Re: A delicate question - how not to offend other (potentially greater) devotees?
Namaste Viraj ji,
I would like to share my views on your thread, tho I am not a experienced member..
First of all are you sure that she discouraged by your post? There may be chances that your post may not the reason of her not posting about mother..
If your sure then
Do you think making other post will help her?
You said she worship mother because she love her and not for boons, in this case she is not discouraged but maybe angry on mother.. when you love someone wholeheartly and he/she doesn't appear and suddenly you saw that she is giving visions to others then it hurts, so she is not angry on you but on mother maybe, but the second side of coin is that this is common in first stages of devotion, to be angry on God is also one of early stage of devotion.. now if her love is true then she will come back in her path.
Now you shared your experience in the spirit of helping others not to show off your spiritual benefits or accomplishment so you should not worry..
How to take your message is the part of individual and your not responsible for that..
Reading same message some people may think wow, your great, some will be jealous, some will think your fool God doesn't exist... So you can't do anything about that.. If you post other message you can't predict what she will take that message as (either encourage or discourage)
So coming on the point I think you should not feel any guilt as your intention was good,
What your friend felt is her path, is her exam you can't do anything but if you want to help her then pray wholeheartly to ma Laxmi, ask her what should I do now and you will get answer in few minutes or few days but you will get.. follow your instinct and just Love mother and all her children's (we)
Pranam
Aasato ma sat gamay
tamaso ma jotirgamay
mrityorma amrutamgamay
(Bring me from asat to sat, bring me from darkness (ignorance) to light (knowledge), bring me from death to immortality)
Om Namah Shivay
Om Vishnave Namah
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