Ammachi In KL [ The Aftermath ]

[Guest guest]

"Did you go to see Amma?"

 

"Yes I did"

 

"What time did you go?"

 

"almost 12 mn"

 

"What time did you managed to see Amma and what is your

number"

 

"My number is 20000 ++ and we [ me and my friends ] see Amma at

4.30

am"

 

"wow! Only 4 hrs. How did you do that? My friend and his mother

from

Ipoh waited for almost 10 hrs and their number is 11000 ++ and they

managed only to get her blessings at 9.30 am the next morning"

 

" you know what, listen ….. apparently numbers from 1000 till

4000, I

heard have gone missing. They said taken by the volunteers. But the

volunteers are being told that they will get the blessings from Amma

herself at the end of it. So one of the volunteers gave me the

numbers. "

 

"I See"

 

"But you know what I am not happy about. I gave her the garland,

and

immediately her "assistance" remove the garland , bring it to

the

other side of the stage and there I saw them selling the other

garlands for RM50/-. Even in the temple they would never have done

this. The flowers we offered to the deity are often given in return

to others devotees as prasadam."'

 

[ Mind ] Mental Arithmetic triggered on.: hmmmmmm one garland Rm50/-

.. Sitting there for about 3 hrs, I observe out of every 10 who comes

to seek her blessings, 7-8 would offer her a garland. …….. "

 

"You know I am told, the last token number issued is 55 000 ++

"

 

[ Mind ] Really ………. 55 0000 people seeks her blessings.

Hmmmmmmm

okay make a round figure , lets say 70% of the 55 0000 brings garland

and being sold at Rm50/ ……. Ah! The Souvenior Magasine to

commemorate

Amma's visit to Malaysia, let take a look at it. How much does it

cost ? Rm 25/- hmmmmmm look at the advertisers . Come on Calculate !

hmmmmm all are major companies. They should easily cover the

production cost. …………. Suddenly an echo from somewhere: Ah!

never

mind lah… for charity marked up the price people will definitely

buy…. For charity! For charity! From personal experience, the

actual

production cost of this magazine would be Rm 2.00 per book. Well

depend on the quantity you see. The more you print the lower the

cost. Hmmmmmm 2.00 per book and sold at Rm25/- For charity! For

charity ! people will definitely buy …. The echos continues.

……..Recall that night …. While you walk back home… what

do you see ….

Amma's Cup…. How much they sell? Don't know, I didn't

check. ……

hmmmmm Amma's T-Shirt…. How much? Not sure. Lets say

standard market

value about Rm 20- 30 per T-Shirt. Hmmmmm .. What else? The

Autobiography of Amma. ….. hmmmmmm The Lalitha Sahasranama ….

What

else did you see ! A lot but I cant recall right now.

 

[ Mind ] Recalling a conversation with the friend from Ipoh. Did you

get something to eat for your mother. They offered free food up

there….. I did Akak and its not free. I have to pay. …. Well

yes you

pay for the drinks, because its from the hotel, hmmm Rm 2/- per small

cup of coffee. But Food is free. Did you go to the counter which

label : Free Food?

I did Akak I went there and they told me I have to pay Rm2/ per

packet of food. But the notice said : Free Food! Hmmmm

 

[ Mind ] Recalling another conversation. Happy to be able to see her

at last! Yes Akak! Even though 10 hrs? Yes! Mission Accomplish! Yes!

I am happy for you then. Hmmmmm another scene flash back : But you

know what I am not happy about…..'

Ironic isn't it …. One leave feeling happy after 10 hrs of

waiting

and another with a lot of unhappiness who waited for only 4 hrs. Both

able to get her blessings.

 

And what about me ? Nothing…. What am I trying to say

here……. Nothing

too. Just feel like writing and sharing what I see and hear. ….

Infront of me right now a Picture of Her Holiness Mata

Amritanandamayi Devi smiling back at me.

[Guest guest]

Money makes the world go round / makes Amma go round the

world. How else can she hug the multitudes, buy women and

children out of prostitution, and educate them and others in her

schools, as well as build homes for them?

 

When I met Amma last summer in southern California, the

assistants were handing out strings of numbers by the tens and

20s to single visitors. It occurred to me then that there weren't

necessarily 5000 people ahead of me, though it was impressive

to think there was. I doubted anyone was even trying to do an

accurate count.

 

I did purchase a CD for $20 - not an uncommon price, except

that there were only 6 bhajans on it, and they didn't have a cover

for it, only a thin plastic sleeve. But I wanted it because it has

"Iswar Tumhi" on it, which goes:

 

grace us with your compassion lord

I have no one but you my lord

grace us with your compassion lord

I have no one but you my lord

 

you create this world by your whim

you dissolve this world by your will

you create this world by your whim

you dissolve this world by your will

 

grace us with your compassion lord

I have no one but you my lord

 

There are several other verses, too.