Cool dude -Ruchi

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OM NAMAH SIVAYA

 

your post made me think of this quote. not sure know who said it;

 

"In life, the glory lies not in the quarry, but in the chase.

The success is not in the trophy won, but in the race run."

 

JAI MAA

 

 

, "ruchibabbar" <ruchibabbar

wrote:

>

>

> Dear Tanmayajee and all,

>

> What you say is absolutely true. For the past few weeks I was

> wondering about all the people who are on a path proceding slowly

> falling here and there , and actually all of humanity, and their

> access to God. I was thinking we all are her/his children, and

until

> we get to the summit do we have to miss her/his presence in our

> lives.

> I was also wondering about the fast pace of life in America and

for

> that matter now in India too, and the modernization and technology

> and the unreasonable demands this kind of lifestyle makes on the

> spirit.

> This dream lifted a weight off me. It just made me realize to not

> take things too seriously and have fun in the process, in the

> jouney.

> Yes and I totally agree, Ram, Krishna, Jesus and for that matter

our

> own Swamijee- the magnetism, the aura must have been truly amazing.

>

> Love,

> Ruchi

>

> , "ty_maa" <ds.james@> wrote:

> >

> >

> > Dear ruchi,

> >

> > My take on your dream is that it was a true insight.

> >

> > When human beings imagine God---priests, padris, and doctors of

the

> > Church, for instance---they tend to become pious, uptight, and a

> > little hoity-toity, because they, perforce, carry their

> > all-too-human-ness into the God-image.

> >

> > But when God imagines Himself to be a human being, He becomes,

for

> > instance, a "cool dude"---and irristable---because He carries His

> > Divinity into the human-image.

> >

> > Swami Satyananda often uses the phrase "highest ideal of

divinity",

> > and that is what we are aspiring to, but we also need the

> occasional

> > descent of the Divine to meet our sincere, but laborious, ascent

> from

> > the human, in order to keep us on course.

> >

> > Is it not possible that Rama, Krishna, and Jesus were not also

just

> > such "cool dudes", at least in their youth, and that the hoity-

> toitys

> > ommitted those elements from the record of their lives as being

not

> > dignified enough given their Divine stature?

> >

> > There is no doubt, however, that Narendra, the young Swami

> Vivekananda

> > was such a "cool dude" in his youth and college days--and even

to a

> > degree into his later work in the West.

> >

> > The combination of Divine and human attributes is the ideal, and

> > simply irrestabel when it appears. --and we are all destined to

> get there.

> >

> > Just give us a little more time please.

> >

> > Respectfully,

> >

> > Tanmaya

> >

> >

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> >

> > , "ruchibabbar" <ruchibabbar@>

> wrote:

> > >

> > > Hi All,

> > >

> > > This could all be the workings of my mind,but I wnated to

share

> with

> > > you the dream I had two nights ago.

> > > O.K I was having a restless night and bad dreams so I woke up

> and

> > > stayed awake for a few hours.In the wee hours ofthe morning I

> fell

> > > asleep and realized I was very effortlessly flying. I decided

to

> > > visit teh scene of my nightmare and stopped by there for a

> minute. I

> > > stillcould not figureout what was going on but had a brief

> glimpse

> > > ofmy grandfather (in a suit)who smiled at me. I am from

> India,and

> > > havealways seen him(when he was alive) in traditional Indian

> clothes.

> > > Well then I took off agian and realized that I was flying at a

> high

> > > speed above the clouds, I got scared of the speed and decided

to

> > > check something out (heavy thoughts) so I started coming dowm,

> via a

> > > small tumbling shute. Another guy (cool dude) short cropped

> hair,

> > > half sleeves shirt and pants came by too and I think I asked

him

> who

> > > he was and he said very cooly oh I am God. Hmm so we go around

> doing

> > > all kinds of pranks and mischeifs ( I do not recollect

what,but

> > > seemed like a lot of fun). (In reallife I think I am a serious

> > > person)At some point I ask him where is your baggage and he

says

> I

> > > am God, I do not have any baggage( Lately I am having a few

> dreams

> > > about dropping my baggage which come literally in teh form of

> > > suitcases and and bags,very cumbersome to travel with) . So

it

> > > seems one of his pranks lands him in jail and I am concerned

> about

> > > him. few minutes later he walks in and I am amazed and ask him

> how

> > > he got out.He says that well he is each and everything ,so

what

> can

> > > contain him and then we go on and have some more fun. At some

> point

> > > I woke up and felt like laughing. I hope you all laugh too.

> > > Beleive me I have could never have imagined God as a cool dude.

> > >

> > > Ruchi

> > >

> >

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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