--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], off_world_beings > [...] > > No I wasn't. > > Someone I know went to her Ashram in India several years ago and > had > > just come back. One day Amma was walking outside with the students. > > They came across one of the students shovelling out the sewer and > > having to stand in it to do so, as his work study job. I think he > > looked a bit put off by it, or said something, so Amma jumped in > and > > started scooping the sh!t (with her hands I think?), and saying > > something along the lines of how everything, even such a job, is > > enjoyable and bliss or some such thing. > > The guy that told me this was impressed by it. It just reminded me > > of some bosses who would do some part of your job for an hour or > so, > > and putting you down for not LOVING it because they loved it so > > much ....for an hour. Whereas I had been doing the same thing for > > days (physical ) and was not hired for that. I work for myself now. > > My first boss (actually the owner) didn't claim to love it, but he > did say that you had to do it that well in order to get do the job > right (cleaning out the drain at the ice cream palor). >.
Did you get free ice cream though? > > And Amma's point was about enlightenment, I think, not about getting > paid to do a job... >>> Duh ...yeah . And one DUMB point it is. That is the whole point. Off World To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
