Guest guest Posted December 27, 2002 Report Share Posted December 27, 2002 Rosa, et al. I appreciate all of the comments made on this topic. I would like to share one of my experiences: I was living in a much too-small apartment with my partner. I had 2 jobs -- one I liked, but it was very part time, and another that was more full time and very unfulfilling. All in all, I felt compromised and very disheartened. I knew that this was NOT the way I (or anyone) was intended to live -- compromised. I had high expectations for myself of how life would be once finished with school. About the same time, someone gave me a copy of the book The Power of Now by Eckhardt Tolle. I savored it while reading, for it made such incredible sense. While reading, I was in the Now. From the Now, I was almost compelled to create something else for myself. At a point, I put the book down and said aloud, with incredible conviction: "This is what I want: a nice, beautiful house, close into the city, that is spacious, in a good neighborhood, where I feel safe, and comfortable, and that I can afford." (I worked on my job, with results, shortly thereafter). The Very Next day, I got a call from a co-worker (at the job I liked). She knew that I'd housesit for people, and asked if I might consider taking a longer term housesitting job. I went to the house to meet with the man, to see if I wanted to take care of it.... It was a great house, built in the 1890s, a 10 minute walk from the city, in a very nice neighborhood. Rents were over $1200 for townhouses in the area. The person I'd be sitting for explained that he couldn't afford to pay me, but he'd of course take care of utilities, and hoped that I still might consider it. What a miricle, and what a funny thing - he couldn't pay me! Free is affordable. It felt like a cosmic joke, and I was thrilled to be a part of it! I got to live there for 4 months. Just as I'd made peace with having to leave eventually, the gig ended. I don't know the role the astrological cosmos played, but it didn't matter. I was a co-creator. It was an extraordinary experience. Thanks for the opportunity to share, Hilary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2002 Report Share Posted December 30, 2002 Yes, you are absolutely right ! There are two things that facilitate this, Knowledge and Sadhanna. It is very important to continually bombard oneself with Knowledge, to soak ourselves in it(like you have said). That way, when are "stuck" in doing, we will remember , "Oh, I am not the doer" or "Oh this is Rajasic doing" and then without effort, voila, we have dropped it. Sadhanna, spiritual practice, is also very important, because it gives you the actual experience of being in the Self, samadhi, etc.. It is like color-fasting a piece of cloth. Dye the cloth and then the sun bleaches it, dye it again, sun bleaches it again, etc.. but each time the sun bleaches the cloth , a little more color remains , until the cloth is saturated with color. In the same way, we dive into the Self through Sadhanna and each time more and more of the Self remains in our activity. For me, without Sadhanna, the Knowledge does not fully blossom, there is no "Aha!" and the Knowledge is just a concept, not something that is experienced. >Until then, we may need to be convinced by logic, reason, and > arguments on various points. I chuckled when I read this because it is true, we must have a 'reason' to believe this or that and yet logic and reasoning have no master. One can argue any point and make it seem valid. I use the "Fake it till you make it" technique. Even if i dont get a teaching or bit of Knowledge i just take it on faith that it is so. Actually, after repeating something you dont believe after a while, you start believing it but this technique wont work for the serious intellectual *smile* Andy - "Das Goravani" <> <gjlist> Friday, December 27, 2002 9:10 AM Re: [GJ] Destiny > > > > > > > When we drop doership(Sattva), then these questions are meaningless. > > > True, the whole Gita passage Andy wrote is true. > > But, we're not able to drop doership easily, so the questions remain around, > namely, what am I, why am I here, should I try to accomplish, what if I > fail, and ad infinitum ad nauseum. > > The path of Gyan, knowledge, (jnan), helps us to become convinced, so that > we can surrender (saranagati). Once we fully surrender, then we can let > things go. Until then, we may need to be convinced by logic, reason, and > arguments on various points. > > We have to "undo" the web of illusion, often, before we can surrender. > > > > > > Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya; Hare Krishna; Om Tat Sat > : gjlist- > > > > Your use of is subject to > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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