171. Om lobha-nasinyai namah: I bow down to Amma who destroys greed in Her devotees
Perfection can never be achieved in a day. It's a long spiritual road. Even attempting to achieve perfection in our professional lives requires us to see the world around us in a different manner. And there are so many road blocks along the way that crop up. Most of them, self created of course. The rest, are karmic in nature. Basically each stems from vices we have stored in ourselves. Anger. Greed. A second mile marker.
Greed can manifest as avarice towards wealth & material things. Once again it is the quiet devil, ego, playing its villainous role in our lives. Greed makes us forget to look beyond ourselves. Greed wants everything for itself. The entire anthem of greed starts with "I, Me, Myself." And in this quest, we forget to see others or even feel their need. Greed can be dangerous. It's like the midas touch. Lethal. Consuming.
Amma knows the fatal power of greed and works at destroying it in us. Once we have Amma's grace in our lives, we never see the need to hoard or have a selfish desire for everything. If we can share time with other children while wanting Amma's affection, surely what is that new high definition tv? Even the Gurudakshina we give Amma isn't kept by Her to buy material possessions. Everything goes back into society to reach out to those who need it. Amma Herself tells us to only have what we essentially need. I heard a gentleman years ago talk about people's habit of buying clothes. He said that during natural disasters, when people do clean out their cupboards and donate clothes, he realized how at least 80% of the wardrobe was barely ever used. Each extra item we keep out of greed is eating into the worlds resources. Greed begets selfishness. Thankfully we have Amma in our lives who cleanses us of this greed. Who teaches us to look beyond ourselves and reach out to others. Who teaches us the essential lesson of being selfless in life. It's an important life lesson. One in which we learn that like love, even sharing is something that grows.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
Perfection can never be achieved in a day. It's a long spiritual road. Even attempting to achieve perfection in our professional lives requires us to see the world around us in a different manner. And there are so many road blocks along the way that crop up. Most of them, self created of course. The rest, are karmic in nature. Basically each stems from vices we have stored in ourselves. Anger. Greed. A second mile marker.
Greed can manifest as avarice towards wealth & material things. Once again it is the quiet devil, ego, playing its villainous role in our lives. Greed makes us forget to look beyond ourselves. Greed wants everything for itself. The entire anthem of greed starts with "I, Me, Myself." And in this quest, we forget to see others or even feel their need. Greed can be dangerous. It's like the midas touch. Lethal. Consuming.
Amma knows the fatal power of greed and works at destroying it in us. Once we have Amma's grace in our lives, we never see the need to hoard or have a selfish desire for everything. If we can share time with other children while wanting Amma's affection, surely what is that new high definition tv? Even the Gurudakshina we give Amma isn't kept by Her to buy material possessions. Everything goes back into society to reach out to those who need it. Amma Herself tells us to only have what we essentially need. I heard a gentleman years ago talk about people's habit of buying clothes. He said that during natural disasters, when people do clean out their cupboards and donate clothes, he realized how at least 80% of the wardrobe was barely ever used. Each extra item we keep out of greed is eating into the worlds resources. Greed begets selfishness. Thankfully we have Amma in our lives who cleanses us of this greed. Who teaches us to look beyond ourselves and reach out to others. Who teaches us the essential lesson of being selfless in life. It's an important life lesson. One in which we learn that like love, even sharing is something that grows.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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