Request for advice

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Dear bror and sis,

 

I would like to putforth my problem though it might be

strange but it is posing me big problems.I take

everyothers problem and feel very bad about it.

sometimes I would involve in conversations with people

across but when they start to tell me their problems

and started to crticize other people in emotional way

i dont know but unknowingly i tend to do the same

way.I donot know why swamy tests me like this but

wherever I go people like to share only their problems

with me.It makes me tense sometimes. I dont know what

to do hence asking for your valuable suggestions.

 

sairam

arjun

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As long as you resist you will continue to get only problems. When you change

the idea of problems to life's endless challenges and opportunities to share

and to help someone to grow with understanding and spiritual happiness, then

you will receive the same in return and Baba would not test you anymore.

Sai Ram

Barbara Wheelhouse

Atlanta, GA USA

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"Saraswathy Balakrishnan" <Saraswathy53

Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:10pm

RE: [saibabanews] Re: Request for advice

 

Sai Ram brother Arjun,

 

One thought that comes to my mind immediately is a saying by BABA, "

You are three people; The one you think you are - body. The one

others think you are - mind. The one you really are - divine." If we

remember to show only our real selves, what we get from others will

be in accordance. I see this in effect with some people around me in

their interactions in society and I am ever a silent admirer.

 

Sai Ram Saraswathy

 

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nayanika jayaram romanyuk <galaxyandromeda22

Fri Aug 12, 2005 0:21am

Re: [saibabanews] Re: Request for advice

 

Dear brother Arjun

 

You have the grace of the Lord and since you are doing the

namasmarana everyday [ do it everyday all the time..Om Nama

Shivaya...]

 

be in full command to bless everyone with Baba's name on your lips

you will find the tenseness and the problems melting

Arjun brother there is nothing which is ours , no I me mine

thine ...everything here and herein is the Lord...Baba...in blessing

you take the problem and the tenseness to his doorstep and place it

as archana...

Practice this from the moment you read this letter

you will find how much of love and relief you get....the breeze that

blows will be cool and welcome

Sairam

Nayanika

 

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Vishal Choudhry <donmwz

Fri Aug 12, 2005 0:49am

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Sairam!

 

U R lucky, very few people are able to help others with suggestions

in life.Am among 1 of those who like to know peoples problems and

advice them or help them.So dnt be tensed or run away from it.Take

it very simply and once U discuss it dnt take it too hard not good

for health.Life is full of problems so we got to meet them each step.

 

Sairam

Vishal.

 

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lyonsdavid7

Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:29am

Re: [saibabanews] Re: Request for advice

 

Jai Sai Ram brother,

 

Listen but learn to be not involved.Yes this will take time.Then in

your mind offer all that you have been told to Baba.All will be

taken care of by Baba and not you.

It is so nice that you take time to listen.People must find you very

special to tell you all.Baba will help you to learn non attatchment.

Love and light.

David.

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SAI RAM,

I was going through your writing about namasmarana,and I agree with you.About

17-18 years back one kind lady gave me this advice,and since then i do the OM

SAI RAM,as much as I can do,and i am at peace with myself,even as you know in

life good and bad things happen,it disturb me but with BABA'S grace it does go

away or is solved,but my only problem is that when i am taking HIS name my mind

always goes here and there,i bring back and again it goes away,my question is

-Is this normal,if so please somebody guide me how to stop this or is something

wrong with me.

MAY BABA BE WITH ALL OF YOU FOR EVER

 

anju

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Sairam!

 

I do not find anything wrong as u hv mentioned. We are in a material world and

even when v pray - our mind goes elsewhere when our lips r chanting. V think abt

our office problems, personal problems -----------. Swami knows all this and

kindly do not feel for such things. Fixity of mind comes through regular Sadhana

and as long as u do not allow ur mind to think/do bad about anybody, there

should not be a problem, according to me. Let us Continue our Namasmarana.

 

Thanks and Best Regards

 

Keshav

 

 

 

anju777 wrote:

SAI RAM,

I was going through your writing about namasmarana,and I agree with you......

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arjun pharmaco <arjun_pharmaco

Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:23am

Re: [saibabanews] Re: Request for advice

 

Om namo narayanaya

Dear sister

To the lotus feet of sai humble salutations.I am happy

to recieve your advice and would try to help others to

gain spirtual momentum in life.

 

sairam

 

arjun

 

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Jatindar Shad <egreatindia

Sat Aug 13, 2005 11:48pm

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Sai Ram Anju,

 

It is normal for the mind - the monkey to wander - even when you are

doing namasmaran - essence is getting it back and not letting it

wander. The moment you realise that mind has wandered - bring it

back and report to Swami that your mind is wandering.

 

However, guard against wandering where the mind is influenced by

passions - this will take more then just pulling the mind back.

 

So first analyse your mind - what does it wander to - just aimlessly

or driven by some passion.

 

I am sure this will help you.

 

Sai Ram ~ Be Happy

 

JP

 

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"Gueza Chavez" <gueza709

Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:53am

RE: [saibabanews] Re: Request for advice

 

Sai Ram Arjun

I would like to give my comment on your email below though even

though you wrote it so long ago. I hope it is still relevant.

 

We can try to avoid criticizing others by denying or rejecting this

kind of feeling or behaviour, but we will ultimately fail because

this type of behaviour has a deeper origin. There is a wonderful

little book called 'Purifying the Heart', written by John

Goldthwait, PhD (Sri Sathya Sai Books & Pub Trust.) According to

this book we are taught since we are small to love ourselves (and

thus others) conditionally, in other words, closing our hearts first

to ourselves and then to others. Our experience of others then

becomes a mirror of our relationship with ourselves. (For example,

our intolerance of others can be a mirror of the way you are

unforgiving to yourself, etc.) Criticizing is just one of the heart-

closing practices.

 

This book explains the method that Swami taught Dr Goldthwait to

release the worldly attachments that close our hearts. The first

step is overcoming these heart-closing thoughts by practicing non-

attachment to them, by refusing to be identified with them in any

way. "When we recognize that the people we reject and condemn are

actually mirrors of ourselves, it becomes much simpler to release

our unloving ways'. (The other steps are practicing non-attachment

to the unloving feelings, etc, in other words learning to love

ourselves and others).

 

Once we learn to love ourselves and others unconditionally it not

only becomes impossible to criticize others, it is actually the road

to merging into unconditional love.

 

I hope I gave you an adequate summary of the ideas in this book

which I think sheds some light into the 'criticising' issue.

 

Gueza

 

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lyonsdavid7

Sun Aug 14, 2005 10:54am

Re: [saibabanews] Re: Request for advice

 

Jai Sai Ram Anju,

What you are doing is correct and very good.Keep your mind on the

Divine.Your mind is as normal as any other humans.Do not be

concerned.Stay with your practice and know that Baba will watch over

you.Do not ever foreget the Divine.That is what really matters.

Light and wisdom.

David.

 

 

 

 

 

> anju777@a... wrote:

> SAI RAM,

> I was going through your writing about namasmarana,and I agree

with you......