Compendium of Quotes seva

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Not into Amma's teachings?   You know I gave away most of my Amma

books to a person I saw, who needed them, considering the person's

supposed committment to Amma but lacked them.

 

My sadhana has been successful and shaped 99% by Amma's teachings,

more importantly on the PRACTICAL side by SWami P's/Nealu's satsangs

and autobio. 

 

There's just a difference between using a quote in a discussion,

because just like the Bible, there' quotes to Support different views.

 

Yes, some of the stricter teachings are for Beginners (ignorant

folks) like the "remedies" of stoning adulterers and such severe laws

were for the early Jews.  Children need more rules than adults.   Has

there been an increase in the detailing of label warnings on

products?  Yes, because of the growing ignorance of Kali Yuga.

 

Use your slant towards Quoting to do some REAL (long-term, long-

reaching) seva like I used to.   I've had DEVOTEES actually laugh at

me when I've re-organized bhajan books, and even been told to "leave

the cookig to the women!" when volunteering for cooking for

fundraising dinners.

 

Please, do a compendium and I'm sure it'll keep you busy.

Don't make excuses, I've heard them all.

 

tom

 

Ammachi, "amarnath" <anatol_zinc> wrote:

>

> Dear Tom, Om namah Sivaya,

>

> you miss my point entirely that SILENCE is not under anyone's

> control; it comes when it comes sometimes with light and/or

> love/bliss; but the darkness comprehends it not 

>

> since, you are not into Amma's teachings and you told me earlier

> that Amma's teaching was for beginners only; not for advanced

> sadhaks like you;

>

> since i am only a beginner and since you are not my teacher, there

> is no need for you to try to guide me with your advanced teachings;

> it will only confuse me;

>

> Amma Kali is my protector and guide !

> May She protect all beginners from advanced teachings !

> Since Amma advises us to alwasy be beginners !

>

> amma bless,

> amarnath

>

> Ammachi, "Tom" <tomgull@> wrote:

> >

> > Not inappropriate, but misplaced in the discussion.   The main

> > benefit of silence between bhajans is the unbroken principle.  

> > Unfortunately, some people with a strong bend towards meditating

> alot

> > would prefer singing a bhajan, then meditating, then bhajan

again,

> > then meditating.   Not bad altogether, but the benefit is nothing

> > compared to using bhajans the way Amma directs us to.  Although,

> > there was the instance of one of her swami's sent to Europe(?)

> that

> > taught Vedanta/comparative religion satsangs, in which he used

> that

> > particular alternating format.  My main point was your point in

> > response to the use of silence between bhajans.

> >

> > Since you're so Quote-Happy Amarnath, why not make a Compendium

of

> > Amma's quotes by subject???   Years ago a devotee of Sathya Sai

> Baba

> > did one (without permission I think) and it was actually quite

> > helpful, though Incomplete.

> >

> > I'm not into Amma's teachings being written in stone, as there's

> > different teachings for different stages of ego and paths, and

I'd

> > hate to see such a Compendium become somewhat of an Amma Bible.  

> > Your overuse of Amma's quotes, IMHO, can seem a bit thumping at

> > times.    But, a good reference of quotes by subject, much more

in

> > depth than the small For My Children book would be helpful to

> > devotees.

> >

> > If you do decide such a seva task, it may be helpful to get a

copy

> of

> > the Sathya Sai Compendium to know what I'm talking about.   It'd

> be

> > nice to have all the quotes from the past issues of Matruvani and

> > Immortal Bliss included.  Expect it to be a pretty thick book,

> maybe

> > broken down into volumes.

> >

> > Benefit of silence (again):  Silent dispersal after satsang is

> > another Sathya Sai Baba formality, not always followed even at

> their

> > groups.   At SSB satsangs, there's supposed to be only Sacred Ash

> as

> > prasad, instead of the potluck or meal typically served at Amma

> > satsangs I've been to.   Hard to implement that silence after

> satsang

> > when it's such a social environment.  Potlucks are good for once-

a-

> > month, but I feel interfere with effective satsang in general.

> >

> > regards,

> > tom

> >

> > Ammachi, "amarnath" <anatol_zinc@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Dear Thomas,

> > >

> > > Sorry that you felt my quote of Amma was inappropriate somehow.

> The

> > > point you were making was unclear to me and I do not wish to

> judge

> > > it one way or another. The only thing I can do is clarify a

> little

> > > what my opinion is; your opinion may be different; each of us(

> > > everyone ) is entitled to our opinions; some of our opinions

may

> be

> > > useful to others is why we are sharing I assume.

> > >

> > > To clarify my opinion: I know that innocently noticing Silence

> > > between bhajans and deliberately resting and/or keeping silent

> > after

> > > spiritual practices are different situations; yet the common

> thread

> > > is Silence and worth pointing out especially with Amma's

> Aphorism.

> > >

> > > The reason I feel Amma's Aphorism was significant to mention is

> > that

> > > some may not be aware of the significance of resting and/or

> keeping

> > > silence after some spiritual practices and this may be

difficult

> in

> > > our busy daily lives but not impossible.

> > >

> > > Further, IMHO, Silence cannot be confined by rules of any kind.

> Of

> > > course, let everyone follow the guidelines of their spiritual

> > > practices with all Love and Awareness as best they can. But, it

> > > seems to be the experience of many that Silence will come of

> it's

> > > own accord even unexpectantly ~ even in the MIDDLE of a dynamic

> > > bhajan; and it would be foolish not to surrender to it.

> > >

> > > God is One but has many names some are Silence, Awareness,

Love.

> In

> > > Sanskrit and Vedic culture, the common trio is Sat-Chit-Ananda(

> > > existence, consciousness, bliss ) but perhaps in our present

> > > American culture Silence-Awareness-Love is a little easier to

> grasp

> > > and talk about. When Amma was asked what Her religion is, Her

> > answer

> > > was Love( not Ananda ) and when we read "Awaken Children" there

> are

> > > many examples of interconnectedness  between Silence-Awareness-

> > Love.

> > > In most recent issue of Matruvani, Amma makes the point that

> > > spiritual language( including scriptures ) needs to be flexible

> and

> > > updated according to the times and culture.

> > >

> > > My simple view( just my opinion) is that Silence is God resting

(

> > > Unmanifest); Love is God flowing( manifesting); and Awareness

is

> > God

> > > Awake to both. Love-Silence-Awareness perhaps works best for

me;

> by

> > > loving silence and awareness, we act lovingly to everyone,

> > > everything.

> > >

> > > If you wish to share you view of God in words, please do so. 

> > > Thanks for listening.

> > >

> > > Amma Bless,

> > > amarnath

> >

>