To Rachel about To Prashanti: Be Krishna's Flute

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Rachel wrote:

 

....Perhaps why Amma said in response to my curiousity about the paucity

of my sadhana, "Don't worry about what you can't do, just do what you

can."...

 

 

Dear Rachel ~ these words were like a balm to my sick body and wounded

spirit. Just a simple sentence you have relayed ~ Amma's precious words. As most

of you know, I am quite ill, and I seem to be getting sicker with each passing

month. My sadhana is often simply reciting my Amma mantra as I lay (lie? ...

any English teachers or afficianados, please help me out with this one

because I can't remember the rule) in my bed. Or reading the few books I have

(and

thank you very much to A & S for sending me some wonderful new ones). This

doesn't seem like much sadhana to me, so I always have a "less than" feeling,

which then ties back into all my childhood "stuff." So these words were like

having Amma's permission to "just do what you (I) can." Thank you so much ~

Linda