Guest guest Posted June 16, 2004 Report Posted June 16, 2004 Kalachandra You English is great, I can understand every word. Can you tell about your initiation? I was never initiated and always desired to know about this. People here are very special because they are sincere and not motivated by name or frame. I respect them all. Shree Maa is my shining light in a limitless pool of silent acceptance and awareness. Steve C. , Kala Chandra <kalachandra2003> wrote: > Namaste Steve > I live in Brazil, South America. I don't speek English, so is very hard to me write in English ( Please excuse me my bad english, I hope you can understand this e-mail). Only the Mother's mercy I can read some posts with the help of dictionary. (Now all you are my teachers).In times past I was initiated in Hare Krsna Moviment but when I listened about Shri Ramakrishna, I loved Him. I felt He was mine. So I was initiated in Vedanta, here in Brazil. But when I read about Shree Maa in the book : The Daughters of Goddess ( in Portuguese) I loved her. Now I feel: I found my family. You are my family (and my english teachers). I bow to you. Jay Maa! Jay Swamiji! > > Steve Connor <sconnor@a...> wrote: > Kalachandra > > can i aask you a question? i am a little like swamiji when he was > young, very curious about other sadhus/sadhvis. > > what sankalpas do you do, or practices? what country are you in? how > did you hear about shree maa? > > i love that song too. > > pranams, > > steve > > , Kala Chandra > <kalachandra2003> wrote: > > Namaste Brian and Steve. Thanks for your wonderful post.Jay Maa!!! > > "a child can be bad, but a Mother can never be bad" > > With love > > Kalachandra > > > > Brian McKee <brian@s...> wrote: > > Wonderful sentiment Steve. > > > > I have an additional suggestion. > > > > When you find a part of yourself that you don't want to be a part > of > > yourself anymore, offer it to Durga, Kali, or Chandi Maa. It goes > perfectly > > in the ETE GANDE PUSHPE slot. Instead of offering scented flowers > you are > > offering reeking non-goddess like qualities. Maa loves that, why > do you > > think some of her forms wear a garland of skulls, and others a > beheaded > > ego? She loves when we offer up those things to beautify her. In > fact Maa > > loves us offering up non-goddess like qualities so much that even > desiring > > to give them up gets us boons. We may not actually be willing to > give them > > up, but desiring to give them up with all our hearts is the first > step of > > building a bridge for consciousness to cross and once in a while > it will > > cause her to leap over to us to show us what she's all about. That > boon > > makes things much easier, because we recognize how unimportant > most of what > > goes on really is. > > > > The war that exists between goddess and the army of thoughts is > for our > > benefit only. In reality there is no battle, its merely a change > of > > awareness, of moving beyond thought and as Swamiji put it so very > > perfectly, into the realm of the intuitive. Its only a battle for > the > > thoughts. For Maa, its tea time with biscuits. Thoughts are no > match for > > her. Desires are no match for her. Fear and the other emotions are > no match > > for her. The ego is smaller than nothing before her. > > > > To summarize: when you see something in yourself that you want to > go away. > > REALIZE that you are incapable of making it go away. The mind and > the ego > > are powerless to control the unhealthy and unproductive thoughts. > It is > > ONLY MOTHER who can take care of them. > > > > When you see something that hurts you and those around you coming > from > > within you. Stop, see it for what it is, and cry to mother: MEW > MEW MEW! > > Please mother! TAKE THESE THINGS AWAY! FOR I AM NOT CAPABLE of > ridding > > myself of these things. Only you mother can give me refuge from > the pain > > and the pleasure. > > > > There is no thought process or understanding in all of creation > that can do > > these things for you. Only Maa can liberate you. > > > > MEW MEW MEW! > > > > Brian > > > > At 07:42 PM 6/12/2004, you wrote: > > > > >namaste all. > > > > > >i have not heard of this from swamiji and all, but creative > > >consciousness whispered this in my ear and said it's alright. you > > >all can be the judge. > > > > > >we are most often plagued by our own demons above all else. [no > > >surprise, huh.] anyway, i used to be plagued by anger and > irritation > > >which expressed as sarcasm. and if circumstances arise [like > moving > > >box by box 3,000 sq foot of junk into a 1,500 sq house] this demon > > >raises its head again [in a more subdued form thank discipline and > > >god.] > > > > > >which goes to show how battling the asuras is one thing, but > > >bringing their heads to the goddess is another. ahem! > > > > > >so here is the reverse sankalpa. latha or someone better than me > > >could give you the right words if they think it is a good idea. > > > > > >I WILL NOT ... [xyz] ... in my case, BE ANGRY. > > > > > >you can give it a time frame ... 