Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 The subject is surrender.... We should become a pure instrument in the hands of God to manifest God's power, which is love. The word in Malayalam is "allowing." Allow your work to come from a silent meditative place within you. People have said to Swamiji that "my work is important." Instead, he suggested that we say instead, "My meditation is important. My silence is important." If we are always busy, how does the universe introduce itself? Dharma is that which supports the whole creation, that which puts the world back in its dharmic flow. We turn from doers into watchers. The message of Amma is to turn from doers into watchers. Try this at home: Sit down with a pen and paper. Write down all your thoughts and emotions. Do not edit your thoughts. We will be surprised. We cannot possibly write all our thoughts down. It will be impossible. Art can only stir the lower emotions in us. It cannot awaken the Divine. It's different with Amma. The mind is the root cause of all problems. It has to be uprooted. The visible is never the root--or the source. The root always remains invisible. This is described in a Holy Book. The world is a banyan tree standing upside down. As long as we fight with the visible, the same problem will crop up again and again. The mind can never be peaceful. A crowd is just individuals. The mind is just individual thoughts. A tree does not make a forest. Watch the thoughts, then see the gaps between. Complete awareness means infinite gaps. But that's not nothingness. To get a glimpse of the inner sky is samadhi. Be a pen in the hands of the writer, a brush in the hands of the painter, says Amma. Even if we try to cling to a particular thought, can we retain it for a very long time? No. We are the essence of Om, the Supreme. Omkara Divya Porule. We mistake the guests for the host. Our thoughts are the guests. Be the host. Allow the guests to come. Some are beautiful. Discharge your responsibilities, but don't be fooled. Don't stop til we reach the goal. But how? Surrender to a great Master--that's the whole key. How does surrender happen? Be an instrument. Be a pen in the hand of the writer, a brush in the hand of the painter, etc. To be continued on 11/22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Dear Jyotsna; Thank you for the re-enactment of Swami's retreat talk. I will try to be like a brush in Amma's hand though the ego rebels. With Love, GeorgeSon Ammachi, "E. Lamb" <jyotsna2> wrote: > > The subject is surrender.... > > We should become a pure instrument in the hands of God > to manifest God's power, which is love. > > The word in Malayalam is "allowing." Allow your work to > come from a silent meditative place within you. People > have said to Swamiji that "my work is important." Instead, > he suggested that we say instead, "My meditation is > important. My silence is important." > > If we are always busy, how does the universe introduce > itself? Dharma is that which supports the whole creation, > that which puts the world back in its dharmic flow. We > turn from doers into watchers. The message of Amma is > to turn from doers into watchers. > > Try this at home: Sit down with a pen and paper. Write down all > your thoughts and emotions. Do not edit your thoughts. We will > be surprised. We cannot possibly write all our thoughts down. > It will be impossible. > > Art can only stir the lower emotions in us. It cannot awaken the > Divine. It's different with Amma. The mind is the root cause of > all problems. It has to be uprooted. The visible is never the > root--or the source. The root always remains invisible. > > This is described in a Holy Book. The world is a banyan tree > standing upside down. As long as we fight with the visible, > the same problem will crop up again and again. > > The mind can never be peaceful. A crowd is just individuals. > The mind is just individual thoughts. A tree does not make > a forest. Watch the thoughts, then see the gaps between. > Complete awareness means infinite gaps. But that's not > nothingness. To get a glimpse of the inner sky is samadhi. > > Be a pen in the hands of the writer, a brush in the hands > of the painter, says Amma. > > Even if we try to cling to a particular thought, can we retain > it for a very long time? No. > > We are the essence of Om, the Supreme. Omkara Divya > Porule. We mistake the guests for the host. Our thoughts > are the guests. Be the host. Allow the guests to come. > Some are beautiful. > > Discharge your responsibilities, but don't be fooled. Don't > stop til we reach the goal. But how? Surrender to a great > Master--that's the whole key. How does surrender happen? > Be an instrument. Be a pen in the hand of the writer, a > brush in the hand of the painter, etc. > > To be continued on 11/22. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Dear Jyotsna, Thank you so much for sharing this! Might I ask which Swamiji’s talk this was? If it’s obvious, my apologies… but I’m not familiar with where most of the members here are located and such. I’m saving these notes, and I just want to be able to know who to attribute these words to. Thank you so much! (**) ¸..• ´¨¨)) -:¦:- ¸.•´ .•´¨¨)) ((¸¸.•´ ..•´ -:¦:- ..::Brightest Blessings::.. -:¦:- ((¸¸.•´.¸..