Comments on: Excessive Grief

By: jean

jean — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:44:42 +0000

I guess people has so many opinion, some opinion let you down, I like Jiddu Khrisnamurti said, to ask youself, the answer is with you, from I have read in here, some of the answer will put you down.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 08:01:26 +0000

Humans! Grieving is not truly loving. If you think you love animals, you want to do so much to them, then, don’t let one mistake keep you love forward. Then, love more animals! Don’t waste your life to judging people who like or don’t like animals. True meaning of love is to accepting yourself, even the mistakes.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:53:03 +0000

In reply to Rene. Don't be too emotional, because in the spiritual senses, man and animals are all the same. If we understand the true meanings about life, we will not grief too much on even the death of any human or animal, because what had happened has no effect on the moment of NOW. So, it is not that Deepak dosen't like the animals, it is because he knows what is most important in life. That is to live fully in the present moment, and forget about the guilt and pain, and whatever that stop you loving yourself at NOW.

By: Mary Angela

Mary Angela — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:19:56 +0000

I have thought a lot about your words and realize I grieve because I will never see that form of God again in this life…even though it lives on in me and all…Every expression of God is infinitely precious. However, I suspect that when we die there may be a happy surprise awaiting us…

By: Char

Char — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:29:21 +0000

I can relate to the poster and my heart goes out to her. I have two adorable pet rats and I love them very much, as they give me much joy and pleasure. A few weeks ago, I was getting ready to sit down on a pillow on my chair seat and I remember looking for the rats, as I had let them out to play. I thought that they were both in the cage, so as I give my chair one more quick look before I sat down, the pillow started moving! OMG, my heart dropped and I thanked the Lord, as I almost plumped down on the chair. I would have sat on my rat and I would not have felt or heard a whisper from her, since she would have been flattened and not able to breath under the pillow with her lungs and bones crushed crushed by my weight. I would have never forgiven myself and the thought of almost sitting on her haunts me everyday. My rats are my babies and I dearly love them. I am aware that they will pass on naturally in a few years, but I cannot imagine my life without them. I agree with others above to allow yourself to fully grieve the lose of the rabbit and send little prayers out and even set up some memorial to help with the releasing process. And please, forgive yourself, as painful and hard as this may be to do at first. I do believe that the rabbit knew how sadly and sorry that you felt when it passed away, as animals can pick this up, which is why I believe that animal lovers have a hard time with lost pets. It was not your fault and you have such a beautiful and loving heart, as is shown by your caring of God’s animals, your animals as a god. Bless your sweet soul.

By: Mary Angela

Mary Angela — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:31:07 +0000

In reply to Mary Angela. We are probably talking about different interpretations of 'grief'.

By: jean

jean — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:18:21 +0000

I am really sorry the rabbit died. I understand your grief, just think you don’t have a bad intention, accident happen in life.What you can do , pray for the rabbit, just said in your heart , I am really sorry, I don’t mean no harm to you, accidentally I step on you, may you go to a nice place, no more suffering. With time you will forgive yourself.
Don’t worry this is not your fault , this is an accident. Hope you feel much better with time.

By: Gyanama

Gyanama — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:16:51 +0000

In reply to Mary Angela.

God is not “Conscious” of grief. It is your unconsciousness of God that brings on a false notion of grief-
God is life eternal not death, God is compassion and love and all that is Good…..

By: mary cannon

mary cannon — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:10:36 +0000

I recently lost my beautiful brother in April.
Before he crossed from cancer, I wrote him poems.
The last one I wrote incorporated this piece, “Find me then at the Rainbow Bridge tending to the animals, the penguins, especially the penguins” (We pretended we were imaginary penguins when we were kids!) That poem was entitled, “Willing to Let You Be”. Not go, but be.
Your bunny is there now at the Rainbow Bridge, happy, playing, grateful to you for releasing him to be with God the Creator. You will see him at your appointed time just as I will again be joined in true spirit with my brother, mother and father.
God bless your kind and heroic heart for the joy you bring to God’s special creatures. Your reward will be immense. Please try to forgive and be very good to yourself and keep continuing with this most blessed work. It will release the pain you feel now.

By: Rene

Rene — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:36:59 +0000

Deepak, isn’t your answer based on that perhaps you don’t love animals as much like the person who happened this? For her this is a big deal on itself and I totally understand how she reacts, or I may have some unhealed trauma from the past too. For some people their pets are just like family and this would be a nightmare then. I don’t see animals less or more than humans, do you? I would like to know how you think about animals. How we think of them says something about us. Think the big difference is that animals are only conscious and that we are also conscious of our consciousness to speak with your words.

By: Kara

Kara — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:36:16 +0000

I disagree with Deepak’s answer although I agree with most everything else he says.
I love animals so much that I would feel such grief also at having hurt a helpless little animal that was relying on you for help.
I would be sickened and it would take me years to get over it.
My advice would be, to be even more careful with the other animals. Because of this terrible accident it might make you so very careful in the future.
This is the only good thing that could come out of this.
And thank you for helping the animals and thank goodness for people like you that are torn apart at things like this which only proves that you care so very much.

By: LaPrince48

LaPrince48 — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:24:26 +0000

I have not publish my art website yet, I am finshing my book first. I enjoy everything you write about, looking foward to read more. Mary Laprince Stewart

By: Mary Angela

Mary Angela — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:15:56 +0000

I can understand your grief…it is God’s grief, because God has created and cares for all out of the fullness of Love. In this instance you were an expression of God’s Love caring for an expression of God’s Love. You need to remember that God has created you, too, and that fullness of Love that you are must continue to flow because you are infinite Love. The spirit of the little rabbit, which is God, is totally intact in the oneness of God’s Love in all.

By: Gyanama

Gyanama — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:13:17 +0000

Each lesson that comes to us teaches us that life is more then the suffering we seem to imagine- We have all longed at some unfolding point or another and in various degrees, to move away from grief and suffering, because in our in most being we know that grief and suffering ultimately have no real part of our true nature in God. We reach out and sometimes in such desperation as if we can’t even breathe, just so that ultimately someone can help us remember who we really are. Grief is a false emotion that is directly connected to the false idea that we are material beings that die. Grief is a belief in man mortal. Bouts of grief and suffering will continue as long as we think ourselves to be material mortal man. We are not material, we are spiritual and made in the perfect image and likeness of all that God is….The Truth is, man Is God’s Perfect Idea and there is NO grief in God’s ideas, it is because we are unconscious of this that we grieve. We live, move and have our being in a spiritual realm. This has always been the Truth, and fully understanding this sets one free from all suffering and grief- This is the awakening to the True You that you are-
Life- “All Life” is indestructible. All life is the life of God expressed. We false image a dying bunny like one would fale image a mirage of water in a hot desert. The dying bunny was never a real fact, as like a mirage of water in the desert, it appeared but it was never real- So NOW, what is left that is REAL?
Conscious You

By: devi

devi — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:33:15 +0000

your explanation has opened a new way to heal my emotional trauma. but in my case i am the rabbit, should i perceive that the stepping person was real innocent?