20 minutes ... a day ... a > week ... > > >etc. > > > > > >for you, it might be ... not be afraid ... not be anxious ... not > be > > >whatever is separating you from the divine unity. HUM! SVAAHAA > > >GLORIOUS ONES! > > > > > >people who are intellectual or psychologically oriented will not > > >like that as it appears too absolute or even repressive. i can > > >assure you it is not. it is deploying one's greater sense of > purpose > > >for ahimsa [restraining from harmful action.] > > > > > >of course, you have to know your faults first, and be troubled > > >enough by them to want to get rid of them ... in other words, you > > >will be intersecting them at that point before rationalization and > > >its army of thoughts. > > > > > >jai maa to you all. thank you shree maa and swamiji and latha for > > >bringing us all together here. > > > > > >anybody think this is a good or bad idea, or does it provoke other > > >thoughts/observations? > > > > > >steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--- > > >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > >Version: 6.0.704 / Virus Database: 460 - Release 6/12/2004 > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > Links > > > > > > / > > > > > > > > > > Terms of > Service. > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.704 / Virus Database: 460 - Release 6/12/2004 > > > > > > > > > > Messenger - Fale com seus amigos online. 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Guest guest Posted June 16, 2004 Report Posted June 16, 2004 The initiation is a very special moment, I don't have words. Is a inner moment when you received the mantra, and you feel: I am not alone. Jaya Maa! KalachandraSteve Connor <sconnor (AT) austin (DOT) rr.com> wrote: KalachandraYou English is great, I can understand every word.Can you tell about your initiation? I was never initiated and always desired to know about this.People here are very special because they are sincere and not motivated by name or frame. I respect them all. Shree Maa is my shining light in a limitless pool of silent acceptance and awareness.Steve C., Kala Chandra <kalachandra2003> wrote:> Namaste Steve> I live in Brazil, South America. I don't speek English, so is very hard to me write in English ( Please excuse me my bad english, I hope you can understand this e-mail). Only the Mother's mercy I can read some posts with the help of dictionary. (Now all you are my teachers).In times past I was initiated in Hare Krsna Moviment but when I listened about Shri Ramakrishna, I loved Him. I felt He was mine. So I was initiated in Vedanta, here in Brazil. But when I read about Shree Maa in the book : The Daughters of Goddess ( in Portuguese) I loved her. Now I feel: I found my family. You are my family (and my english teachers). I bow to you. Jay Maa! Jay Swamiji!> > Steve Connor <sconnor@a...> wrote:> Kalachandra > > can i aask you a question? i am a little like swamiji when he was > young, very curious about other sadhus/sadhvis.> > what sankalpas do you do, or practices? what country are you in? how > did you hear about shree maa?> > i love that song too.> > pranams,> > steve> > --- In , Kala Chandra > <kalachandra2003> wrote:> > Namaste Brian and Steve. Thanks for your wonderful post.Jay Maa!!! > > "a child can be bad, but a Mother can never be bad" > > With love> > Kalachandra > > > > Brian McKee <brian@s...> wrote:> > Wonderful sentiment Steve.> > > > I have an additional suggestion.