Guest guest Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 OM NAMAH SIVAYA after reading the posts over the past few weeks i began to see a pattern. first with Tom's posts ie. what is acceptable or not. then about the noise at satsangs, disciplining children, etc. now most recently about what is acceptable to share or not, other gurus, etc.. it seemed that Amma must have some lesson in all this. then this morning when i checked my email i found the below message. i don't know if it rings with any of you but i found it interesting so i am passing it along. all i can say is The Divine Mother is a trip! SIVANANDA DAILY READING FOR 23 AUGUST DEVELOP WILL POWER Attention, power of endurance, overcoming aversion, dislikes and irritations, fortitude in suffering, tapas, fasting, patience, command of temper, forbearance, clemency mental power of endurance, firmness in meeting danger, power of resistance in attack, keeping up daily diary - all the pave a long way towards developing the will. You should patiently hear the words of others even though they are n interesting and charming. You should not fret and fume. Patient hearing develops will and wins the hearts of other Do actions or tasks that are uninteresting - this also develops will power. The actions that are uninteresting will become interesting after some time. Never complain against bad environments. Create your own mental world wherever you remain, wherever you go. The mind deludes you, at every moment, at every step. Try to overcome the obstacles and difficulties by suitable means Do not try to run from bad, unfavourable environments. Go has placed you there to make you grow quickly. Man must learn to separate himself from the vehicles in which he thinks, feels, acts, desires. He must know them to be part of the not- self, as material, external to life Thus the energy that went out to objects of lower desires becomes a higher desire, guided by the mind, and is then prepared to be transmuted into will. As the lower mind merges into the higher will and into that which is wisdom, the aspect of pure will emerges as the power of the spirit, self-determined, self-ruled, in perfect harmony with the supreme will and therefore free. Then only, all the bonds are broken and the spirit is unconstrained by anything outside itself. Then and then al can the will be said to be free. If a calamity occurs, your mind should not be upset. Keep the mind cool and calm. Have presence of mind. Do not cry over spilt milk - it has come to pass, so face it with a cheerful countenance. Make the best of things. "What cannot be cured must be endured." Keep an unruffled mind. Do not be carried away by undue sentiments and bubbling emotions. Control the mind. Reflect how. the calamity has come about. There is always scope for suitable, effective, easy methods to tide over the crisis. Allow the turban to pass off when your head is on the point of being knocked down. This is sagacity. This is prudence. This is wisdom. Develop foresight, wisdom - many obstacles and calamities will be obviated. Do not brood over failures, defects, mistakes. This will weaken your will power. Let the defects remain there. They will be removed quickly when the will grows and when the will becomes purer and purer, stronger and stronger. JAI MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Very Nice. Ammachi, "ecjensen_us" <ecjensen_us wrote: > > OM NAMAH SIVAYA > > after reading the posts over the past few weeks i began to see a > pattern. first with Tom's posts ie. what is acceptable or not. > then about the noise at satsangs, disciplining children, etc. now > most recently about what is acceptable to share or not, other gurus, > etc.. it seemed that Amma must have some lesson in all this. then > this morning when i checked my email i found the below message. i > don't know if it rings with any of you but i found it interesting so > i am passing it along. all i can say is The Divine Mother is a trip! > > > SIVANANDA DAILY READING FOR 23 AUGUST > DEVELOP WILL POWER > > Attention, power of endurance, overcoming aversion, dislikes and > irritations, fortitude in suffering, tapas, fasting, patience, > command of temper, forbearance, clemency mental power of endurance, > firmness in meeting danger, power of resistance in attack, keeping up > daily diary - all the pave a long way towards developing the will. > You should patiently hear the words of others even though they are n > interesting and charming. You should not fret and fume. Patient > hearing develops will and wins the hearts of other Do actions or > tasks that are uninteresting - this also develops will power. The > actions that are uninteresting will become interesting after some > time. > > Never complain against bad environments. Create your own mental world > wherever you remain, wherever you go. The mind deludes you, at every > moment, at every step. Try to overcome the obstacles and difficulties > by suitable means Do not try to run from bad, unfavourable > environments. Go has placed you there to make you grow quickly. > > Man must learn to separate himself from the vehicles in which he > thinks, feels, acts, desires. He must know