The Well-Baked Pot............
September 12, 1996
Bangalore Ashram, India
IF YOU POUR WATER INTO A HALF-BAKED POT, THE POT becomes ruined and the
water is also wasted. If the pot is well-baked and strong, it will
holdup whether you put water into the pot or put the pot into water.
During Satsang that evening, a devotee presented a beautiful
handcrafted pot to Sri Sri. Another devotee gave a bouquet of roses.
Placing the bouquet into the pot, Guruji said,
"If the pot is well-baked, then it will hold the flowers."
Then a gift of sweets was given to Sri Sri, who added,
'When you flower, the sweets come to you."
Then came another box of sweets-Sandesh brand - and Guruji concluded,
'This is today's sandesh." (Sandesh is the Hindi word for message.)
~~~ Sri Sri
Bangalore Ashram, India
IF YOU POUR WATER INTO A HALF-BAKED POT, THE POT becomes ruined and the
water is also wasted. If the pot is well-baked and strong, it will
holdup whether you put water into the pot or put the pot into water.
During Satsang that evening, a devotee presented a beautiful
handcrafted pot to Sri Sri. Another devotee gave a bouquet of roses.
Placing the bouquet into the pot, Guruji said,
"If the pot is well-baked, then it will hold the flowers."
Then a gift of sweets was given to Sri Sri, who added,
'When you flower, the sweets come to you."
Then came another box of sweets-Sandesh brand - and Guruji concluded,
'This is today's sandesh." (Sandesh is the Hindi word for message.)
~~~ Sri Sri
Testing
Testing is part of ignorance. You only test that of which you are not sure. If God is testing you, that means God doesn't´ know you well enough. How could people ever think that God is testing them?
God does not test you because he knows you in and out and your past, present and future. He knows your strengths and weaknesses and he alone gives you strength. He doesn't test you.
Only you can test yourself. Only when you do not have confidence, then you test. If you are confident, why would you test? If you are testing yourself, you do not know yourself.
Are you testing God?
God will never pass your test because He will never show up for your test. If He shows up for your test, then He is not God (laughter).
Whether you get this or not - just laugh!
Sri..Sri...
SKILL IN PRAISING
Often, when you praise, you praise in comparison to someone else. In order
to praise one person, we put down someone else and when we want to point out
somebody's mistake we praise another.
Some are stingy in praising, and some are shy.
And some others are simply not used to.
Some praise with motives, and some others just to elevate.
Others praise themselves in order to hide their low self-esteem.
The real praise dawns in a blossomed state of consciousness.
The praise that comes out of an elevated state of consciousness is simply
its nature and is quite different. Normally praise comes out of craving and
pride. The praise from a heightened consciousness is always out of
fulfilment.
Praising can no doubt elevate the consciousness and bring enthusiasm and
energy. At the same time it can also bring arrogance. Praising is a skill.
When someone praises you, do you take it without shying away?
Accepting praise without shyness, is also a skill.
God does not test you because he knows you in and out and your past, present and future. He knows your strengths and weaknesses and he alone gives you strength. He doesn't test you.
Only you can test yourself. Only when you do not have confidence, then you test. If you are confident, why would you test? If you are testing yourself, you do not know yourself.
Are you testing God?
God will never pass your test because He will never show up for your test. If He shows up for your test, then He is not God (laughter).
Whether you get this or not - just laugh!
Sri..Sri...
Often, when you praise, you praise in comparison to someone else. In order
to praise one person, we put down someone else and when we want to point out
somebody's mistake we praise another.
Some are stingy in praising, and some are shy.
And some others are simply not used to.
Some praise with motives, and some others just to elevate.
Others praise themselves in order to hide their low self-esteem.
The real praise dawns in a blossomed state of consciousness.
The praise that comes out of an elevated state of consciousness is simply
its nature and is quite different. Normally praise comes out of craving and
pride. The praise from a heightened consciousness is always out of
fulfilment.
Praising can no doubt elevate the consciousness and bring enthusiasm and
energy. At the same time it can also bring arrogance. Praising is a skill.
When someone praises you, do you take it without shying away?
Accepting praise without shyness, is also a skill.
Jai Gurudev
Dear All, JAI GURUDEV! As you may be aware Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh is reeling under blaze with 45-46 deg.C. AOL, Vijayawada have put up a stall in the ongoing exhibition where there was a major fire accident this morning (18th). All the surrounding stalls have burnt to ashes except AOL stall. Not even a small paper in our stall was burnt. Really Guru's grace is Apaaram. I am trying to get a photograph of the stall and if succeeded will forward.
Thanks & regards.
C N MURTY S M ENTERPRISES 232, 'C' BLOCK, CHENOY TRADE CENTRE PARKLANE, SECUNDERABAD 500 003. INDIA TEL.0091 40 66207735,FAX. 0091 40 66320933, MOBILE: 09885303613 E-mail: murtysmenterprises@ yahoo.co. in or murtycn@gmail. com
Dear All,
JAI GURUDEV!
As you may be aware Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh is reeling under blaze with 45-46 deg.C. AOL, Vijayawada have put up a stall in the ongoing exhibition where there was a major fire accident this morning (18th). All the surrounding stalls have burnt to ashes except AOL stall. Not even a small paper in our stall was burnt. Really Guru's grace is Apaaram. I am trying to get a photograph of the stall and if succeeded will forward.
Thanks & regards.
C N MURTY
C N MURTY
S M ENTERPRISES
232, 'C' BLOCK, CHENOY TRADE CENTRE
PARKLANE, SECUNDERABAD 500 003. INDIA
TEL.0091 40 66207735,FAX. 0091 40 66320933,
MOBILE: 09885303613
E-mail: murtysmenterprises@ yahoo.co. in
or murtycn@gmail. com
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