Guest guest Posted February 17, 2005 Report Posted February 17, 2005 Namaste, Brianji! i bow to you! You expressed the teachings of our beloved Shree Maa and Swamiji so beautifully. [and 'who' Maa is] and how one should prepare themselves to become their disciple. Thank-you for so lovingly taking the time and effort for our dear 'Newbies'. Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Ramakrishna Deva! muktimaa , Brian McKee <brian@s...> wrote: > > Hi Jeffrey, > > One of the first things taught to me by Swami Satyananda was about the > root of the word disciple. It comes from the word discipline. And when I > think on the word discipline, I think, "oh crap, did I do something > wrong?" Because when I was a kid and I heard the word discipline I > thought I was being punished. > > But disciple doesn't mean that. And now I don't believe discipline means > that. > > Disciple means self discipline. And if you've ever put any thought to > what self discipline really is, you know its not an easy thing. That's > why it gets Maa's attention and why self discipline makes us good devotees. > > And devotee is also another interesting word. When we are devoted to > something we in effect worship it. In this case we are worshiping Maa, > worshiping God or if you prefer, Goddess. We are devoted to Goddess or > to use yet another word we are devoted to consciousness. > > And that's what this path is all about, consciousness. > > Shree Maa is an incarnation of consciousness, a realized and aware, > present and understanding embodiment of unity. She knows everything > about each and every one of us. Think about that for a moment. She knows > you inside and out, knows all your misdeeds, all your mistakes, all the > trouble and strife you've faced and loves you completely and without > condition. > > That also makes her the highest example of pure love that I can imagine. > She knows everything. knows all our foibles. knows all our dreams and > nightmares. And loves us totally, completely and without reservation. > Imagine if we could love each other that way. Imagine what peace there > would be. > > To be a disciple of Shree Maa, one only needs to be a disciple of truth. > One does not need to be perfect, but one must have perfect intention. We > may not be capable of being who we want to be, but we want to be who we > believe she is and we can intend to be her, to follow her example, and > strive to be that. > > We question our actions and our reactions. We desire a state of peace. > We desire knowledge of truth. We desire understanding of self. We seek > to project and feel Her love at all times. > > The path of a disciple is the path of self discipline and devotion to > consciousness. A path to rise above the attributes of these minds, > bodies, and souls, and to become beacons of Her presence, here in her > playground of thought, feeling, and senses. > > My recommendation for anyone who considers himself novice is to start > reading about Shree Maa and Swami Satyananda. And to read about > Ramakrishna, and the dozens of other powerful masters who have set > examples for us by the way they lived, loved, and brought joy and peace > to those whose lives they touched. > > There are two basic paths to Maa, one path is the path of knowledge and > the other path is the path of devotion. Personally I like dipping my big > toe in each as often as possible. One foot on the shore, one in the > waters of infinite knowledge. That way I can be here and be her. > > So the books about the saints is a good start for the path of knowledge. > The path of devotion can be started right here and right now. > > Say a prayer to Goddess and ask with pure devotion, "Will you please > teach me the truth about myself? I want to know: Who Am I?" > > If you find one path suits you better than the other, then devote > yourself to that path and you will make it to your destination. > > Goddess bless you > > > > Jeffrey Harris wrote: > > > > > > > Dear Family (if I may state that) > > > > I am new to the site and the Mandir. I live in Michigan, and > > don't know where to start? Could someone offer me the basics on how > > to become Shree Maa's Disciple? Also Do we have a Type of Tilak that > > we wear? Any advice and guidence from those that are knowledgeable > > would be most welcome. > > > > Jai Maa, > > > > Jeffrey Harris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * Sponsor* > > > > > > > > ------ > > * Links* > > > > * > > / > > > > * > > > > <? subject=Un> > > > > * Terms of > > Service <>. > > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2005 Report Posted February 17, 2005 and speaking as one of those newbies i have to say more more more, please! --- muktimaa <muktimaa wrote: > > > Namaste, Brianji! > i bow to you! You expressed the teachings of our beloved Shree > Maa > and Swamiji so beautifully. [and 'who' Maa is] and how one > should > prepare themselves to become their disciple. Thank-you for so > lovingly taking the time and effort for our dear 'Newbies'. > Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Ramakrishna Deva! > muktimaa ===== Be Love, Berijoy http://www.egyirba.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You never miss your water 'til your well runs dry. Give thanks. Quote
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