•` ..::Bela::.. "Like nectar in the fresh morning flower, let goodness fill you. The heart that unfolds all its petals spreading the fragrance of goodness is the choicest offering at the altar of God" - Amma _____ Ammachi [Ammachi] On Behalf Of E. Lamb Friday, December 30, 2005 1:11 AM ammachi Swamiji's Talk, Nov. 21, 2005 The subject is surrender.... We should become a pure instrument in the hands of God to manifest God's power, which is love. The word in Malayalam is "allowing." Allow your work to come from a silent meditative place within you. People have said to Swamiji that "my work is important." Instead, he suggested that we say instead, "My meditation is important. My silence is important." If we are always busy, how does the universe introduce itself? Dharma is that which supports the whole creation, that which puts the world back in its dharmic flow. We turn from doers into watchers. The message of Amma is to turn from doers into watchers. Try this at home: Sit down with a pen and paper. Write down all your thoughts and emotions. Do not edit your thoughts. We will be surprised. We cannot possibly write all our thoughts down. It will be impossible. Art can only stir the lower emotions in us. It cannot awaken the Divine. It's different with Amma. The mind is the root cause of all problems. It has to be uprooted. The visible is never the root--or the source. The root always remains invisible. This is described in a Holy Book. The world is a banyan tree standing upside down. As long as we fight with the visible, the same problem will crop up again and again. The mind can never be peaceful. A crowd is just individuals. The mind is just individual thoughts. A tree does not make a forest. Watch the thoughts, then see the gaps between. Complete awareness means infinite gaps. But that's not nothingness. To get a glimpse of the inner sky is samadhi. Be a pen in the hands of the writer, a brush in the hands of the painter, says Amma. Even if we try to cling to a particular thought, can we retain it for a very long time? No. We are the essence of Om, the Supreme. Omkara Divya Porule. We mistake the guests for the host. Our thoughts are the guests. Be the host. Allow the guests to come. Some are beautiful. Discharge your responsibilities, but don't be fooled. Don't stop til we reach the goal. But how? Surrender to a great Master--that's the whole key. How does surrender happen? Be an instrument. Be a pen in the hand of the writer, a brush in the hand of the painter, etc. To be continued on 11/22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Dear Bela, If memory serves, it was the first day of the San Ramon retreat, November 21 at 9:00 a.m. The next talk (which I will send in a day or two) took place the following day, Nov. 22. The retreat began the evening of the 20th, Devi Bhava was the night of the 22nd, ending on the 23rd, and the 24th we were in the 13 degree cold of Michigan. The Amma talk (that will follow a few days after Swami Amritaswarupananda's two talks) was delivered in Michigan. Om Namah Shivayah, Jyotsna Ammachi, "Bela Gaytan" <bela.fela@g...> wrote: > > Dear Jyotsna, > > > > Thank you so much for sharing this! Might I ask which Swamiji's talk this > was? If it's obvious, my apologies… but I'm not familiar with where most of > the members here are located and such. I'm saving these notes, and I just > want to be able to know who to attribute these words to. > > > > Thank you so much! (**) > > > > ¸..• ´¨¨)) -:¦:- > ¸.•´ .•´¨¨)) > ((¸¸.•´ ..•´ -:¦:- ..::Brightest Blessings::.. > -:¦:- ((¸¸.•´.¸..•` ..::Bela::.. > > > > "Like nectar in the fresh morning flower, let goodness fill you. The heart > that unfolds all its petals spreading the fragrance of goodness is the > choicest offering at the altar of God" - Amma > > _____ > > Ammachi [Ammachi] On Behalf Of > E. Lamb > Friday, December 30, 2005 1:11 AM > ammachi > Swamiji's Talk, Nov. 21, 2005 > > > > The subject is surrender.... > > We should become a pure instrument in the hands of God > to manifest God's power, which is love. > > The word in Malayalam is "allowing." Allow your work to > come from a silent meditative place within you. People > have said to Swamiji that "my work is important." Instead, > he suggested that we say instead, "My meditation is > important. My silence is important." > > If we are always busy, how does the universe introduce > itself? Dharma is that which supports the whole creation, > that which puts the world back in its dharmic flow. We > turn from doers into watchers. The message of Amma is > to turn from doers into watchers. > > Try this at home: Sit down with a pen and paper. Write down all > your thoughts and emotions. Do not edit your thoughts. We will > be surprised. We cannot possibly write all our thoughts down. > It will be impossible. > > Art can only stir the lower emotions in us. It cannot awaken the > Divine. It's different with Amma. The mind is the root cause of > all problems. It has to be uprooted. The visible is never the > root--or the source. The root always remains invisible. > > This is described in a Holy Book. The world is a banyan tree > standing upside down. As long as we fight with the visible, > the same problem will crop up again and again. > > The mind can never be peaceful. A crowd is just individuals. > The mind is just individual thoughts. A tree does not make > a forest. Watch the thoughts, then see the gaps between. > Complete awareness means infinite gaps. But that's not > nothingness. To get a glimpse of the inner sky is samadhi. > > Be a pen in the hands of the writer, a brush in the hands > of the painter, says Amma. > > Even if we try to cling to a particular thought, can we retain > it for a very long time? No. > > We are the essence of Om, the Supreme. Omkara Divya > Porule. We mistake the guests for the host. Our thoughts > are the guests. Be the host. Allow the guests to come. > Some are beautiful. > > Discharge your responsibilities, but don't be fooled. Don't > stop til we reach the goal. But how? Surrender to a great > Master--that's the whole key. How does surrender happen? > Be an instrument. Be a pen in the hand of the writer, a > brush in the hand of the painter, etc. > > To be continued on 11/22. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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