Guest guest Posted May 12, 2004 Report Posted May 12, 2004 Dear Lynne, Perhaps the time "you are bad" as your daughter said is when you are a child. God bless you. , "yogalynne" <omgirl@p...> wrote: > Brian, > I liked this post so well--it echoed some of what I have been > noticing lately. It must be Chandi doing her "work" in me, but after > the recitations the last few days I actually have felt the feeling of > surrender. I have been told many times to "just surrender"--that it > would be "good for me", but try as I might I just never knew what it > felt like. After the last OM of the chapter I'm finding myself > silently screaming "Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I'm laying this > thing down at your feet--this worry over losing myself and the way of > life that I've known. I can't carry this, just take over, I'm > yours" To which I usually add: "I just want to come home, Maa..." > So when I can delight in this awesome longing and not go straight to > tears, maybe I'll be even closer to Her. > > I loved hearing Shree Maa's Mother's day song. I played it for my > kids. They listened to every word! My daughter laughed and pointed > to me when Shree Maa sang "A child can be bad, but a Mother is never > bad..". She said "you're bad sometimes, Mommy!" And here I am > trying so hard! > > Love and Light to all of you special beings, > Lynne Quote
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2004 Report Posted May 12, 2004 hmm, parv, that is interesting ... that metaphor of being a child ... does maa want us ultimately to not be a child? or am i reading too much into this? steve , "parv108" <parv108> wrote: > Dear Lynne, > Perhaps the time "you are bad" as your daughter said is when you are a child. > God bless you. > > > > > , "yogalynne" > <omgirl@p...> wrote: > > Brian, > > I liked this post so well--it echoed some of what I have been > > noticing lately. It must be Chandi doing her "work" in me, but > after > > the recitations the last few days I actually have felt the feeling of > > surrender. I have been told many times to "just > surrender"--that it > > would be "good for me", but try as I might I just never knew > what it > > felt like. After the last OM of the chapter I'm finding myself > > silently screaming "Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I'm > laying this > > thing down at your feet--this worry over losing myself and the > way of > > life that I've known. I can't carry this, just take over, I'm > > yours" To which I usually add: "I just want to come home, > Maa..." > > So when I can delight in this awesome longing and not go > straight to > > tears, maybe I'll be even closer to Her. > > > > I loved hearing Shree Maa's Mother's day song. I played it for > my > > kids. They listened to every word! My daughter laughed and > pointed > > to me when Shree Maa sang "A child can be bad, but a Mother > is never > > bad..". She said "you're bad sometimes, Mommy!" And here I > am > > trying so hard! > > > > Love and Light to all of you special beings, > > Lynne Quote
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