tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post2962637317714054813..comments2023-05-02T05:40:29.838-07:00Comments on AscendingTheHills: Love's Sweet Nectar: A PoemJessica Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02450820269367184046noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-52210795493413411032012-08-17T21:29:47.702-07:002012-08-17T21:29:47.702-07:00As per Christianity, there is no guru or father th...As per Christianity, there is no guru or father than the one above; and I suppose we can follow that direction, which our soul, our spiritual thirst leads toJerlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13897355836151249751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-829647843232064642012-08-06T14:42:25.876-07:002012-08-06T14:42:25.876-07:00Lovely poem written by a lovely soul!
~ Blessi...Lovely poem written by a lovely soul! <br /> ~ Blessings Jessica ~Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02273349436461781371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-11152843163894070642012-08-05T02:10:03.954-07:002012-08-05T02:10:03.954-07:00What a beautiful poem Jessica. Touched my soul.What a beautiful poem Jessica. Touched my soul.Rimlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04800381730067608251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-30778683891293271942012-08-04T08:10:35.944-07:002012-08-04T08:10:35.944-07:00Hi, Jessica! ~
I don't think you need to feel...Hi, Jessica! ~<br /><br />I don't think you need to feel sheepish about writing about what you're passionate about over and over again! In my opinion, that's EXACTLY what one should write about! I enjoy your passion and enthusiasm! I hardly recognize you from one year ago! Go Gurrlll!!! XOXOXODangerous Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442306921276302945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-81954179732779759892012-08-03T05:28:34.199-07:002012-08-03T05:28:34.199-07:00This is a beautiful poem Jessica! It looks like a ...This is a beautiful poem Jessica! It looks like a popular topic...you have received a lot of comments :) Have a blessed weekend!Nelietahttp://nelmitravel.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-48277357367359251792012-08-02T19:01:36.103-07:002012-08-02T19:01:36.103-07:00Lovely poem, Jessica! Love is indeed... the sweete...Lovely poem, Jessica! Love is indeed... the sweetest nectar of all! ;)Joyce of I Take Off The Maskhttp://itakeoffthemask.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-43640614077909853612012-08-02T13:58:29.874-07:002012-08-02T13:58:29.874-07:00Farfalla...Thank you so much for stopping by. I co...Farfalla...Thank you so much for stopping by. I completely agree.:)<br /><br />~ blessings,<br /><br />JessicaJessicahttp://www.ascendingthehills.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-58873165277374768992012-08-02T11:19:48.149-07:002012-08-02T11:19:48.149-07:00Beautiful words and poem. Inner peace is a beauti...Beautiful words and poem. Inner peace is a beautiful thing and will reflect what comes out of us. There is nothing more powerful then connecting ourselves to the One who knows us, deep within.Farfalla Dreams ~ Lisa Marie Farfallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15814072026273780357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-44366535582843470042012-08-01T16:03:54.047-07:002012-08-01T16:03:54.047-07:00Melissa,
Thank you so much. I'm glad you like...Melissa,<br /><br />Thank you so much. I'm glad you liked the poem and thoughts. :) I definitely think regular spiritual disciplines can be instrumental in helping us maintain focus and keep our perspectives oriented towards the Divine. <br /><br />Some of the comments are very specific to certain practitioners and schools of thought..I'd say, above all, go with your heart when practicing something like chanting. God always seeks the seeker and His love always helps guide the way.<br /><br />Lots of love,<br /><br />JessicaJessicahttp://www.ascendingthehills.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-32656148514586355562012-08-01T16:00:26.629-07:002012-08-01T16:00:26.629-07:00Rachel,
Thank you for stopping by..I'm so gla...Rachel,<br /><br />Thank you for stopping by..I'm so glad you enjoyed it. :) <br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />JessicaJessicahttp://www.ascendingthehills.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-27798092118119761792012-08-01T15:59:40.271-07:002012-08-01T15:59:40.271-07:00Subal..
