Amma on discipline

[Guest guest]

"Creating fear and respect in order to teach obedience cannot be

called disciplining, which is what we like to call it. True,

constructive disciplining takes place when love is allowed to

blossom. If love is absent, any reverence or respect will be based

on fear. A loving relationship, however, will open up your heart and

enable you to express yourself fully in whichever way you choose.

Love brings you closer together, and in that closeness there is no

lack of discipline at all. Out of that love, which comes from proper

understanding, a natural and genuine respect will be born. In other

words, once a strong bond of love is established between the teacher

and student, or parent and child, disciplining can be done easily,

without causing any hurt feelings in the one who is being

disciplined. This loving closeness, this meeting of hearts, is

vitally important in the relationship between teacher and student,

or parent and child. But for this closeness to happen, one must be

patient and forgiving."

 

-Amma-

Ôm Amriteswaryai Namah

[Guest guest]

It is funny how I want to obey and please Amma without prompting.

 

Chitanand

 

Ammachi, "amalia_darling94804"

<amaliadarling wrote:

>

> "Creating fear and respect in order to teach obedience cannot be

> called disciplining, which is what we like to call it. True,

> constructive disciplining takes place when love is allowed to

> blossom. If love is absent, any reverence or respect will be based

> on fear. A loving relationship, however, will open up your heart

and

> enable you to express yourself fully in whichever way you choose.

> Love brings you closer together, and in that closeness there is no

> lack of discipline at all. Out of that love, which comes from

proper

> understanding, a natural and genuine respect will be born. In other

> words, once a strong bond of love is established between the

teacher

> and student, or parent and child, disciplining can be done easily,

> without causing any hurt feelings in the one who is being

> disciplined. This loving closeness, this meeting of hearts, is

> vitally important in the relationship between teacher and student,

> or parent and child. But for this closeness to happen, one must be

> patient and forgiving."

>

> -Amma-

> Ôm Amriteswaryai Namah

>