Guest guest Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Letter from Lord Shiva Shavani went to her mailbox and there was only one letter. She picked it up and looked at it before opening, but then she looked at the envelope again. There was no stamp, no postmark, only her name and address. She read the letter: "Dear Shavani: I'm going to be in your neighbourhood Saturday afternoon and I'd like to stop by for a visit. Love Always, Lord Shiva" Her hands were shaking as she placed the letter on the table. "Why would the Lord want to visit me? I'm nobody special. I don't have anything to offer." With that thought, Shavani remembered her empty kitchen cabinets. "Oh my goodness, I really don't have anything to offer. I'll have to run down to the store and buy something for dinner." She reached for her purse and counted out its contents. Five dollars and forty cents. "Well, I can get some bread and Veg, at least." She threw on her coat and hurried out the door. A loaf of French bread, various vegetables, and a carton of milk, leaving Shavani with grand total of twelve cents to last her until Monday. Nonetheless, she felt good as she headed home, her meager offerings tucked under her arm. "Hey lady, can you help us, lady?" Shavani had been so absorbed in her dinner plans; she hadn't even noticed two figures huddled in the alleyway. A man and a woman, both of them dressed in little more than rags "Look lady, I ain't got a job, ya know, and my wife and I have been living out here on the street, and, well, now it's getting cold and we're getting kind of hungry and, well, if you could help us. Lady, we'd really appreciate it." Shavani looked at them both. They were dirty, they smelled bad and frankly, she was certain that they could get some kind of work if they really wanted to. "Bhai ji, I'd like to help you, but I'm a poor woman myself. All I have is a few vegetables, some bread and milk and I'm having an important guest for dinner tonight and I was planning on serving that to Him." "Yeah, well, okay lady, I understand. Thanks anyway." The man put his arm around the woman's shoulders, turned and headed back into the alley. As she watched them leave, Shavani felt a familiar twinge in her heart. "Bhai ji, wait!" The couple stopped and turned as she ran down the alley after them. "Look, why don't you take this food. I'll figure out something else to serve my guest." She handed the man her grocery bag. "Thank you lady. Thank you very much!Yes, thank you!" It was the man's wife, and Shavani could see now that she was shivering. "You know, I've got another coat at home. Here, why don't you take this one." Shavani unbuttoned her jacket and slipped it over the woman's shoulders. Then smiling, she turned and walked back to the street...without her coat and with nothing to serve her guest. "Thank you lady! Thank you very much!" Shavani was chilled by the time she reached her front door, and worried too. The Lord was coming to visit and she didn't have anything to offer Him. She fumbled through her purse for the door key. But as she did, she noticed another envelope in her mailbox. "That's odd. The mailman doesn't usually come twice in one day." She took the envelope out of the box and opened it. She read the letter: "Dear Shavani: It was so good to see you again. Thank you for the lovely meal. And thank you, too, for the beautiful coat. Love Always Lord Shiva" The air was still cold, but even without her coat, Shavani no longer felt the cold. A thrill ran through her entire being and her eyes were filled with tears of joy. Regards Prasanna Kumar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Wonderfull dear sir, so inspiring.... regards, kanishk prasanna kumar wrote: > > Letter from Lord Shiva > > Shavani went to her mailbox and there was only one letter. She > picked it up and looked at it before opening, but then she looked at > the envelope again. There was no stamp, no postmark, only her name > and address. > > She read the letter: > > "Dear Shavani: I'm going to be in your neighbourhood Saturday > afternoon and I'd like to stop by for a visit. > > Love Always, Lord Shiva" > > Her hands were shaking as she placed the letter on the table. "Why > would the Lord want to visit me? I'm nobody special. I don't have > anything to offer." > > With that thought, Shavani remembered her empty kitchen cabinets. > > "Oh my goodness, I really don't have anything to offer. I'll have to > run down to the store and buy something for dinner." > > She reached for her purse and counted out its contents. Five dollars > and forty cents. > > "Well, I can get some bread and Veg, at least." > > She threw on her coat and hurried out the door. A loaf of French > bread, various vegetables, and a carton of milk, leaving Shavani > with grand total of twelve cents to last her until Monday. > Nonetheless, she felt good as she headed home, her meager offerings > tucked under her arm. > > "Hey lady, can you help us, lady?" > > Shavani had been so absorbed in her dinner plans; she hadn't even > noticed two figures huddled in the alleyway. A man and a woman, both > of them dressed in little more than rags > > "Look lady, I ain't got a job, ya know, and my wife and I have been > living out here on the street, and, well, now it's getting cold and > we're getting kind of hungry and, well, if you could help us. Lady, > we'd really appreciate it." > > Shavani looked at them both. They were dirty, they smelled bad and > frankly, she was certain that they could get some kind of work if > they really wanted to. > > "Bhai ji, I'd like to help you, but I'm a poor woman myself. All I > have is a few vegetables, some bread and milk and I'm having an > important guest for dinner tonight and I was planning on serving > that to Him." > > "Yeah, well, okay lady, I understand. Thanks anyway." > > The man put his arm around