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Aditi 29-03-2021 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ajay00
In fact divine intimacy brings greater joy and bliss than any other material desire fulfilled.

Material desires satisfied only nurtures more desires, while desire for the Divine brings to an end all other desires for transitory pleasures.


It's so frustrating when we know this, and yet continue to seek satisfaction from things that have little-to-no capacity to provide any meaningful satisfaction.

I don't recall exactly how it goes, but there was a poem where Kabir calls us liars, anyone who would turn to God with words like, "You are the most beautiful, most adorable and worthy of worship" and then, in the next breath, focus all concerns on the world.

But then, there are also those who believe our worldly desires are God's own desires, expressed through us.

Also, it's not like suppressing would help anything. I'm hoping that, by being more mindful of desires and thinking it through instead of just reacting, it might help develop better discrimination, but it's so easy for the mind to get hung up on daft things.

Aditi 31-03-2021 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by HITESH SHAH
But keep asking God every now and then turns into routine commerce/business / give and take mercenary affair . This again is not bad but it is not great/sublime either . Because the God's primary dealings are out of love without any material considerations and He loves His child also appreciate His ways of living and adopts it joyfully.

Very true. Your point reminds me of that devotee (I don't recall his name, it's been a while since I heard the story) of Chaitanya's, who refused to accept a boon, saying something like, "I won't barter my love for worldly trinkets." After being talked into asking for something, all he wanted was that Chaitanya should always remain in his life in a context similar to Krishna the butter thief.

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Originally Posted by HITESH SHAH
God being in-dwelling companion is privy to our thoughts . So even if we dont formally ask anything from God , God knows/reads /understands us (and our communications/vibrations ) and then determines our actual nature of dealing with Him.

I absolutely agree, but at the same time, I think speaking out loud to God is something everyone should do, or at least try, sometimes. It's probably not that God needs to hear you with ears or anything like that, I suspect it's related more to your willingness to appear crazy in the eyes of the world. But there really is something to it.

HITESH SHAH 31-03-2021 06:20 PM

worldly trinket
 
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Originally Posted by Aditi
Very true. Your point reminds me of that devotee (I don't recall his name, it's been a while since I heard the story) of Chaitanya's, who refused to accept a boon, saying something like, "I won't barter my love for worldly trinkets." After being talked into asking for something, all he wanted was that Chaitanya should always remain in his life in a context similar to Krishna the butter thief.

While worldly trinkets too has its value , Love for divine too is very precious to treasure and preserve. We can have divine touch even in our worldly pursuits by understanding , respecting and following their precept even if slowly .

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Originally Posted by Aditi
I absolutely agree, but at the same time, I think speaking out loud to God is something everyone should do, or at least try, sometimes. It's probably not that God needs to hear you with ears or anything like that, I suspect it's related more to your willingness to appear crazy in the eyes of the world. But there really is something to it.


Speaking out loud is definitely good from psychological/physiological perspective. My point was God's language is multi-faceted and He can understand all kinds of communication (spoken/unspoken/thought/written/ unwritten /acted upon/between the lines) and determine the real talk/thought/point of the seeker easily.

ajay00 09-04-2021 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Aditi
It's so frustrating when we know this, and yet continue to seek satisfaction from things that have little-to-no capacity to provide any meaningful satisfaction.

I don't recall exactly how it goes, but there was a poem where Kabir calls us liars, anyone who would turn to God with words like, "You are the most beautiful, most adorable and worthy of worship" and then, in the next breath, focus all concerns on the world.

But then, there are also those who believe our worldly desires are God's own desires, expressed through us.

Also, it's not like suppressing would help anything. I'm hoping that, by being more mindful of desires and thinking it through instead of just reacting, it might help develop better discrimination, but it's so easy for the mind to get hung up on daft things.


You can keep a regular diary or log to check your thought process by writing down events where you were reactionary. This can help you to be aware of your thoughts, emotions, reactions and keep a distance between yourself and them.

This distance will enable you to regulate yourself and be more intelligently responsive than blindly reactive.

FallingLeaves 10-04-2021 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Aditi
I suspect it's related more to your willingness to appear crazy in the eyes of the world. But there really is something to it.


i suspect you are right, god might appreciate willingness to act against the sanction of the world :smile:

ShivLok 12-06-2021 02:41 PM

Om Shiv Shakti Namah

peteyzen 15-06-2021 01:46 PM

A nice little bridge between mantra and meditation, is finger mantra. Where you sit calmly in an Assana (formal sitting position) if possible. Let the first finger and thumb of the right hand touch and let the hand lie still on your leg. But with the left hand (the receiving hand) say a mantra, and with each syllable or word, touch fingers to the thumb in the following order; the first finger to the thumb, then with the second syllable touch the second finger to the thumb, and then on the third syllable, the third finger and then on the fourth the little finger to the thumb. Not all mantra`s suit this method as they have more syllables, although you can come back along the fingers if they do have more syllables. After each round of the mantra, go back to the first finger and thumb and begin again. Say the mantra slowly and sink into it and move the fingers at the start of each syllable. Listen to the vibration of each syllable and let it absorb you.
I use `Aum, mane Padme Hum`, which works well with this as does Aum Namo shivaya (although I split shiv and aya across two fingers in order to use all 4 fingers).

Close you eyes, say and touch, its lovely. have fun.

AshaKantaSharma 20-06-2021 04:06 PM

Jai Shree Ram


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