Baba And a Kentucky Leela

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Baba and A Kentucky Drama

 

A woman in Kentucky had given her grandnephew permission to farm without charge

on an acre of her property. She after time filed eviction because he was not

feeding watering or sheltering the animals. Poster was involved in helping her

and wrote a letter on her behalf to the judge. Feeling uncentered, I opened in a

yearly Guideposts to a passage whose essence was that the twig should let go of

the dry withered leaf. I felt this meant I should let go of my intended action.

 

The next day hearing yet another atrocity I again thought I would like to write

the judge, and in the book A Compendium Of The Teachings Sathya Sai Baba

compiled by Charlene Leslie-Chaden I opened to " do not extol one family member

over another " . My letter had been a paean of praise for the grandmother's

generosity with time and money.

 

Then Jan F of the Charlottesville area told me her experience at the ashram. She

saw a 12 year old girl abuse verbally and physically her 2 year old brother. But

Baba inside her said " Comfort her " which was opposite to her instincts. So she

tried to obey Baba... and the situation turned around. This reminded me of

Phyllis Crystal's experience on a plane which was after boarding hijacked. Baba

told His devotee to send love to the hijackers.. and with her powerful

meditation focus she did. The plane landed without violence.

 

As time flowed by I frequently asked Baba for guidance in meditation or His

books. On the next occasion I opened to a passage that parents who lead their

children astray are responsible for their children's actions. From this I

gathered that as part of a culture which raised animals for slaughter the woman

too was partially responsible. Meanwhile Baba was distilling further in me the

idea that any label, including those of butcher, profiteer or alcoholic, was an

insult to Him who resides in all beings.

 

A friend told me that I was dressing the grandnephew in wolf's clothing, in

effect demonizing him.

 

It is the inclination of most to give most love to beloved family and friends

whereas God's equal love is like the Sun's which spreads rays evenly in all

directions. I was being told to love most and pray for most those I considered

least worthy of love, for instance an attorney who would encourage someone to

sue his great aunt.

 

This morning Baba gave me a vision the gist of which was the Course In Miracles

teaching that forgiveness collapses time in the same way that eating seeds

prevents their growth.

 

Now it appears that the grandnephew has initiated action to settle out of court

in an equitable way.

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Sri Yukteswar: The vanished lives of all are filled with many shames. Do not

judge.

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Anger is often a projection of guilt about things we have not forgiven in

ourselves from present or past lives.

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The link below is not about the case in which I was not involved but which has

some similar aspects.

http://www.goveg.com/downedCow.asp