Guest guest Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Oh, I don't know that this tone was necessary, was it? We need to lighten up a little perhaps. Whenever I think about these kinds or things-what would Amma say or how would SHE respond? Ok, I know I'm no saint, but one shining example of receiving Amma's grace was very evident to me-actually I have had many but I will share one that made a big difference for me. This might be a repeat story for some so I hope not to bore anyone.I was very torn over my work. I was not making enough money and have been self employed for 19 yrs. A few years back I took a second job-working near minimum wages at various places and finally landed a job working in special needs at a highschool. Despite my efforts, I just could not get my business on footing that it had before. I had lost almost 60% of my income and was continuing to struggle. At a retreat, I approached the question line asking what should I do about work (and spiritual practices) When Big Swami asked Amma for me, She said, " Continue doing what you are doing but search for another job and I will send you my grace. " I asked Big Swami so what am I supposed to continue-both jobs my home business-he said It did not matter, just keep doing whatever it is and look for work. She also told me to just continue what I had been doing on my spiritual practices-which was IAM 2ce a day-so I don't do a lot of extra things here but I guess this is enough for me now. I searched and applied for many jobs within the school district. I would test, score exceptionally high on the test. There would be sometimes no other candidate applying, then at the last minute, someone would show up to apply and they got the job! This happened for every position I applied for. During all of this I had posted my resume online. One day I received an email out of the blue. You know how this emails seem suspicious sometimes-offering jobs, etc. But this one, as soon as I received it I thought, OH THIS IS THE JOB FROM AMMA! And sure enough, I applied at the company as the recruiter suggested. My testing, interview and hiring was incredibly seamless with making 3x what I had been making, incredible benefits and more. Plus they connected some previous service with a prior company so after six months, I had 13 years of service and a lot of vacation time. So that is my " grace " story about Amma. My other thought is, isn't it our job to uplift humanity with charitible works? I remember-having been raised Catholic-that this is a lot of what it's all about. Whether we are caring for our aging parents, or donating money and time to the poor-I mean how much do WE really need to live on? I know that Christ taught this often. If someone asks for your cloak, give him your shoes as well. (my quote may be off here). " If you do this for the least of my bretheren, you do it for Me. " So not sure what charitable giving is a disappointment for Tom-hopefully we are all involved on some level for this. But we are all entitled to how we feel about things and what we believe. None of us should ever really criticize anyone over that. We are who we are and we are where we are-we breath if only through God's Amma's infinite Grace. THAT itself is grace alone. in Her service, Adriane Ammachi , " parzival35 " <parzival2 wrote: > > Considering that Ananthasree isn't even here, maybe you should leave too. > > P. > > Ammachi , " tom " <tomgull@> wrote: > > > > Been doing alot of thinking lately, and while I'm not unhappy Amma has > > changed her focus to charity over the years, I don't find it > > fulfilling like before. She's not the Amma I was attracted. That > > aside from the overall darshan events being more like a trip to Six > > Flags or someplace, and her not correcting people in her org > > (especially disciples), the pathetic satsangs I've been to, etc. > > > > Depending on how I feel after this year's darshan, I may be taking > > down all my Amma vids. I just can't honestly serve or support > > something that's deceptive, in any spirituality or otherwise. And > > what I continue to see is people being deluded into thinking they're > > practicing spirituality, getting Amma's graces, etc. and they're not. > > > > I mean, sure, suffering is purifying. But more so when you look at > > people who experience preventable suffering, people who make mountains > > out of molehills or have unstable emotions, or restless minds. Then > > surely suffering is purifying if they bear with it. Other than that, > > it's just karma. > > > > With all the serious impending problems (gas prices, war, economy), I > > would think she'd be more earnest about preparing people on a > > practical level. Go ahead plant a garden and raise your own food. > > Not everyone has a green thumb, and trying to do it in an > > environmentally-responsible way may not be so simple. For example, > > using fungicides is essential because of the humidity here on the East > > Coast, but get some vegan anti-establishment type and you might waste > > a year of effort in learning that. > > > > You'd have to can what you grow to make the most of it, but eating > > preserved stuff is Tamasic. And here in the States, not every state > > is on the equator or the West Coast, so the growing season is limited. > > > > I remember when the regular darshan was so quiet. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 So Grace isn't exclusively found on the internet, is it? That's sort of what I was getting at with the last post here. P. Ammachi , " n2amma " <a1driane wrote: > > Oh, I don't know that this tone was necessary, was it? We need to > lighten up a little perhaps. Whenever I think about these kinds or > things-what would Amma say or how would SHE respond? > > Ok, I know I'm no saint, but one shining example of receiving Amma's > grace was very evident to me-actually I have had many but I will > share one that made a big difference for me. This might be a repeat > story for some so I hope not to bore anyone.I was very torn over my > work. I was not making enough money and have been self employed for > 19 yrs. A few years back I took a second job-working near minimum > wages at various places and finally landed a job working in special > needs at a highschool. > > Despite my efforts, I just could not get my business on footing that > it had before. I had lost almost 60% of my income and was continuing > to struggle. At a retreat, I approached the question line asking what > should I do about work (and spiritual practices) When Big Swami asked > Amma for me, She said, " Continue doing what you are doing but search > for another job and I will send you my grace. " I asked Big Swami so > what am I supposed to continue-both jobs my home business-he said It > did not matter, just keep doing whatever it is and look for work. She > also told me to just continue what I had been doing on my spiritual > practices-which was IAM 2ce a day-so I don't do a lot of extra things > here but I guess this is enough for me now. > > I searched and applied for many jobs within the school district. I > would test, score exceptionally high on the test. There would be > sometimes no other candidate applying, then at the last minute, > someone would show up to apply and they got the job! This happened > for every position I applied for. > > During all of this I had posted my resume online. One day I received > an email out of the blue. You know how this emails seem suspicious > sometimes-offering jobs, etc. But this one, as soon as I received it > I thought, OH THIS IS THE JOB FROM AMMA! And sure enough, I applied > at the company as the recruiter suggested. My testing, interview and > hiring was incredibly seamless with making 3x what I had been making, > incredible benefits and more. Plus they connected some previous > service with a prior company so after six months, I had 13 years of > service and a lot of vacation time. > > So that is my " grace " story about Amma. > > My other thought is, isn't it our job to uplift humanity with > charitible works? I remember-having been raised Catholic-that this is > a lot of what it's all about. Whether we are caring for our aging > parents, or donating money and time to the poor-I mean how much do WE > really need to live on? I know that Christ taught this often. If > someone asks for your cloak, give him your shoes as well. (my quote > may be off here). " If you do this for the least of my bretheren, you > do it for Me. " So not sure what charitable giving is a disappointment > for Tom-hopefully we are all involved on some level for this. But we > are all entitled to how we feel about things and what we believe. > None of us should ever really criticize anyone over that. We are who > we are and we are where we are-we breath if only through God's Amma's > infinite Grace. THAT itself is grace alone. > > in Her service, > Adriane > > > > > Ammachi , " parzival35 " <parzival2@> wrote: > > > > Considering that Ananthasree isn't even here, maybe you should > leave too. > > > > P. > > > > Ammachi , " tom " <tomgull@> wrote: > > > > > > Been doing alot of thinking lately, and while I'm not unhappy > Amma has > > > changed her focus to charity over the years, I don't find it > > > fulfilling like before. She's not the Amma I was attracted. > That > > > aside from the overall darshan events being more like a trip to > Six > > > Flags or someplace, and her not correcting people in her org > > > (especially disciples), the pathetic satsangs I've been to, > etc. > > > > > > Depending on how I feel after this year's darshan, I may be taking > > > down all my Amma vids. I just can't honestly serve or support > > > something that's deceptive, in any spirituality or otherwise. And > > > what I continue to see is people being deluded into thinking > they're > > > practicing spirituality, getting Amma's graces, etc. and they're > not. > > > > > > I mean, sure, suffering is purifying. But more so when you look > at > > > people who experience preventable suffering, people who make > mountains > > > out of molehills or have unstable emotions, or restless minds. > Then > > > surely suffering is purifying if they bear with it. Other than > that, > > > it's just karma. > > > > > > With all the serious impending problems (gas prices, war, > economy), I > > > would think she'd be more earnest about preparing people on a > > > practical level. Go ahead plant a garden and raise your own > food. > > > Not everyone has a green thumb, and trying to do it in an > > > environmentally-responsible way may not be so simple. For > example, > > > using fungicides is essential because of the humidity here on the > East > > > Coast, but get some vegan anti-establishment type and you might > waste > > > a year of effort in learning that. > > > > > > You'd have to can what you grow to make the most of it, but eating > > > preserved stuff is Tamasic. And here in the States, not every > state > > > is on the equator or the West Coast, so the growing season is > limited. > > > > > > I remember when the regular darshan was so quiet. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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