them to be part of the > not- > self, as material, external to life Thus the energy that went out to > objects of lower desires becomes a higher desire, guided by the mind, > and is then prepared to be transmuted into will. > > As the lower mind merges into the higher will and into that which is > wisdom, the aspect of pure will emerges as the power of the spirit, > self-determined, self-ruled, in perfect harmony with the supreme will > and therefore free. Then only, all the bonds are broken and the > spirit is unconstrained by anything outside itself. Then and then al > can the will be said to be free. > > If a calamity occurs, your mind should not be upset. Keep the mind > cool and calm. Have presence of mind. Do not cry over spilt milk - it > has come to pass, so face it with a cheerful countenance. Make the > best of things. "What cannot be cured must be endured." Keep an > unruffled mind. Do not be carried away by undue sentiments and > bubbling emotions. Control the mind. Reflect how. the calamity has > come about. > > There is always scope for suitable, effective, easy methods to tide > over the crisis. Allow the turban to pass off when your head is on > the point of being knocked down. This is sagacity. This is prudence. > This is wisdom. Develop foresight, wisdom - many obstacles and > calamities will be obviated. Do not brood over failures, defects, > mistakes. This will weaken your will power. Let the defects remain > there. They will be removed quickly when the will grows and when the > will becomes purer and purer, stronger and stronger. > > JAI MA > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2006 Report Share Posted August 23, 2006 Thank You so very much for this precious and perfect reminder of Truth and Wisdom. These are surely words to live by! Much Love, Sanatani ecjensen_us <ecjensen_us > wrote: OM NAMAH SIVAYA after reading the posts over the past few weeks i began to see a pattern. first with Tom's posts ie. what is acceptable or not. then about the noise at satsangs, disciplining children, etc. now most recently about what is acceptable to share or not, other gurus, etc.. it seemed that Amma must have some lesson in all this. then this morning when i checked my email i found the below message. i don't know if it rings with any of you but i found it interesting so i am passing it along. all i can say is The Divine Mother is a trip! SIVANANDA DAILY READING FOR 23 AUGUST DEVELOP WILL POWER Attention, power of endurance, overcoming aversion, dislikes and irritations, fortitude in suffering, tapas, fasting, patience, command of temper, forbearance, clemency mental power of endurance, firmness in meeting danger, power of resistance in attack, keeping up daily diary - all the pave a long way towards developing the will. You should patiently hear the words of others even though they are n interesting and charming. You should not fret and fume. Patient hearing develops will and wins the hearts of other Do actions or tasks that are uninteresting - this also develops will power. The actions that are uninteresting will become interesting after some time. Never complain against bad environments. Create your own mental world wherever you remain, wherever you go. The mind deludes you, at every moment, at every step. Try to overcome the obstacles and difficulties by suitable means Do not try to run from bad, unfavourable environments. Go has placed you there to make you grow quickly. Man must learn to separate himself from the vehicles in which he thinks, feels, acts, desires. He must know them to be part of the not- self, as material, external to life Thus the energy that went out to objects of lower desires becomes a higher desire, guided by the mind, and is then prepared to be transmuted into will. As the lower mind merges into the higher will and into that which is wisdom, the aspect of pure will emerges as the power of the spirit, self-determined, self-ruled, in perfect harmony with the supreme will and therefore free. Then only, all the bonds are broken and the spirit is unconstrained by anything outside itself. Then and then al can the will be said to be free. If a calamity occurs, your mind should not be upset. Keep the mind cool and calm. Have presence of mind. Do not cry over spilt milk - it has come to pass, so face it with a cheerful countenance. Make the best of things. "What cannot be cured must be endured." Keep an unruffled mind. Do not be carried away by undue sentiments and bubbling emotions. Control the mind. Reflect how. the calamity has come about. There is always scope for suitable, effective, easy methods to tide over the crisis. Allow the turban to pass off when your head is on the point of being knocked down. This is sagacity. This is prudence. This is wisdom. Develop foresight, wisdom - many obstacles and calamities will be obviated. Do not brood over failures, defects, mistakes. This will weaken your will power. Let the defects remain there. They will be removed quickly when the will grows and when the will becomes purer and purer, stronger and stronger. JAI MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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