[Jagannath] The lesson of the oak tree

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Das Goravani, pres.dmi <Das

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Saturday, December 11, 1999 8:26 AM

The lesson of the oak tree

 

 

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> The lesson of the oak tree

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> There was once a yogi, who was depressed. He needed some instruction

> from above he felt. He knew that nature speaks for Divinity, if we would

> only listen.

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> He stood near an Oak tree one day, greatly feeling the need for input

> from above.

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> Then he understood these teachings, which came from the Oak Tree.

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> Do as I do, and always reach up, towards the source of life. As you do,

> you will grow, it's a natural process. The source of life will give you

> rays, with which you can grow.

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> As planned by the greater environment in which we live, there will come

> times when your ability to feel the rays from the Source will drop off,

> as my leaves fall off each year. During those times, I just stay where I

> was- I don't lose ground in my reaching. I just wait for that hard time

> to pass. So also, when the hard times come, and you feel cold and unable

> to feel the Divine rays, just stay as you were, and wait. Don't give up

> the reaching point you came to.

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> As this happens to me each year, a ring is added to my waist. This makes

> me stronger, so the next time the rays come, I am able to reach a little

> higher, and I grow a little more. Without the ring born of the difficult

> period, I would not be able to grow.

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> So also for you dear yogi, when the hard times come to you, just stay,

> and a ring will be added unto you. You will be stronger by it, and

> later, when the right time comes again, you will grow and reach higher,

> and feel even more better rays.

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> The rings will make you more calous in one sense, more sturdy, less

> affected by the smaller changes in the environment. These rings are your

> wisdom, your steadiness, your determination to stand strong and reach

high.

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> Many rings, and a high reach, are the signs of maturity. Do not struggle

> against this process, it will make you a large oak tree, and oak is

> ruled by Jupiter, which is the force of teacher, of enlightenment and

> realizations about our true selves, and true position.

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> After hearing these words, the Yogi went home, no longer upset, for now

> he knew that he was simply feeling the adding of one ring, which was for

> his betterment for future days of even more exciting expansion and

> growth, just as from Winter, Blooms Spring.

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> das goravani

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