Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Romi wrote: I'm trying to stay out of fear. I hope that every day I contribute to restoring the balance, as opposed to doing nothing or manifesting more imbalance. I'm trying to remember that I am those people, and the survival, the death, the destruction, and that I am Nature too, and that this is just what We and Nature are doing right now. This is the experience we're sharing. It's a story we're creating. I might prefer the story or the experience where we all feel safe and have our wants and needs met, and nothing hurts. Regardless of what I prefer, or what my judgements are, it's still all just experience. Experience after experience will continue to occur, and so it goes. When I can really be in this, the fear subsides. Dear Romi ~ I really appreciate what you have to say here. And what you have put into prose could also be put into questions. What am I doing right now to contribute to the balance? If I'm not contributing, what can I change in my behavior so that I will be contributing? I unfortunately started off this morning with a sadness and an argument with my hubby. I now have a kind of programmed upset about all the time he spends on computer games. I could go on about this, but the important thing is that I was the one who upset the balance this morning, and though it was very difficult, it wasn't restored until I apologized. As you say so eloquently, regardless of what is happening, it is our experience, our story. We can accept, we can rewrite, we can put judgement aside. Much of what you wrote here sounds very much like Western metaphysical thought, which I don't hear much on the digest. But whatever it is, or whatever sources it came from, thank you. Jai Ma ~ Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Ammachi, nierika@a... wrote: > > > Romi wrote: > > I'm trying to stay out of fear. I hope that every day > I contribute to restoring the balance, as opposed to > doing nothing or manifesting more imbalance. I'm > trying to remember that I am those people, and the > survival, the death, the destruction, and that I am > Nature too, and that this is just what We and Nature > are doing right now. This is the experience we're > sharing. It's a story we're creating. > > I might prefer the story or the experience where we > all feel safe and have our wants and needs met, and > nothing hurts. Regardless of what I prefer, or what > my judgements are, it's still all just experience. > Experience after experience will continue to occur, > and so it goes. When I can really be in this, the > fear subsides. > > > Dear Romi ~ I really appreciate what you have to say here. And what you have > put into prose could also be put into questions. What am I doing right now > to contribute to the balance? If I'm not contributing, what can I change in my > behavior so that I will be contributing? > I unfortunately started off this morning with a sadness and an argument with > my hubby. I now have a kind of programmed upset about all the time he spends > on computer games. I could go on about this, but the important thing is that > I was the one who upset the balance this morning, and though it was very > difficult, it wasn't restored until I apologized. As you say so eloquently, > regardless of what is happening, it is our experience, our story. We can accept, > we can rewrite, we can put judgement aside. Much of what you wrote here sounds > very much like Western metaphysical thought, which I don't hear much on the > digest. But whatever it is, or whatever sources it came from, thank you. Jai > Ma ~ Linda Another way i consider this is, challenging experiences help us grow and expand...Devi is polishing us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Ammachi, "ckeniley2003" <ckeniley2003> wrote: > > Ammachi, nierika@a... wrote: > > > > > > Romi wrote: > > > > I'm trying to stay out of fear. I hope that every day > > I contribute to restoring the balance, as opposed to > > doing nothing or manifesting more imbalance. I'm > > trying to remember that I am those people, and the > > survival, the death, the destruction, and that I am > > Nature too, and that this is just what We and Nature > > are doing right now. This is the experience we're > > sharing. It's a story we're creating. > > > > I might prefer the story or the experience where we > > all feel safe and have our wants and needs met, and > > nothing hurts. Regardless of what I prefer, or what > > my judgements are, it's still all just experience. > > Experience after experience will continue to occur, > > and so it goes. When I can really be in this, the > > fear subsides. > > > > > > Dear Romi ~ I really appreciate what you have to say here. And > what you have > > put into prose could also be put into questions. What am I doing > right now > > to contribute to the balance? If I'm not contributing, what can I > change in my > > behavior so that I will be