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maheswari
Lebanon
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 Posted - Jun 07 2012 : 2:40:34 PM
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the apartment i live in is big..it was my parents house..dad passed away last year...mum has severe vascular dementia she is in specialized hospital since 2009...and my brother lives abroad..
every 2 weeks the wife of my building janitor cleans my house,now she is about to deliver her new baby so i had to find another cleaning lady
my extended family gave me the number of a woman from Sri Lanka...she has worked for them since years...
yesterday she came at my place..she started cleaning while i was having late lunch..she said: no meat? i replied: true have not eaten any kind of meat since 2005....she replied that she is vegetarian too.......
i have not seen any cleaning lady like Fatima...a real determined woman...cleaning every corner...removing all the heavy furniture although she is so thin and short...examining again and again that she did not forget cleaning any corner, or removing any dust...so thorough in her work....all in silence (at my job also i am very thorough and determined)
after she cleaned my meditation room,she said: where did u get all those pictures and statues of sages and gods?
i replied: have been to india....i do yoga
she said: i have been to Nepal...i love Buddha....you should go to my country Sri Lanka it is beautiful...i have been to Madras in south of india
i said: i have only been to the north of india..rishikesh.
she said: me too i dont have any parents left...all of them died in the tsunami that hit southern asia few years back...i dont have anyone ...this is God's will ...i dont know why this happened but i know it is His will....all is good....i only have Him and He is generous...u know every sunday i go with my friends here in lebanon to a place where we pray to Him....
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listening to that i was speechless, here she is a woman coming from sri lanka , far from rich...she lost all her loves ones yet she is a happy person...dedicated to her dharma of cleaning houses ...doing her job perfectly ...
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when she finished i asked her how much money she wants..so she laughed a bit and said she does not know...just give whatever you feel like giving ...
then as i walked her to the door she asked me again and again: all good?
i was so surprised she worked her ass out for 4 hours and she was asking all good? it is so obvious that her housework is excellent...
so many similarities between me and her..i seriously think she is a better yogini then i am
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HathaTeacher
Sweden
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Posted - Jun 08 2012 : 10:05:16 AM
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Inspiring! Thank you for sharing, Maheshwari.
L & L _/\_ |
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devrim
Thailand
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Posted - Jun 09 2012 : 03:30:48 AM
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Nice story, i feel the same way about my wife !!!
Yoga is being shown to us in every corner at every turning and moment from the cleaning lady to a new born baby to a guru. hopefully one day more of our race will be able to open their eyes to see the unity in it all. As always with love, devrim  |
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maheswari
Lebanon
2516 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2012 : 03:43:35 AM
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| ....true He keeps on giving us signs ..if we could only see them! |
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Swan
India
256 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2012 : 03:55:53 AM
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This resonates very well with me. I have often conversed with people who gave me a feeling that they are talking from much deeper silence than the silence I know, and I know about most of them that they are not into any specific spiritual practice that may be mentioned. This makes me more respectful about life, because if my observation is correct, these people are proof that living life is a practice in itself.
Thanks for sharing this maheswari
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maheswari
Lebanon
2516 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2012 : 03:59:11 AM
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quote:
these people are proof that living life is a practice in itself.
exactly |
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Radharani
USA
843 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2012 : 04:56:16 AM
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| what a wonderful story, how God brings kindred souls into our lives. |
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amoux
United Kingdom
266 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2012 : 05:09:12 AM
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Originally posted by Swan
This makes me more respectful about life, because if my observation is correct, these people are proof that living life is a practice in itself.
That's beautifully expressed Swan - thank you |
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showup
USA
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maheswari
Lebanon
2516 Posts |
Posted - Jul 06 2012 : 4:20:22 PM
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| beautiful story dear showup ...thank you |
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SuryaDeva
USA
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Posted - Nov 20 2013 : 8:33:26 PM
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Amazing story
Thank you for sharing |
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maheswari
Lebanon
2516 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2015 : 04:26:59 AM
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i was chatting with a friend in the forums and she reminded me of this topic , that it is such a good topic ( i totally forget about my posts and sometimes i wonder did i write them? )
2 days ago , the cleaning lady was at my appartment. In one of the bedrooms i have 2 bed tables full of indian deities, gurus pictures etc..
for the first time in years, i noticed that the cleaning lady takes her slippers off when cleaning and dusting those 2 tables and the deities etc....
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Edited by - maheswari on Mar 12 2015 04:27:46 AM |
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Dogboy
USA
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Posted - Mar 12 2015 : 06:24:12 AM
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| Its wonderful you both are still together, thanks for the update! |
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BlueRaincoat
United Kingdom
1731 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2015 : 06:52:17 AM
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| Lovely story, thank you Maha |
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BillinL.A.
USA
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Posted - Mar 12 2015 : 2:25:28 PM
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kumar ul islam
United Kingdom
791 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2015 : 8:34:33 PM
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| Give |
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jigjnasu
France
28 Posts |
Posted - Mar 14 2015 : 3:56:55 PM
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That a beautiful and inspiring story :)
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Edited by - jigjnasu on Mar 14 2015 4:21:11 PM |
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the cleaning lady...the yogini