> > > > When you find a part of yourself that you don't want to be a part > of > > yourself anymore, offer it to Durga, Kali, or Chandi Maa. It goes > perfectly > > in the ETE GANDE PUSHPE slot. Instead of offering scented flowers > you are > > offering reeking non-goddess like qualities. Maa loves that, why > do you > > think some of her forms wear a garland of skulls, and others a > beheaded > > ego? She loves when we offer up those things to beautify her. In > fact Maa > > loves us offering up non-goddess like qualities so much that even > desiring > > to give them up gets us boons. We may not actually be willing to > give them > > up, but desiring to give them up with all our hearts is the first > step of > > building a bridge for consciousness to cross and once in a while > it will > > cause her to leap over to us to show us what she's all about. That > boon > > makes things much easier, because we recognize how unimportant > most of what > > goes on really is.> > > > The war that exists between goddess and the army of thoughts is > for our > > benefit only. In reality there is no battle, its merely a change > of > > awareness, of moving beyond thought and as Swamiji put it so very > > perfectly, into the realm of the intuitive. Its only a battle for > the > > thoughts. For Maa, its tea time with biscuits. Thoughts are no > match for > > her. Desires are no match for her. Fear and the other emotions are > no match > > for her. The ego is smaller than nothing before her.> > > > To summarize: when you see something in yourself that you want to > go away. > > REALIZE that you are incapable of making it go away. The mind and > the ego > > are powerless to control the unhealthy and unproductive thoughts. > It is > > ONLY MOTHER who can take care of them.> > > > When you see something that hurts you and those around you coming > from > > within you. Stop, see it for what it is, and cry to mother: MEW > MEW MEW! > > Please mother! TAKE THESE THINGS AWAY! FOR I AM NOT CAPABLE of > ridding > > myself of these things. Only you mother can give me refuge from > the pain > > and the pleasure.> > > > There is no thought process or understanding in all of creation > that can do > > these things for you. Only Maa can liberate you.> > > > MEW MEW MEW!> > > > Brian> > > > At 07:42 PM 6/12/2004, you wrote:> > > > >namaste all.> > >> > >i have not heard of this from swamiji and all, but creative> > >consciousness whispered this in my ear and said it's alright. you> > >all can be the judge.> > >> > >we are most often plagued by our own demons above all else. [no> > >surprise, huh.] anyway, i used to be plagued by anger and > irritation> > >which expressed as sarcasm. and if circumstances arise [like > moving> > >box by box 3,000 sq foot of junk into a 1,500 sq house] this demon> > >raises its head again [in a more subdued form thank discipline and> > >god.]> > >> > >which goes to show how battling the asuras is one thing, but> > >bringing their heads to the goddess is another. ahem!> > >> > >so here is the reverse sankalpa. latha or someone better than me> > >could give you the right words if they think it is a good idea.> > >> > >I WILL NOT ... [xyz] ... in my case, BE ANGRY.> > >> > >you can give it a time frame ... 20 minutes ... a day ... a > week ...> > >etc.> > >> > >for you, it might be ... not be afraid ... not be anxious ... not > be> > >whatever is separating you from the divine unity. HUM! SVAAHAA> > >GLORIOUS ONES!> > >> > >people who are intellectual or psychologically oriented will not> > >like that as it appears too absolute or even repressive. i can> > >assure you it is not. it is deploying one's greater sense of > purpose> > >for ahimsa [restraining from harmful action.]> > >> > >of course, you have to know your faults first, and be troubled> > >enough by them to want to get rid of them ... in other words, you> > >will be intersecting them at that point before rationalization and> > >its army of thoughts.> > >> > >jai maa to you all. thank you shree maa and swamiji and latha for> > >bringing us all together here.> > >> > >anybody think this is a good or bad idea, or does it provoke other> > >thoughts/observations?> > >> > >steve> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > Links> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >---> > >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.> > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).> > >Version: 6.0.704 / Virus Database: 460 - Release 6/12/2004> > > > Sponsor> > > > > > > > Links> > > > > > /> > > > To from this group, send an email to:> > > > > > Your use of is subject to the Terms of > Service. > > > > > > ---> > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.> > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).> > Version: 6.0.704 / Virus Database: 460 - Release 6/12/2004> > > > > > > > > > Messenger - Fale com seus amigos online. 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