contributing? > > I unfortunately started off this morning with a sadness and an > argument with > > my hubby. I now have a kind of programmed upset about all the time > he spends > > on computer games. I could go on about this, but the important > thing is that > > I was the one who upset the balance this morning, and though it > was very > > difficult, it wasn't restored until I apologized. As you say so > eloquently, > > regardless of what is happening, it is our experience, our story. > We can accept, > > we can rewrite, we can put judgement aside. Much of what you wrote > here sounds > > very much like Western metaphysical thought, which I don't hear > much on the > > digest. But whatever it is, or whatever sources it came from, > thank you. Jai > > Ma ~ Linda > > > Another way i consider this is, challenging experiences help us grow > and expand...Devi is polishing us. > OM NAMAH SIVAYA good point Chris, this seems to be the only positive way i know to view and handle difficulties in my life. also with all the tragedy that is occurring, at times i feel very limited in the ways i can contribute as Linda mentioned. but i know i can do as Amma advises and repeat my mantra all the time, in all times, which i find contributes greatly to my balance and i guess in turn the whole. JAI MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 We can keep judgement with us, but at the end of the day it's not only irrevelant, but it only serves to keep us in separation from the Divine. I want to be clear that what I'm saying for me is a natural progression with what I've learned from Amma (as oppposed to the new age "love and light and only ever feel happy" dogma that kind of makes my skin crawl!). If we are One, then what can this be besides one experience after another? Something "bad" isn't happening to someone while something "good" is happening to someone else. We're One creature, with one unfolding experience. I just don't see *how* there can be a judgement of good and bad within Oneness. (I don't punish or fear my brain for telling me to walk the path that leads to my stubbed toe. I simply nurse the toe and get back to business.) So, in my teensy tiny opinion, this judgement exists only in Separation. That little thing that Amma tries to knock out of us! I'm not suggesting that one should simply Awaken to avoid experiencing a fear of a big earthquake, because geeze, if only we could! But to remember that Amma has blessed us with an awareness of what is on the other side of our sleep, and to perhaps find comfort in that. For me, just sitting in the awareness that we are all just hands or arms or heads or legs of the same Divine creature, that we are what makes up the Divine creature, helps with the fear. And I guess now I need to tackle my judgement of the new agers. With love, Romi --- nierika wrote: > > Romi wrote: > > I'm trying to stay out of fear. I hope that every > day > I contribute to restoring the balance, as opposed > to > doing nothing or manifesting more imbalance. I'm > trying to remember that I am those people, and the > survival, the death, the destruction, and that I am > Nature too, and that this is just what We and > Nature > are doing right now. This is the experience we're > sharing. It's a story we're creating. > > I might prefer the story or the experience where we > all feel safe and have our wants and needs met, and > nothing hurts. Regardless of what I prefer, or > what > my judgements are, it's still all just experience. > Experience after experience will continue to occur, > and so it goes. When I can really be in this, the > fear subsides. > > > Dear Romi ~ I really appreciate what you have to say > here. And what you have > put into prose could also be put into questions. > What am I doing right now > to contribute to the balance? If I'm not > contributing, what can I change in my > behavior so that I will be contributing? > I unfortunately started off this morning with a > sadness and an argument with > my hubby. I now have a kind of programmed upset > about all the time he spends > on computer games. I could go on about this, but the > important thing is that > I was the one who upset the balance this morning, > and though it was very > difficult, it wasn't restored until I apologized. As > you say so eloquently, > regardless of what is happening, it is our > experience, our story. We can accept, > we can rewrite, we can put judgement aside. Much of > what you wrote here sounds > very much like Western metaphysical thought, which > I don't hear much on the > digest. But whatever it is, or whatever sources it > came from, thank you. Jai > Ma ~ Linda > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > You can lead a horse to prune juice, but you can't make him drink it... Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music./unlimited/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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