clarification for upaya samana ji

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Dear samana ji,

 

[ 1 ] When I wrote " [ a ] Realization that you can accomplish only

that much which the circumstances allow you to do. " I meant that do

not push yourself hard.Be happy with what you have achieved. It was

an advice and had nothing to do with upaya.

 

[ 2 ] There is no alternative to brass container or small 1cm X 1cm

thin pieces from a silver strip. Yes they might be slightly costly.

 

[ 3 ] You can make offerings at any temple. You have to place the

offering in front of the deity. You need not give to the pujari.

 

[ 4 ] Yes you can start eating a little honey every day.

 

Sincerely,

 

Priya

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- In , " samanaji " <samanaji

wrote:

>

> 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: 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

>