very important to me since I was a very young girl. > > Worried, > With love, > Erica Welcome to the "mid-life blues of spiritual living". A stage of life where we are not exactly clear on atleast these things: 1. How deep should we go inward 2. How much of the external world should we 'let go' 3. Where is the balance in the above two for a person wanting to live a spiritual life WITHOUT the external renunciation process (living in the ashram and not working for a living etc)? >From your question, it looks like point 2 above is where you are feeling the hurt, but it is likely the impact comes because of point 1's presence in your life which has disturbed point 3 for you! what a geeky way of expressing! . For me, all 3 points above have been a source of intense turmoil for so long (close to 2 decades now) that it looks like I will probably die with it. Anyways, Ramana Maharishi advised sympathetically (but firmly), that point 1 is an irreversible process. It will impact point 2 - your "external sense of life" -, but you have no choice but to go ahead with point 1. Point 3 will serendipitiously manifest well if you are done with point 1 successfully, at which point, point 2 is a non-issue. Hope this helps you somewhat. Good luck! Jai Ma! Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Beliefs of hinduism Different religions beliefs Hinduism religion Ammachi Hinduism Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. Ammachi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 That's just how I feel. Thank you for expressing it. On Aug 25, 2005, at 4:09 PM, michael medua wrote: > i think it's best to be mad about God (that includes His music)... > > manoj_menon <ammasmon wrote:Ammachi, > "Erica" <sugarandbrine> wrote: > > Jai Ma > > > > Namaste my fellow eSatsang-ers... > > > > I am writing to inquire about a fairly-recent phenomenon that I am > > experiencing. It may seem elementary to some, so I apologize in > > advance if that is the case. > > > > I am finding that I do not want to listen to the music that I used > > to love. I loved alt-pop songs, world music, etc. I have tons of > > music as it was always very important to me. I downloaded (paid > > for) songs and entire albums. I couldn't wait for my favorite > > artists to > release a new CD. Now, I find most of it to be, well, > > BLAH. Boring. > > Sort of, I don't know...empty? It's to the point where it's > > actually HARSH on my ears. :/ I ONLY WANT TO HEAR BHAJANS! I > > listen to various artists and styles of bhajans (some Westerners, > > some traditional, some modern fusion type things) but it's all > > devotional. > > > > Is this normal? I feel like I'm sort of losing something that was > > very important to me since I was a very young girl. > > > > Worried, > > With love, > > Erica > > Welcome to the "mid-life blues of spiritual living". > > A stage of life where we are not exactly clear on atleast these > things: > 1. How deep should we go inward > 2. How much of the external world should we 'let go' > 3. Where is the balance in the above two for a person wanting to > live a spiritual life WITHOUT the external renunciation process > (living in the ashram and not working for a living etc)? > > From your question, it looks like point 2 above is where you are > feeling the hurt, but it is likely the impact comes because of point > 1's presence in your life which has disturbed point 3 for you! what > a geeky way of expressing! . > > For me, all 3 points above have been a source of intense turmoil for > so long (close to 2 decades now) that it looks like I will probably > die with it. > > Anyways, Ramana Maharishi advised sympathetically (but firmly), that > point 1 is an irreversible process. It will impact point 2 - > your "external sense of life" -, but you have no choice but to go > ahead with point 1. Point 3 will serendipitiously manifest well if > you are done with point 1 successfully, at which point, point 2 is a > non-issue. > > Hope this helps you somewhat. Good luck! > > Jai Ma! > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > > > Beliefs of hinduism Different religions beliefs Hinduism religion > Ammachi Hinduism > > > > > > Â Â Â Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. > Â > Â Â Â > Ammachi > Â > Â Â Â Terms of > Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > > > > > â–ª Â Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. > Â > â–ª Â > Â Ammachi > Â > â–ª Â Terms of > Service. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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