Guest guest Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 So I am not the only one who feels this way it seems. Nice to be in the company of Saints. - devotee Wednesday, September 07, 2005 6:13 AM Daily Reflection September 7 Daily Reflection September 7 - Peace Shree Maa: "If you want peace, see no fault in anyone. Find all mistakes within yourself." from Shree Maa The Life of a Saint Copyright 1997 Devi Mandir Publications First Edition www.shreemaa.org -- Love and trust in God. Do not ask for anything else. --Shree Maa -- --devotee Hinduism religion Different religions beliefs -- a.. Visit your group "" on the web. b.. c.. -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 > Daily Reflection > September 7 - Peace > > Shree Maa: "If you want peace, see no fault in anyone. Find all mistakes within yourself." > > from Shree Maa The Life of a Saint > Copyright 1997 Devi Mandir Publications > First Edition > www.shreemaa.org I don't know about this. The above may be OK if you can easily forgive your own mistakes, but blaming oneself and feeling guilty is hardly the way to peace. Nandu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Nandu, I don't think there's anything inherent in this about feeling guilty, even though it may be easy for some to take it in that direction. Amma herself said something very similar to me once...that when I was feeling angry or irritated with someone else, that I should look inside myself to see those things also within me, the root of my upset. Iswari Ammachi, "vallathnkumar" <vallathn@h...> wrote: > > > Daily Reflection > > September 7 - Peace > > > > Shree Maa: "If you want peace, see no fault in anyone. Find all > mistakes within yourself." > > > > from Shree Maa The Life of a Saint > > Copyright 1997 Devi Mandir Publications > > First Edition > > www.shreemaa.org > > I don't know about this. The above may be OK if you can easily > forgive your own mistakes, but blaming oneself and feeling guilty is > hardly the way to peace. > > Nandu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Dear Nandu: Ammachi said: "Never Blame. If you fall into a hole, you don't poke out your eyes because they have failed you. Why not tolerate other's faults as well? When you hurt your hand you don't reproach it, you apply medicine and nurse it with care. So too should we care for others never blaming them for their faults" Apparently Amma and other Saints are in sync on the blame game. Just sharing. Please do not see this as argumentative. With Love, GeorgeSo Ammachi, "vallathnkumar" <vallathn@h...> wrote: > > > Daily Reflection > > September 7 - Peace > > > > Shree Maa: "If you want peace, see no fault in anyone. Find all > mistakes within yourself." > > > > from Shree Maa The Life of a Saint > > Copyright 1997 Devi Mandir Publications > > First Edition > > www.shreemaa.org > > I don't know about this. The above may be OK if you can easily > forgive your own mistakes, but blaming oneself and feeling guilty is > hardly the way to peace. > > Nandu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Ammachi, "leokomor" <leokomor> wrote: > Dear Nandu: > > Ammachi said: > > "Never Blame. If you fall into a hole, you don't poke out your eyes > because they have failed you. Why not tolerate other's faults as > well? When you hurt your hand you don't reproach it, you apply > medicine and nurse it with care. So too should we care for others > never blaming them for their faults" > > GeorgeSo You don't blame your hand when you hurt it, true, because you don't believe the hand behaves independently. However, I can easily see that I might blame my own carelessness and beat myself up internally. I suppose the way to not blame others is to view them as simply like our hand, without independent consciousness. Nandu > > > Ammachi, "vallathnkumar" <vallathn@h...