Coffee and the dark side

[Guest guest]

Some two years back I was having symptoms of what I thought was arthitis in my

joints, it hurt to walk, every joint ached. At the time I was a Starbucks

junkie - TRIPLE VENTI MOCHA W/EXTRA WHIP, whole milk, half and half - every

day...

 

I got tired of aching and decided to see if something I was eating was causing

the aches. Intuition. So I eliminated everything except COFFEE and water for

about three weeks. Guess what? IT WAS THE COFFEE! I was heartbroken because I

love coffee, I cannot drink even one cup anymore, it makes me ache to this day.

I have chai everyday instead...and may have to give that up at some point as

well.

 

As a recovering addict to relief from pain/pleasure which included, drink

drugs peyote rotgut gin whiskey bourbon beer sugar sex etc. my experience has

been that the more I purify my body, the closer I get to the divine. In AA we

heard how wonderful it was to detox and how different it was. I did not believe

that at all until feeling Amma's darshan for the first time put me in a place

and time and space that I had never felt in all the years of addiction.

 

I am addicted to love now. I have to be addicted because that is part of my

nature to do things with gusto. I am so addicted to feeling that rush of pure

selfless love that Amma and we all can give to each other that I am no longer

willing to exist in mediocrity of feeding the fleshly desires. I put myself on

a path that leads to purity of mind, body and spirit, I want to sing and vibrate

on another plane. I am singing and vibrating on another plane with each step I

take toward purity - and I am not preaching from the pedestal above you people,

I am in the trenches of my own SH** singing away, I am rising above each moment,

such small baby steps that one might see no progress. Each second and each

minute move toward purity is a giant step on another plane...

 

More on the dark side from my teacher - since reading this I describe myself

to me as a Giant Seqoia tree that got really bonsai'd and now starting to grow

again:

 

"Here is some info about the difference between the shadow and the invader.

See what you think...The shadow is something much more intricate and complex

than the invader. The invader is the conditioned lie. It is the lie that

overtakes the truth. There is no substance to it. It does not have truth at its

core. Rather, it is a fabrication - it is fake. It is a joke. It plays games by

gathering peoples fear and inventing games to get perfect beings to be obsessed

with fixing or hating themselves.

The shadow is something different. The shadow does have truth at its core. Take

the example of a bonsai tree. A bonsai tree is shaped, trimmed, cut, etc. At

each cut place, the tree becomes separated from its own inherent growth patterns

- its unique signature that blooms from within. What would it look like if it

had been allowed to grow naturally? And, what would it take for that tree to GET

BACK TO its natural shape? The shadow is what grows when we are separated from

what is inherently true. That truth that is stifled, hit, abused, teased, made

fun of, or ignored, does not go away. Rather it lives in the dark, and is fed

only dark - and loses touch with the light world. But its life does not stop. It

just lives in the shadow. It is not bad, rather it is a product of its "care."

It demands a place in the life because it is not granted one. It shows up as

neurosis, addictions, illness, disease, a saboteur, a self-destructive pattern,

etc. "

 

 

Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service,

 

Supriti Omenka Nnadi

 

 

[Guest guest]

Teeccino is an excellent coffee substitute that is brewed and tastes

just like coffee and is actually healthy for you. No caffeine. I

highly recommend it for someone trying to give up coffee. There is a

store locator on their website at http://www.teeccino.com/

 

labd

 

 

Ammachi, "jmcs_06" <jmcs_06> wrote:

>

> I gave up drinking coffee (caffeine) a few years ago after many

> years of 2-3 cups of coffee per day. The physical withdrawal

> symptoms were HORRENDOUS--almost unbearable throbbing massive

> headaches for days that no aspirin or Reiki or anything else could

> help (except for Excedrin and other similiar types that have

> caffeine in their formula!--had to give those up too) plus there was

> extreme fatigue, anxiety, depression, etc. all associated with the

> physical withdrawal symptoms. Many people don't know that caffeine

> withdrawal can be hellish, and I've read that it can be as difficult

> as heroin for some people to give up!

>

> It took about two weeks of hell but after that I was feeling much

> better and healthier. Now I only drink it rarely on occasion and

> avoid cokes, soft drinks as well since they also have caffeine (and

> lots of sugar!). I encourage anyone who has these caffeine

> withdrawal symptoms to hang in there--give it two weeks. Won't be

> easy but you do get over it and then wonder why you needed the

> comfort of coffee in the first place. And be wary in the future of

> getting hooked back into it--it only takes a day or two of a few

> cups to get physically re-addicted!

>

> What does this have to do with Amma? Healthy lifestyle, giving up

> addictive substances, practicing self-descipline and respect for our

> temples (bodies) all help in our spiritual journey, as we already

> know.

>

> love, Kalika

>

>

> Ammachi, Omenka Supriti Nnadi <oomenka>

> wrote:

> >

> > Some two years back I was having symptoms of what I thought was

> arthitis in my joints, it hurt to walk, every joint ached. At the

> time I was a Starbucks junkie - TRIPLE VENTI MOCHA W/EXTRA WHIP,

> whole milk, half and half - every day...

