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« Reply #3 on: Jul 28, 2019 04:33 pm »

Reminds me of this;

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Nice place to meditate on a week day morning.
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« Reply #4 on: Jul 28, 2019 07:37 pm »

I am almost sure this woman is still alive and has chelas around her. It's ecstasy and omnipresence. I believe she likes the water.
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« Reply #5 on: Jul 28, 2019 07:39 pm »

Beautiful website Steve, thank you.
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« Reply #8 on: Jul 11, 2020 02:15 am »

i hope this helps you, as it helps me
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« Reply #9 on: Jan 29, 2023 06:43 pm »


SRI MA: At least you have understood that there is a state, ’where’ problems are no longer settled in any particular way. In the course of your life you have after careful consideration come to a decision on many questions, have you not? But now you will have to realize that no solution is ever conclusive; in other words, you will have to go beyond the level where there is certainty and uncertainty. The resolution of a problem arrived at by the mind must of necessity be from a particular point of view; consequently there will he room for contradiction, since your solution represents but one aspect. What then have you actually solved? You will find a complete and final solution of each particular question from its own particular angle of emergence; and you will also find that there is a place where all problems (actual and possible) have but one universal solution, in which there is no longer any room left for contradiction. The question of solution or non-solution will then cease to arise: whether one says ‘yes’ or ‘no’, - everything is THAT.
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« Reply #10 on: Jan 31, 2023 04:29 am »

Thanks Steve.

What an amazing woman.
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« Reply #11 on: Jan 31, 2023 01:00 pm »

I am almost sure this woman is still alive and has chelas around her. It's ecstasy and omnipresence. I believe she likes the water.

No doubt your faith and that recognition has brought her council when it is needed. And this gratitude has created this important thread you decided to start.

Thanks Steve.

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Yea I believe she has correctly defined our differences and their source. That is the greatness of a guru. They’re timeless wisdom may become available at any time that a devotee is in tune and sees answers to the riddles and paradoxes that face him or he, and their friends, when they seek answers to the unfolding scenes of life.  We often have difficulties playing our roles,  where we forget or do not understand, our parts we have been assigned to play.


SRI MA: At least you have understood that there is a state, ’where’ problems are no longer settled in any particular way. In the course of your life you have after careful consideration come to a decision on many questions, have you not? But now you will have to realize that no solution is ever conclusive; in other words, you will have to go beyond the level where there is certainty and uncertainty. The resolution of a problem arrived at by the mind must of necessity be from a particular point of view; consequently there will he room for contradiction, since your solution represents but one aspect. What then have you actually solved? You will find a complete and final solution of each particular question from its own particular angle of emergence; and you will also find that there is a place where all problems (actual and possible) have but one universal solution, in which there is no longer any room left for contradiction. The question of solution or non-solution will then cease to arise: whether one says ‘yes’ or ‘no’, - everything is THAT.


It is somewhat like a zen koan. The answer comes with the recognition of what “THAT” is. “THAT” is why I continue to contemplate the statement she has made. All I’m able to say so far is the answer which attempts to satisfy my rationale mind, is that each different view represents a piece of a puzzle 🧩. A puzzle in which we are attempting to recognize the picture provided for the view of “That”. “That” picture, which shows enough parts so we have found our peace in the total view.
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« Reply #12 on: Jan 31, 2023 02:00 pm »

Solan, September 16 th , 1948.

 

A member of a well known Indian family, who had distinguished herself by devoting her life to social service, came for SRI MA’s darsana and asked: "Does the capacity to meditate come by practice in this life, or is it an aptitude acquired in former births ?"

 

SRI MA: It may be the result of either of the two, or of both combined. Meditation should be practised every day of one’s life. Look, what is there in this world? Absolutely nothing that is lasting; therefore direct your longing towards the Eternal. Pray that the work done through you, His instrument, may be pure. In every action remember Him. The purer your thinking, the finer will be your work. In this world you get a thing, and by tomorrow it may be gone. This is why your life should be spent in a spirit of service; feel that the Lord is accepting services from you in whatever you do. If you desire peace you must cherish the thought of Him.

 

Question: When will there be peace on earth?

SRI MA: Well , you know what the present state of affairs is; things are happening as they are destined to be.

 

Question: When will this state of unrest come to an end?

SRI MA: The fact that many of you feel concerned about it and ask: ‘When will it end?’ is also one of the ways of His Self-manifestation.