"We must remember that we are after ...Subal..<br /><br />"We must remember that we are after the essence, wherever we find that, we have found our safe home:)"<br /><br />Great point. Thank you so much for sharing. <br /><br />~ JessicaJessicahttp://www.ascendingthehills.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-90595387361545207852012-08-01T15:58:14.445-07:002012-08-01T15:58:14.445-07:00Portia,
When I read your comment a couple of day...Portia, <br /><br />When I read your comment a couple of days ago it truly made my morning! Your love for God and devotion towards Him is inspiring..I can feel your warmth and enthusiasm and it is so beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing! :)Jessicahttp://www.ascendingthehills.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-33603476530665984352012-08-01T15:56:24.595-07:002012-08-01T15:56:24.595-07:00Thank you so much Janu. :)Thank you so much Janu. :)Jessicahttp://www.ascendingthehills.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-28518492937524051512012-08-01T15:55:53.315-07:002012-08-01T15:55:53.315-07:00Thank you Chris,
I always love and appreciate wh...Thank you Chris, <br /><br />I always love and appreciate when you stop by! You are a refreshing presence here. I definitely think God can and does direct us, motivates and inspires us, to articulate the truths that he expresses to us in our most reflective and intimate moments with him. Revelations and spiritual conclusions in progress that, when realized, have to be shared! I can relate when you say that you don't discuss some things with just anyone..more than once I've gotten quite the look from a friend or acquaintance when I've said something! <br /><br />Thanks again. :)Jessicahttp://www.ascendingthehills.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-73966233780572201892012-07-31T15:51:05.737-07:002012-07-31T15:51:05.737-07:00I have visited this yesterday and have come to app...I have visited this yesterday and have come to appreciate it more now as I reread it again. I like the discipline that you enforced in this post. It makes me wonder how focused one could be to achieve peace and solidarity with God, self and with others. I especially like the poem you wrote...it's so spontaneous ~ I recited it slowly like a prayer...<br /><br />I have read some of the comment threads and I think I'm not yet ready to receive all the information and clarifications... but I will come back to unfold the mysteries involved in this...<br /><br />Lots of love sis :*Melissa Tandochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747825707650125721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-90239550298062439272012-07-31T12:27:35.459-07:002012-07-31T12:27:35.459-07:00Great poem Jessica! I feel like I'm feeling th...Great poem Jessica! I feel like I'm feeling the joy you've found on your spiritual path as I read. :-)Rachel Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565668664072704971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-54793177569302245142012-07-31T08:50:44.739-07:002012-07-31T08:50:44.739-07:00I needed to clarify that there are offshoots of is...I needed to clarify that there are offshoots of iskcon that have the same or even more misconceptions than iskcon itself does. Further, iskcon is not the origin of the present disciplic successions, it itself is an offshoot of the succession started by Prabhupadas own guru. The line I belong to was existing many years prior to iskcon even. It just so happens that people equate iskcon with the chanting due to its prominence. It is prominent in as much the same way as Samsung is for cell phones but that doesn't mean other cellphones do not exist. Persons desiring to dive deeper into the chanting are advised to seriously scrutinise any organisation before affiliating. It is Russian roulette in the spiritual market place. Many will amass members for financial gain and dilute the practices and philosophy. One should study the history and practices of gaudiya vaishnavism first and then see what persons follow that closely. It is my understanding that people have left the bigger societies due to corruption and misconception in the same way people leave the catholic church<br />We must remember that we are after the essence, wherever we find that, we have found our safe home:)Subalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-1372273829305493252012-07-31T06:35:55.110-07:002012-07-31T06:35:55.110-07:00OMG! dear Jessica, this is so much after my heart ...OMG! dear Jessica, this is so much after my heart because I've fallen in love with Lord Krishna after my Indian facebook friend Mohinee introduced Him to me! I don't know much about Mantram etc but I just love His sweet name and constantly hum it to myself! It gives such joy!<br />-PortiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-55801251940991960882012-07-31T06:18:56.338-07:002012-07-31T06:18:56.338-07:00Beautiful poem...:-)Beautiful poem...:-)JANUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06983287092498427967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-62393301179269130962012-07-31T05:45:55.792-07:002012-07-31T05:45:55.792-07:00Hi Jessica:
It's funny you say this:
I have le...Hi Jessica:<br />It's funny you say this:<br /><b>I have learned that through chanting and mantram repetition that there is so much that is illusory that at first glance we take as reality, as permanent.</b><br /><br />As I was talking to someone about this very topic a few days ago. In fact it was a group of friends I have breakfast with a couple days a week. I mentioned something about our thoughts creating our reality, that we all see things through our own belief system.<br /><br />What I was pointing out is just what you stated:<br /><b>that there is so much that is illusory that at first glance we take as reality, as permanent.</b><br /><br />They didn't get it as I'm in a different place.<br /><br />I'm on the same page with you here:<br /><b>It's hard for me not to write about a practice that has provided me with so much spiritual inspiration.</b><br /><br />Sometimes I think we're directed by an unseen hand (God's?.) I sincerely believe that HE guides my writing. HE directs my hand. It is HE who provides me the thoughts on what to write. Now naturally, I wouldn't discuss this with JUST anyone because most of my friends would look at me cross eyed and think:<br />Holy cow! This guy is to weird. LoL.<br /><br />When you feel compelled to write about a certain topic, you should continue to follow your bliss as it is indeed your unseen guiding hand directing you.<br /><br />Be well, Jessica!<br />--<br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-76003079506145948262012-07-31T03:20:53.008-07:002012-07-31T03:20:53.008-07:00Just wanted to clarify the point I was trying to m...Just wanted to clarify the point I was trying to make. When I said, "branched off from ISKON." I wasn't intending to mean it no longer existed in ISKON, just that it exists other places as well now.<br /><br />~ namaste ~Jessicahttp://www.ascendingthehills.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-74010627855194528952012-07-31T03:12:15.714-07:002012-07-31T03:12:15.714-07:00When it comes to distributors of the holy name, it...When it comes to distributors of the holy name, it is my understanding, from what I read, that the holy name officially is distributed through a line of disciplic succession. It's also my understanding that this disciplic succession, though it may have begun in ISKON, branched off from ISKON. Regardless...I have to admit I know little about any of this..but do agree with Subal when he says, <br /><br />"Real spiritual life is a humble and at times private attempt and has nothing to do with society consciousness:)"<br /><br />Isn't following and serving God a non-sectarian kind of thing? That's my perception of things anyways. He extends beyond all categories and labels. <br /><br />~ peaceJessica Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02450820269367184046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-27757044306294263662012-07-31T02:11:16.408-07:002012-07-31T02:11:16.408-07:00Dear iskcon Das, I'd say iskcon is one of many...Dear iskcon Das, I'd say iskcon is one of many organisations, likely the most prominent due to it being the first to teach in the west and we all respect that, but you should know that Prabhupada started a chain reaction and others followed, that does not make it a competition. Real spiritual life is a humble and at times private attempt and has nothing to do with society consciousness:)Subalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-73775630361348774482012-07-31T01:47:58.763-07:002012-07-31T01:47:58.763-07:00Iskcon is the only authorised distributor of the h...Iskcon is the only authorised distributor of the holy name for this age, no other way no other way no other wayIskcon Dasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583035984896584839.post-69659560939403709772012-07-30T21:28:46.077-07:002012-07-30T21:28:46.077-07:00I am not Prabhupada's disciple. I drew from hi...I am not Prabhupada's disciple. I drew from him, using him as a resource, because he was instrumental in bringing knowledge of the mahamantra to the west.<br /><br />Personally, since you have the advantage of a spiritual teacher, I'd go with what he says. That's just my view though. <br /><br />~ blessingsJessicahttp://www.ascendingthehills.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com