Thanks; these are comments made by an Australian about Donald Trump. I left them here to show the affects of his actions on the world. I will be happy when others also recognize the damage one world leader can do to his own country..and how his philosophy of ‘the ego for success’ is filled with avidya and only adds to the maya and confusion of others. Those from Australia and other countries are welcome to their own views here. When selfishness and self centeredness becomes the actions of a world ‘leader’ they influence the rest of their country to bring shame upon themselves.

The good actions we do today, come back to us as grace.

I don't understand the reference to Australia?

"Some people ask Amma: “Isn’t Spirituality a running away from life?” In truth, spirituality is what teaches us about life in all its depth. The goal of spiritual life is to realise that the individual and the universe are one and to make one’s life beneficial to the world. Just as one studies management in order to learn how to manage external life, Spirituality is a science that teaches us how to manage the mind. Running away is for cowards whereas spirituality is the path taken by the brave. Real courage is having the mental strength to face any circumstance; it is the coming together of compassion and a proper outlook on life. This is what Spirituality bestows.

When a young man joins an ashram, some will ask, “Isn’t what he did unjust and unrighteous?” Instead, if he had landed a job in the USA and left home, his parents will not complain: “My son abandoned me and left for the USA”. This is because there is an expectation that he will make a lot of money there, and therefore no one considers it escapism. But if someone embraces Spiritual life, his move is interpreted as escapism. Is there any meaning in saying that a sanyasi, who sees the whole world as his home and dedicates his whole life to working for the uplift of the world, is running away from life? Amma is not saying that one should forsake one’s parents or abandon one’s duty to them in the name of Spirituality. However, to construe Spirituality as an escape from life is ignorance.

Spirituality is the understanding and realisation that the source of bliss is within oneself. We believe that happiness lies in objects. If that were true, shouldn’t we become totally happy when we obtain those objects? But we can see even multi-millionaires who own Jets and Yachts, in a constant state of tension and worry. While one man is enjoying his puff on the cigarette, another is so put off by the smoke that he moves away, coughing. Doesn’t this show that happiness cannot be found in an object?

Bliss depends on the mind. Spirituality is the means through which one can gain control over the remote control of the mind.

In a village, there lived two families staying side by side in huts. One of the men there went abroad to work and made a lot of money, with which he constructed a mansion. His neighbour became very sad, thinking, “He’s built such a big house. I’m still living in this wretched hovel!” He began working tirelessly and managed to save some money. Taking a bank loan, he started building a new house. When the construction was over, he was overjoyed. He invited his friends and relatives for a house-warming feast, and began living in his new home.

Months passed. One day, his friend saw him looking morose. He asked, “Why are you sad again?” The man replied, “My neighbor now has a two-story air-conditioned house. It’s a first-rate place with the floor paved in marble. Have you seen my house? It’s worthless!” The very sight of the house that previously gave him happiness became the source of unbearable sorrow. Happiness and sorrow are not in external objects. Happiness is a state of mind.

Therefore, we should bring the mind under our control. If there is no harmony between the wife and husband, home will be hell even if it is air-conditioned and equipped with the most modern amenities. There are those who commit suicide in such palatial houses. In truth, it is the mind that should be air-conditioned, and this is what spirituality teaches. If we assimilate the principles of Spirituality, if we are able to take control of the mind, every experience will be blissful. Life will become one long celebration."
                                            ~ Amma
SOURCE: The New Indian Express https://share.google/O1i94HHFSHMsz15Pd
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"Just as the flood carries everything along in complete equality, so that Great Being quite naturally and spontaneously makes His own what was wrongly believed to be alien. Here 'mine' and 'thine' do not exist - only the Self stands Self-revealed. THAT, and THAT alone. A mother does not keep an account of what she does for her children - for are they not her own?  Likewise, here also there is no accounting of how much power has been communicated."
      ~ Sri Anandamayi Ma

("Words Of Sri Anandamayi Ma" Translated and Compiled by Atmananda, page 96)

i meditated at the beach this morning.. much more comfortable and peaceful for me — than the group meditation. Lot of kitchen noise, sniffing and coughing from residents etc. the ocean seems more comfortable and soothing to quell thought and inspire awe and devotion.

When we give our problems to the divine; we will let the divine carry our problems. Consider the man with a suitcase on a train. He says he has not payed for the suitcase yet. However the train is moving so he can put the suit case down and let the train carry the suitcase. In the same way we can let the weight of our problems be handled by the divine.

I am in India now with Amma in person; she again said that meditation is as good as gold. It not only gives us prosperity but also peace of mind.

Working in a charcoal factory we will find  charcoal on us. Being in the presence of charcoal type personalities we will find the charcoal in them also has infiltrated us.