> wrote: > > > > > Daily Reflection > > > September 7 - Peace > > > > > > Shree Maa: "If you want peace, see no fault in anyone. Find all > > mistakes within yourself." > > > > > > from Shree Maa The Life of a Saint > > > Copyright 1997 Devi Mandir Publications > > > First Edition > > > www.shreemaa.org > > > > I don't know about this. The above may be OK if you can easily > > forgive your own mistakes, but blaming oneself and feeling guilty is > > hardly the way to peace. > > > > Nandu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Whoever mentioned anything about blaming oneself and feeling guilty? Where does it say that? It just says in simple terms to look within to find the answers for everything instead of seeing faults outside oneself. - vallathnkumar Ammachi Thursday, September 08, 2005 10:23 AM Re: Fw: Daily Reflection September 7 > Daily Reflection > September 7 - Peace > > Shree Maa: "If you want peace, see no fault in anyone. Find all mistakes within yourself." > > from Shree Maa The Life of a Saint > Copyright 1997 Devi Mandir Publications > First Edition > www.shreemaa.org I don't know about this. The above may be OK if you can easily forgive your own mistakes, but blaming oneself and feeling guilty is hardly the way to peace. Nandu Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! a.. Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. b.. Ammachi c.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 precisely Nandu- if we see others as part of ourselves, then we wont find fault with them just as we wont beat our hand if it accidentally pokes our eye. This seeing others as yourself is what is called LOVE. and I havent come across LOVE anywhere - except in the case of this little brown lady dressed in white who licked a leper's wounds and when asked how She could do it without revulsion, She replied " My son, I am the leper. How can I feel any revulsion?". Jai Ma bala vallathnkumar <vallathn wrote: Ammachi, "leokomor" <leokomor> wrote: > Dear Nandu: > > Ammachi said: > > "Never Blame. If you fall into a hole, you don't poke out your eyes > because they have failed you. Why not tolerate other's faults as > well? When you hurt your hand you don't reproach it, you apply > medicine and nurse it with care. So too should we care for others > never blaming them for their faults" > > GeorgeSo You don't blame your hand when you hurt it, true, because you don't believe the hand behaves independently. However, I can easily see that I might blame my own carelessness and beat myself up internally. I suppose the way to not blame others is to view them as simply like our hand, without independent consciousness. Nandu > > > Ammachi, "vallathnkumar" <vallathn@h...> wrote: > > > > > Daily Reflection > > > September 7 - Peace > > > > > > Shree Maa: "If you want peace, see no fault in anyone. Find all > > mistakes within yourself." > > > > > > from Shree Maa The Life of a Saint > > > Copyright 1997 Devi Mandir Publications > > > First Edition > > > www.shreemaa.org > > > > I don't know about this. The above may be OK if you can easily > > forgive your own mistakes, but blaming oneself and feeling guilty is > > hardly the way to peace. > > > > Nandu Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Hinduism religion Different religions beliefs Mata amritanandamayi Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. Ammachi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Actually, Bala, I was not suggesting that. I was suggesting that one way to avoid blaming is to see others as Nature. Just like if we trip over a root in the forest, we don't blame the root, because it is just there, part of Nature, unconscious. Not as nice as Love, perhaps, but there it is. Nandu Ammachi, balakrishnan Shankar <balakrishnan_sh> wrote: > precisely Nandu- if we see others as part of ourselves, then we wont find fault with them just as we wont beat our hand if it accidentally pokes our eye. This seeing others as yourself is what is called LOVE. > > and I havent come across LOVE anywhere - except in the case of this little brown lady dressed in white who licked a leper's wounds and when asked how She could do it without revulsion, She replied " My son, I am the leper. How can I feel any revulsion?". > > Jai Ma > > bala > > vallathnkumar <vallathn@h...> wrote: > Ammachi, "leokomor" <leokomor> wrote: > > Dear Nandu: > > > > Ammachi said: > > > > "Never Blame. If you fall into a hole, you don't poke out your eyes > > because they have failed you. Why not tolerate other's faults as > > well? When you hurt your hand you don't reproach it, you apply > > medicine and nurse it with care. So too should we care for others > > never blaming them for their faults" > > > > GeorgeSo > > You don't blame your hand when you hurt it, true, because you don't > believe the hand behaves independently. However, I can easily see > that I might blame my own carelessness and beat myself up internally. > I suppose the way to not blame others is to view them as simply like > our hand, without independent consciousness. > > Nandu > > > > > > > Ammachi, "vallathnkumar" <vallathn@h...