> >

> > I got tired of aching and decided to see if something I was

> eating was causing the aches. Intuition. So I eliminated

> everything except COFFEE and water for about three weeks. Guess

> what? IT WAS THE COFFEE! I was heartbroken because I love coffee,

> I cannot drink even one cup anymore, it makes me ache to this day.

> I have chai everyday instead...and may have to give that up at some

> point as well.

> >

> > As a recovering addict to relief from pain/pleasure which

> included, drink drugs peyote rotgut gin whiskey bourbon beer sugar

> sex etc. my experience has been that the more I purify my body, the

> closer I get to the divine. In AA we heard how wonderful it was to

> detox and how different it was. I did not believe that at all until

> feeling Amma's darshan for the first time put me in a place and time

> and space that I had never felt in all the years of addiction.

> >

> > I am addicted to love now. I have to be addicted because that

> is part of my nature to do things with gusto. I am so addicted to

> feeling that rush of pure selfless love that Amma and we all can

> give to each other that I am no longer willing to exist in

> mediocrity of feeding the fleshly desires. I put myself on a path

> that leads to purity of mind, body and spirit, I want to sing and

> vibrate on another plane. I am singing and vibrating on another

> plane with each step I take toward purity - and I am not preaching

> from the pedestal above you people, I am in the trenches of my own

> SH** singing away, I am rising above each moment, such small baby

> steps that one might see no progress. Each second and each minute

> move toward purity is a giant step on another plane...

> >

> > More on the dark side from my teacher - since reading this I

> describe myself to me as a Giant Seqoia tree that got really

> bonsai'd and now starting to grow again:

> >

> > "Here is some info about the difference between the shadow and

> the invader. See what you think...The shadow is something much more

> intricate and complex than the invader. The invader is the

> conditioned lie. It is the lie that overtakes the truth. There is no

> substance to it. It does not have truth at its core. Rather, it is a

> fabrication - it is fake. It is a joke. It plays games by gathering

> peoples fear and inventing games to get perfect beings to be

> obsessed with fixing or hating themselves.

> > The shadow is something different. The shadow does have truth at

> its core. Take the example of a bonsai tree. A bonsai tree is

> shaped, trimmed, cut, etc. At each cut place, the tree becomes

> separated from its own inherent growth patterns - its unique

> signature that blooms from within. What would it look like if it had

> been allowed to grow naturally? And, what would it take for that

> tree to GET BACK TO its natural shape? The shadow is what grows when

> we are separated from what is inherently true. That truth that is

> stifled, hit, abused, teased, made fun of, or ignored, does not go

> away. Rather it lives in the dark, and is fed only dark - and loses

> touch with the light world. But its life does not stop. It just

> lives in the shadow. It is not bad, rather it is a product of

> its "care." It demands a place in the life because it is not granted

> one. It shows up as neurosis, addictions, illness, disease, a

> saboteur, a self-destructive pattern, etc. "

> >

> >

> > Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service,

> >

> > Supriti Omenka Nnadi

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Kalika,

 

 

 

Thank you for reminding us all that our bodies are, indeed, our temples. We

should thank God for the bodies we are given, love them, protect them and

nurture them… not condemn them, mistreat them, or be angry at them for what

problems they may have.

 

 

 

Body-image has been (and still is) quite an area of struggling for me. I’m

slowly getting better with loving myself the way I am, although a part of me

still wishes I were a different way. I’m slowly making changes in my life,

to help to take better care of my body (both physically and otherwise), and

it is an ongoing process.

 

 

 

I’m thankful for what I have… I just wish there was less of it, LOL! ;-)

 

 

 

¸..• ´¨¨)) -:¦:-

¸.•´ .•´¨¨))

((¸¸.•´ ..•´ -:¦:- ..::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

jmcs_06

Thursday, January 12, 2006 12:53 PM

Ammachi

Re: Coffee and the dark side

 

 

 

I gave up drinking coffee (caffeine) a few years ago after many

years of 2-3 cups of coffee per day. The physical withdrawal

symptoms were HORRENDOUS--almost unbearable throbbing massive

headaches for days that no aspirin or Reiki or anything else could

help (except for Excedrin and other similiar types that have

caffeine in their formula!--had to give those up too) plus there was

extreme fatigue, anxiety, depression, etc. all associated with the

physical withdrawal symptoms. Many people don't know that caffeine

withdrawal can be hellish, and I've read that it can be as difficult

as heroin for some people to give up!

 

It took about two weeks of hell but after that I was feeling much

better and healthier. Now I only drink it rarely on occasion and

avoid cokes, soft drinks as well since they also have caffeine (and

lots of sugar!). I encourage anyone who has these caffeine

withdrawal symptoms to hang in there--give it two weeks. Won't be

easy but you do get over it and then wonder why you needed the

comfort of coffee in the first place. And be wary in the future of

getting hooked back into it--it only takes a day or two of a few

cups to get physically re-addicted!

 

What does this have to do with Amma? Healthy lifestyle, giving up

addictive substances, practicing self-descipline and respect for our

temples (bodies) all help in our spiritual journey, as we already

know.

 

love, Kalika