clarification for upaya

[Guest guest]

Dear Shri Priya,

Thank you so much for your answer. Much of it is exactly on the

mark! I read the rules of upaya and it states you must not begin one

until the previous one is finished. The first upaya you gave

me: " Realization that I can accomplish only that much which the

circumstances allow me to do. " I understand the meaning of this and

already it is helpful, but how do I know that realization of this

has truly occurred and I can go on to the next upaya? I am in

Boulder Colorado and brass containers and small square pieces of

silver are not common and probably are very expensive- I am a

sannyasin of my lineage and don't have a lot of money. (I will be in

India end of November where they are easier to attain, but I would

love to begin ASAP) Can you suggest something about this? As you

suggest that I keep this container for one year I guess I would do

this upaya after the ones for colitis, otherwise there is a long

wait? Lastly, in the upaya for the colitis where I need to make

offerings to a temple, I will be going to my Guru's ashram beginning

of August in the French Pyrennes where this would be very easy to

do, but again I would like to begin ASAP so should I start eating

the honey daily now and hope I find a temple situation here that

would allow me to come do this (again, not as easy as in India)?

Sorry for so many questions but this is extremely important to me

and I really wish to have the best understanding of how to proceed.

Thank you again. Sincerely, Samana