Jagat (world) means ceaseless movement, and obviously there can be no rest in movement. How could there be peace in perpetual coming and going? Peace reigns where no coming exists and no going, no melting and no burning. Reverse your course, advance towards Him then there will be hope of peace.

By your japa and meditation those who are close to you will also benefit through the helpful influence of your presence. In order to develop a taste for meditation you have to make a deliberate and sustained effort 3 just as children have to be made to sit and study, be it by persuasion or coercion. By taking medicine or having injections a patient may get well; even if you do not feel inclined to meditate, conquer your reluctance and make an attempt. The habit of countless lives is pulling you in the opposite direction and making it difficult for you - persevere in spite of it! By your tenacity you will gain strength and be moulded; that is to say, you will develop the capability to do sadhana. Make up your mind that however arduous the task, it will have to be accomplished. Recognition and fame last for a short time only, they do not accompany you when you leave this world. If your thought does not naturally flow towards the Eternal, fix it there by an effort of will.

Some severe blow of fate will drive you towards God. This will be but an expression of His Mercy; however painful, it is by such blows that one learns one’s lesson.

The obstinacy of the mind must be curbed with resoluteness. Whether the mind co-operates or not, you must be adamant in your determination to do a certain amount of practice without fail - simply because sadhana is man’s real work. For so long you have been accustomed to perform actions that fetter, therefore from sheer force of habit you feel the urge to bind yourself by activity again and again. But if you try hard for some time, you will be able to see for yourself how you are caught in your work, and that the more you engage in sadhana the quicker will be your advance.

As to self-surrender: by constantly endeavouring to live a life of self-dedication, it will come about one day. What does self-surrender mean, if not to surrender to one’s very own Self!

Keep in mind what this little daughter* of yours is asking you to do!

https://www.anandamayi.org/books/atmnda.htm
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« Reply #13 on: Feb 01, 2023 03:13 am »

Thank you Steve. She really inspires me to meditate. I have been lax... But I can correct this discipline. So true... The creator fragmented itself upon the field of potentiality and we're but a mere speck in this omnipotent reality. It is easy to become distracted with all the selves the creator has churned, instead of withdrawing within and attempting direct alignment. Eventually... All those faces become One reflection. You can't help but see it otherwise. And life becomes a walking miracle... Sacred, and we can tread gently with this realization.

That is my belief. 
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« Reply #14 on: Feb 01, 2023 08:19 pm »

I came in contact with the name of Anandamoy Ma in my early 20’s when a friend of mine went to India with her boy friend and spent time with her. She came back with stories of how wonderful it was to have met her but also conveyed to me it was challenging as a woman in India in the 1970’s and especially a western woman.

I’m just starting to delve into her and her spirit.  I have had a growing faith, that  there was something spirit had to say through her that affects us here now, even though it was said close to a century before.  I didn’t know she would seem to bring us an understanding of divergent views that are difficult to know how to handle but she has. That’s the timelessness of a true Master. I see that a ‘guest’ created this thread: 😂 You often make me laugh at the strangest circumstances and moments. I guess people would have to be there when this thread was started to understand the ironical humor it has brought to us.

 I’m often impressed at how women have quite a different way of handling ego then men. Sometimes though the clause ‘ no pain, no gain,’ has a special significance all its own. Remember this;  “Everything is That!”  Then the “solution or non-solution will cease to arise.” Get that one ok 👌 And her advice is final, better not to think it over too long though. She may have another ego leveled, Alice-in-Wonderland response for that as well!

It reminds me somewhat of giving my compass 🧭 to Amma… thinking maybe she would get my point that I sought her direction, when she enigmatically handed it back after placing her smudge on the direction ‘southeast’  and saying; “ This Compass needs calibration.” And her nuns around her laughed. That’s a woman’s sense of humor for you!

Steve shared a Q and A with Anandamayi Ma which encouraged me to meditate.

I hope to meditate every night before bed, detoxing from electronics. It was such a rewarding meditation. I found my thoughts would start to drift- but the breath really is such a beautiful anchor. I intended on making the breath audible to help me redirect my awareness and concentration... but found as time passed that I did not hear my breath, but each breath was providing tingling sensations near the neck in the spine.

I am grateful for the meditative experience as one on one time with God... I hope to continue to try and cultivate being present instead of drifting too far with thoughts...

And although I probably won't record my meditation journal nightly- I hope to maintain the discipline... And withdraw from all these outer activities in order to heal and come back stronger.

Thanks be to God.

And thank you Steve for the little encouragement.
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