> wrote: > > > > > > > Daily Reflection > > > > September 7 - Peace > > > > > > > > Shree Maa: "If you want peace, see no fault in anyone. Find all > > > mistakes within yourself." > > > > > > > > from Shree Maa The Life of a Saint > > > > Copyright 1997 Devi Mandir Publications > > > > First Edition > > > > www.shreemaa.org > > > > > > I don't know about this. The above may be OK if you can easily > > > forgive your own mistakes, but blaming oneself and feeling guilty is > > > hardly the way to peace. > > > > > > Nandu > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > > > Hinduism religion Different religions beliefs Mata amritanandamayi > > > > > > Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. > > > Ammachi > > Terms of Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 In and through it all Brahman alone IS. Amma is Vedanta in practice. I feel Amma IS Vedanta. We think She is hugging "others" She sees only reflections of Supreme SAT-CHIT-ANANDA. TRUTH CONSCIOUSNESS AND BLISS God Alone Is. Amma is fully aware of this. There is no leper. Only that one without a second. Worshipping Amma harmonizes Bhakti and Jnana. GeorgeSon Ammachi, "vallathnkumar" <vallathn@h...> wrote: > Actually, Bala, I was not suggesting that. I was suggesting that one > way to avoid blaming is to see others as Nature. Just like if we trip > over a root in the forest, we don't blame the root, because it is just > there, part of Nature, unconscious. > > Not as nice as Love, perhaps, but there it is. > > Nandu > > Ammachi, balakrishnan Shankar > <balakrishnan_sh> wrote: > > precisely Nandu- if we see others as part of ourselves, then we wont > find fault with them just as we wont beat our hand if it accidentally > pokes our eye. This seeing others as yourself is what is called LOVE. > > > > and I havent come across LOVE anywhere - except in the case of this > little brown lady dressed in white who licked a leper's wounds and > when asked how She could do it without revulsion, She replied " My > son, I am the leper. How can I feel any revulsion?". > > > > Jai Ma > > > > bala > > > > vallathnkumar <vallathn@h...> wrote: > > Ammachi, "leokomor" <leokomor> wrote: > > > Dear Nandu: > > > > > > Ammachi said: > > > > > > "Never Blame. If you fall into a hole, you don't poke out your eyes > > > because they have failed you. Why not tolerate other's faults as > > > well? When you hurt your hand you don't reproach it, you apply > > > medicine and nurse it with care. So too should we care for others > > > never blaming them for their faults" > > > > > > GeorgeSo > > > > You don't blame your hand when you hurt it, true, because you don't > > believe the hand behaves independently. However, I can easily see > > that I might blame my own carelessness and beat myself up internally. > > I suppose the way to not blame others is to view them as simply like > > our hand, without independent consciousness. > > > > Nandu > > > > > > > > > > > Ammachi, "vallathnkumar" <vallathn@h...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Daily Reflection > > > > > September 7 - Peace > > > > > > > > > > Shree Maa: "If you want peace, see no fault in anyone. Find all > > > > mistakes within yourself." > > > > > > > > > > from Shree Maa The Life of a Saint > > > > > Copyright 1997 Devi Mandir Publications > > > > > First Edition > > > > > www.shreemaa.org > > > > > > > > I don't know about this. The above may be OK if you can easily > > > > forgive your own mistakes, but blaming oneself and feeling guilty is > > > > hardly the way to peace. > > > > > > > > Nandu > > > > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > > > > > > > > Hinduism religion Different religions beliefs Mata amritanandamayi > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. > > > > > > Ammachi > > > > Terms of > Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Beautiful! On Sep 8, 2005, at 2:56 PM, leokomor wrote: > In and through it all Brahman alone IS. > > Amma is Vedanta in practice. I feel Amma IS Vedanta. > We think She is hugging "others" She sees only reflections of > Supreme SAT-CHIT-ANANDA. TRUTH CONSCIOUSNESS AND BLISS > > God Alone Is. Amma is fully aware of this. There is no leper. Only > that one without a second. Worshipping Amma harmonizes Bhakti and > Jnana. > > GeorgeSon > > Ammachi, "vallathnkumar" <vallathn@h...