the woman's shoulders, turned and headed > back into the alley. As she watched them leave, Shavani felt a > familiar twinge in her heart. > > "Bhai ji, wait!" > > The couple stopped and turned as she ran down the alley after them. > > "Look, why don't you take this food. I'll figure out something else > to serve my guest." > > She handed the man her grocery bag. > > "Thank you lady. Thank you very much!Yes, thank you!" > > It was the man's wife, and Shavani could see now that she was > shivering. > > "You know, I've got another coat at home. Here, why don't you take > this one." > > Shavani unbuttoned her jacket and slipped it over the woman's > shoulders. Then smiling, she turned and walked back to the > street...without her coat and with nothing to serve her guest. > > "Thank you lady! Thank you very much!" > > Shavani was chilled by the time she reached her front door, and > worried too. The Lord was coming to visit and she didn't have > anything to offer Him. > > She fumbled through her purse for the door key. But as she did, she > noticed another envelope in her mailbox. > > "That's odd. The mailman doesn't usually come twice in one day." > > She took the envelope out of the box and opened it. > > She read the letter: > > "Dear Shavani: It was so good to see you again. Thank you for the > lovely meal. And thank you, too, for the beautiful coat. > > Love Always Lord Shiva" > > The air was still cold, but even without her coat, Shavani no longer > felt the cold. A thrill ran through her entire being and her eyes > were filled with tears of joy. > > Regards > Prasanna Kumar > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Dear Shri. Prasanna Kumar: This was a wonderful anecdote. This confirms my belief that you can become a wonderful spiritual journalist. Blessed be. Pandit. R.DAKSHINAMOORTHI ASTROLOGICAL AND REMEDIAL CONSULTANT Plot no. 1/29 Eleventh Street Babanagar Villivakkam Chennai 600 049. Here’s a new way to find what you're looking for - Answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Namaskaar Panditji I wish to share a small thing that all Siva Bhaktas may wish to try, many times because of an inability to properly focus and concentrate, people find that what they pray for has "interesting results ". This can be for a number of reasons but usually it is because they pray but are unclear in thought or the prayer is not well thought out. A Simple Experiment Early in the morning, after bathing. Sit and compose yourself, center your awareness in the center of your head and relax. Now think of all the things you would like to say to Lord Shiva, and write this out in detail and relax again. Reread the items you have written and identify those things which are really important. Now take a sheet of clean new paper and compose a letter to Lord Shiva as if you are writing a personal letter with all sincerity, speaking to him from your heart. When you have completed the Letter, seal it and address it to Lord Shiva and when you perform Havan when you have completed the Havan, place this letter into the fire. Have patience and wait. Namah Sivaya Best Regards Pandit Devindra Maharaj "Pandit. R.DAKSHINAMOORTHI" <dakshinastrologer (AT) (DOT) co.in> wrote: Dear Shri. Prasanna Kumar: This was a wonderful anecdote. This confirms my belief that you can become a wonderful spiritual journalist. Blessed be. Pandit. R.DAKSHINAMOORTHI ASTROLOGICAL AND REMEDIAL CONSULTANT Plot no. 1/29 Eleventh Street Babanagar Villivakkam Chennai 600 049. Here’s a new way to find what you're looking for - Answers Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Mail Beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Wonderfull dear sir, I would love to write a letter to lord Shiva, but i dont know where a havan takes places.... regards, kanishk Dev Maharaj wrote: > > Namaskaar Panditji > > I wish to share a small thing that all Siva Bhaktas may wish to try, > many times > because of an inability to properly focus and concentrate, people find > that what they pray for has "interesting results ". This can be for a > number of reasons but usually it is because they pray but are unclear > in thought or the prayer is not well thought out. > > A Simple Experiment > > Early in the morning, after bathing. Sit and compose yourself, center > your awareness in the center of your head and relax. Now think of all > the things you would like to say to Lord Shiva, and write this out in > detail and relax again. Reread the items you have written and identify > those things which are really important. Now take a sheet of clean new > paper and compose a letter to Lord Shiva as if you are writing a > personal letter with all sincerity, speaking to him from your heart. > > When you have completed the Letter, seal it and address it to Lord > Shiva and when you perform Havan when you have completed the Havan, > place this letter into the fire. > > Have patience and wait. > > Namah Sivaya > Best Regards Pandit Devindra Maharaj > > */"Pandit. R.DAKSHINAMOORTHI" <dakshinastrologer (AT) (DOT) co.in>/* wrote: > > Dear Shri. Prasanna Kumar: > > This was a wonderful anecdote. This confirms my belief that you > can become a wonderful spiritual journalist. > > Blessed be. > > > > Pandit. R.DAKSHINAMOORTHI > ASTROLOGICAL AND REMEDIAL CONSULTANT > Plot no. 1/29 > Eleventh Street > Babanagar > Villivakkam > Chennai 600 049. > ------ > Here's a new way to find what you're looking for - Answers > <http://us.rd./mail/in/yanswers/*http://in.answers./> > > > > ------ > Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. > <http://us.rd./evt=49982/*http://advision.webevents./mailbeta/newmail_tools.html> > Try the Mail Beta. > <http://us.rd./evt=49982/*http://advision.webevents./mailbeta/newmail_tools.html> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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