Guest guest Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 OM NAMAH SIVAYA i wanted to share this story that happened today on prayer. i hope it isn't offensive to anyone. this morning when my wife and i stepped out the back door for work we saw a little yellow finch on the back steps lying there. this kind of stuff kind of wigs out my wife so i went to get a plastic bag to pick it up. when i went to pick it up i realized that she was not dead. we got a little cardboard box, put some cloth in it for a little bed. Cathleen got an eye dropper and put some water in and i went to the puja room and got some of Amma's holy water. we mixed some of the holy water in the eye dropper. Cathleen had to leave for work as she was already late. i tried to give the bird some water with the eye dropper and started chanting the mrityunjaya mantra. i was waiting for her to perk up and fly away. that didn't happen. this went on for a while. after awhile longer i then got some roses from the garden and some other flower petals and started doing puja to the bird. after about 2 1/2 hrs it didn't seem to be getting any better, if anything the little guy was looking worse. i don't know what else to do so i prayed to Amma to do whatever was Her will. right at that moment the finch breathed its last breath, twitched a little and that was it. She was dead. in the backyard we have a little temple with a Siva lingam and a statue of Mary. i buried the bird there in front of the temple with flowers, candles, and incense. i am not sure if that was what is "proper" but it felt right so that is what i did. it made me think that when i am praying many times i am praying for the outcome i would like and maybe this is not the proper attitude for prayer. to pray NOT for any particular outcome but rather to remember the person and pray to Kali for Her outcome. not ours. it made me think that prayer is as much for me as it is for the people we are praying for. Prayer group is really quite a blessing. my heartfelt thanks to Linda for coordinating it and all her seva. JAI MA eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Namah Shivaya What a touching story - and what a lucky little bird. When we rescue an animal we quickly become attached to it. You bestowed love upon the bird, and sang God's name to it and gave it a very auspicious burial. Thank you for charing this. Pranams, Prasadini ecjensen_us wrote: >OM NAMAH SIVAYA > >i wanted to share this story that happened today on prayer. i hope >it isn't offensive to anyone. this morning when my wife and i >stepped out the back door for work we saw a little yellow finch on >the back steps lying there. this kind of stuff kind of wigs out my >wife so i went to get a plastic bag to pick it up. when i went to >pick it up i realized that she was not dead. we got a little >cardboard box, put some cloth in it for a little bed. Cathleen got >an eye dropper and put some water in and i went to the puja room and >got some of Amma's holy water. we mixed some of the holy water in >the eye dropper. Cathleen had to leave for work as she was already >late. i tried to give the bird some water with the eye dropper and >started chanting the mrityunjaya mantra. i was waiting for her to >perk up and fly away. that didn't happen. this went on for a >while. after awhile longer i then got some roses from the garden and >some other flower petals and started doing puja to the bird. after >about 2 1/2 hrs it didn't seem to be getting any better, if anything >the little guy was looking worse. i don't know what else to do so i >prayed to Amma to do whatever was Her will. right at that moment >the finch breathed its last breath, twitched a little and that was >it. She was dead. in the backyard we have a little temple with a >Siva lingam and a statue of Mary. i buried the bird there in front >of the temple with flowers, candles, and incense. i am not sure if >that was what is "proper" but it felt right so that is what i did. > >it made me think that when i am praying many times i am praying for >the outcome i would like and maybe this is not the proper attitude >for prayer. to pray NOT for any particular outcome but rather to >remember the person and pray to Kali for Her outcome. not ours. it >made me think that prayer is as much for me as it is for the people >we are praying for. Prayer group is really quite a blessing. > >my heartfelt thanks to Linda for coordinating it and all her seva. > >JAI MA >eric > > > > > > >Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > Links > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Jai Ma Eric-ji This story has blown me away. Your thoughtfulness and love towards one little bird is admirable. People should give this much love to each other, and you have enough in your heart to give it to a struggling bird. You are right. Saying prayers is not always for the outcome we want. We, as children, usually want lots of candies but MA knows that we need spinach and brussels sprouts too. JAI MA May that bird's soul be at peace With love, Flapping her own little wings, Erica Ammachi, "ecjensen_us" <ecjensen_us> wrote: > OM NAMAH SIVAYA > > i wanted to share this story that happened today on prayer. i hope > it isn't offensive to anyone. this morning when my wife and i > stepped out the back door for work we saw a little yellow finch on > the back steps lying there. this kind of stuff kind of wigs out my > wife so i went to get a plastic bag to pick it up. when i went to > pick it up i realized that she was not dead. we got a little > cardboard box, put some cloth in it for a little bed. Cathleen got > an eye dropper and put some water in and i went to the puja room and > got some of Amma's holy water. we mixed some of the holy water in > the eye dropper. Cathleen had to leave for work as she was already > late. i tried to give the bird some water with the eye dropper and > started chanting the mrityunjaya mantra. i was waiting for her to > perk up and fly away. that didn't happen. this went on for a > while. after awhile longer i then got some roses from the garden and > some other flower petals and started doing puja to the bird. after > about 2 1/2 hrs it didn't seem to be getting any better, if anything > the little guy was looking worse. i don't know what else to do so i > prayed to Amma to do whatever was Her will. right at that moment > the finch breathed its last breath, twitched a little and that was > it. She was dead. in the backyard we have a little temple with a > Siva lingam and a statue of Mary. i buried the bird there in front > of the temple with flowers, candles, and incense. i am not sure if > that was what is "proper" but it felt right so that is what i did. > > it made me think that when i am praying many times i am praying for > the outcome i would like and maybe this is not the proper attitude > for prayer. to pray NOT for any particular outcome but rather to > remember the person and pray to Kali for Her outcome. not ours. it > made me think that prayer is as much for me as it is for the people > we are praying for. Prayer group is really quite a blessing. > > my heartfelt thanks to Linda for coordinating it and all her seva. > > JAI MA > eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Namah Sivaya, Eric, Thank you for sharing that lovely story. Thank you for the reminder about the effects of prayer. ecjensen_us wrote: >OM NAMAH SIVAYA > >i wanted to share this story that happened today on prayer. i hope >it isn't offensive to anyone. this morning when my wife and i >[snipped] >it made me think that when i am praying many times i am praying for >the outcome i would like and maybe this is not the proper attitude >for prayer. to pray NOT for any particular outcome but rather to >remember the person and pray to Kali for Her outcome. not ours. it >made me think that prayer is as much for me as it is for the people >we are praying for. Prayer group is really quite a blessing. > >my heartfelt thanks to Linda for coordinating it and all her seva. > >JAI MA >eric > -- "Naan Amme Snehikkunnu" Be Love, Egyirba (Berijoy) http://www.egyirba.net If you can be independent of the world, then you can see God in everything. The difference of opposites is the obstacle that prevents you from seeing God in everything, because the opposites do not exist in God; they cease to be opposites in God. God is positive in its entirety. - Swami Krishnananda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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