> wrote: > > Actually, Bala, I was not suggesting that. I was suggesting that > one > > way to avoid blaming is to see others as Nature. Just like if we > trip > > over a root in the forest, we don't blame the root, because it is > just > > there, part of Nature, unconscious. > > > > Not as nice as Love, perhaps, but there it is. > > > > Nandu > > > > Ammachi, balakrishnan Shankar > > <balakrishnan_sh> wrote: > > > precisely Nandu- if we see others as part of ourselves, then we > wont > > find fault with them just as we wont beat our hand if it > accidentally > > pokes our eye. This seeing others as yourself is what is called > LOVE. > > > > > > and I havent come across LOVE anywhere - except in the case of > this > > little brown lady dressed in white who licked a leper's wounds and > > when asked how She could do it without revulsion, She replied " My > > son, I am the leper. How can I feel any revulsion?". > > > > > > Jai Ma > > > > > > bala > > > > > > vallathnkumar <vallathn@h...> wrote: > > > Ammachi, "leokomor" <leokomor> wrote: > > > > Dear Nandu: > > > > > > > > Ammachi said: > > > > > > > > "Never Blame. If you fall into a hole, you don't poke out your > eyes > > > > because they have failed you. Why not tolerate other's faults > as > > > > well? When you hurt your hand you don't reproach it, you apply > > > > medicine and nurse it with care. So too should we care for > others > > > > never blaming them for their faults" > > > > > > > > GeorgeSo > > > > > > You don't blame your hand when you hurt it, true, because you > don't > > > believe the hand behaves independently. However, I can easily see > > > that I might blame my own carelessness and beat myself up > internally. > > > I suppose the way to not blame others is to view them as simply > like > > > our hand, without independent consciousness. > > > > > > Nandu > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ammachi, "vallathnkumar" <vallathn@h...> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Daily Reflection > > > > > > September 7 - Peace > > > > > > > > > > > > Shree Maa: "If you want peace, see no fault in anyone. > Find all > > > > > mistakes within yourself." > > > > > > > > > > > > from Shree Maa The Life of a Saint > > > > > > Copyright 1997 Devi Mandir Publications > > > > > > First Edition > > > > > > www.shreemaa.org > > > > > > > > > > I don't know about this. The above may be OK if you can > easily > > > > > forgive your own mistakes, but blaming oneself and feeling > guilty is > > > > > hardly the way to peace. > > > > > > > > > > Nandu > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hinduism religion Different religions beliefs Mata > amritanandamayi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >    Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. > > >  > > >    > > > Ammachi > > >  > > >    Terms of > > Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tired of spam? Mail has the best spam protection around > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > > > > > ▪  Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. >  > ▪  >  Ammachi >  > ▪  Terms of > Service. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Ammachi, "vallathnkumar" <vallathn@h...> wrote: > > > Daily Reflection > > September 7 - Peace > > > > Shree Maa: "If you want peace, see no fault in anyone. Find all > mistakes within yourself." > > > > from Shree Maa The Life of a Saint > > Copyright 1997 Devi Mandir Publications > > First Edition > > www.shreemaa.org > > I don't know about this. The above may be OK if you can easily > forgive your own mistakes, but blaming oneself and feeling guilty is > hardly the way to peace. > > Nandu This is a hard one because our normal perspective is about blame placing outside ourselves. If we get it that creation is simply the reflection of the divine mother or Para shakti, what is there to get upset about? That's the beginning of detachment. Its a very pure and exalted frame of reference. It is not "uncaring", it is detached, or not emotionally stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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