{"id":147,"date":"2007-11-22T21:48:39","date_gmt":"2007-11-22T16:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/147\/analysis-on-q9-to-q12\/"},"modified":"2010-07-18T12:16:02","modified_gmt":"2010-07-18T06:46:02","slug":"analysis-on-q9-to-q12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/2007\/147\/","title":{"rendered":"Analysis on Q9 to Q12"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are the summaries\/analysis of the answers provided for Q9 to Q12:<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Q9 was: \u201cShould we listen to God more, or should we make Him listen to our heart\u2019s prayers more?\u201d
\n<\/strong><\/font>31 answers were posted and here is what they said:
\n– 15 say that listening is more important then praying. Most seem to agree that God\/Amma already knows our heart\u2019s prayers, while listening requires effort from us.
\n– 11 believe that it is a combination of both, and that somehow each leads naturally to the other\u2026
\n– 5 say that prayer should come first as it opens us up.
\n<\/font>Click here to read again all the answers provided to Q9<\/a>.
\n<\/em>– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/font><\/p>\n

Q10 was: \u201cWhat is your favorite flower? Why? What does it symbolize for you?\u201d
\n<\/strong><\/font>32 responses were posted and here is what the favorite was:
\n– 7 chose the Lotus, because it symbolizes spirituality.
\n– 6 chose the Rose, because it represents purity and beauty.
\n– 5 chose the Jasmine, because it represents humility and fills the place with its fragrance.
\n– 3 chose the Hibiscus, 2 chose the white lilies and 2 the sunflower (smiling like the sun).
\n– Each of the Gardenia, Dahlia, pink Firewood, Thuma Poovu, Pinnacle of flowerhood and some bush little flowers got 1 vote.
\n– One person said: \u201cThe flowers under Amma\u2019s feet\u201d.
\n<\/font>– Many started by saying that they like all flowers, and a very big majority chose the white color, symbolizing purity.
\n<\/font>Click here to read again all the answers provided to Q10<\/a>.
\n<\/em><\/font>– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/font><\/p>\n

Q11 was: \u201cWhat are circumstances in which you get angry? Why?\u201d
\n<\/strong><\/font>31 responses were posted and here is what we learned:
\n– 14 get angry when their expectations are not met or when the ego is hurt.
\n– 11 get angry when they see injustice and selfishness around, or when others act foolishly.
\n– 12 mention the role that Amma plays or has played in helping overcome anger.
\n– 4 get angry whith themselves when they hurt others, and 1 person is angry when she can\u2019t be with Amma.
\n<\/font>Click here to read again all the answers provided to Q11<\/a>.
\n<\/em><\/font>– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/font><\/p>\n

Q12 was: \u201cWhat is your favorite color? why? What does it symbolize for you?\u201d
\n<\/strong><\/font>30 responses were posted and here is what the favorite colors were:
\n– 9 chose White that reminds of Amma and is the symbol of purity.
\n– 9 chose Blue that is the color of the sky and the sea, and symbolizes space and freedom.
\n– 4 chose green being the color of nature.
\n– 3 opted for orange and the colors of fire and renunciation.
\n– 2 chose each of purple, pink and black.
\n– 2 said they liked all colors, and 1 person chose Red.
\n<\/font>Click here to read again all the answers provided to Q12<\/a>.
\n<\/em><\/font>
\n<\/font><\/em>Summaries\/analysis on other previous questions to follow.
\nPriyan<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are the summaries\/analysis of the answers provided for Q9 to Q12: Q9 was: \u201cShould we listen to God more, or should we make Him listen to our heart\u2019s prayers more?\u201d 31 answers were posted and here is what they said: – 15 say that listening is more important then praying. Most seem to agree […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-question"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}