Ammachi - the woman saint ...........

[Guest guest]

dear Bala,

 

it was such a joy to read your message on 'amma' or 'ammachi' as she

is lovingly called. I had the pleasure of visiting 'ammachi' or Ma

amritanandamayi in washington dc last summer. In fact, this was the

second time i had face to face 'darshan' of ammachi. I had taken an

american woman friend for this meeting. She was totally impressed

with 'ammachi' and decided to join ammachi's organisation and is now

in Kerala staying in amma's ashram and trying to learn all about

hinduism.

 

Ammachi has a very reare presence about her. In this second meeting

which i attended, there was a group bhajan singing followed by

ammachi's own speech. Ammachi speaks in malayalam and her devotee

translates the speech in English. There were two interesting things

to be noted about amma's upadesa. One is she is very spontaneous and

the other is shebhas a great sense of humor. She has the great

ability to state compex advaitic truths in layman's language with the

help of simple day to day stories . Advaita , for some reason, did

not seem so complex any more . although she did not speak in english,

she would correct the translator if he omitted to mention some points

in her speech.

 

this time ammachi came in devi bhava dressed up like sree sree lalita

parameshwer herself- this was quite an experience. awesome! this

really made me realize that all women are indeed manifestationsof the

divine mother and ammachi knows it and lives the truth and people

like me are still struggling to realize this divine truth! there

is 'devi' amsham in all of us- we are all sparks of the divine.

 

on a final note, Ammachi believes in both bhakti yoga and karma yoga,

she is involved in a lot of social programmes that helps the poor and

the downtrodden and her charities have helped buikd hospitals and

schools in kerala . about her humanitarian work, ammachi says...

 

" While the food we eat nourishes our bodies it is what we give in

charity that nurtures our souls. "

 

on this auspicious friday , please join me in singing one of amma's

bhajans.....

 

he amba he amba he amba bol

ishvara sata chita ãnanda bol

sãmba sadãshiva sãmba sadãshivasãmba sadãshiva bol

pãlaka preraka satapati bol

 

ambã ambã jaya jagadambã

akhilãndeshvari jaya jagadambã

 

 

Say " O Mother O Mother O Mother"

Say " Lord, Existence, Awareness, Bliss Bsolute"

Say " Eternally Auspiscious One"

Say "Protector, Inspirer and Lord of all"

Hail to Mother, the Universal Mother

Hail to Mother of the entire Cosmos!

 

Also, folks! today is my mother birthday. she is 61 years of age.

anyday she may leave us. but her 'spirit' will live in people like

Ammachi who is 'Mother' to countless millions.

 

Janani Janmabhoomicha swargatapi gariyasi

 

Mother and motherland are dearer than heaven.

 

Ya deevi sarva buutesh matru rupena sansthita

namastasyai namastasyai ! namo namaha!

 

 

to the devi who resides in all beings as the 'Mother'

salutations salutations again and again!

 

Om sree matre namaha!

[Guest guest]

DEAR shru balakrishna,

 

Thank you for the clarification. I was quite aware that you were

indeed describing the importance of Saduru in God realization nd

your mention of sri ammachi as your guru was incidental to the whole

topic. Since I hav high regards for sree ammachi, i thought i will

pen a few lines on her. that's all!

 

NOW , you have mentioned great scriptural text TRIPURA RAHASYA. i

was introduced to this text by our respected member shri Hrshananda

two year ago. Since i am also a devotee of lord dDtatreya, TRipura

rahasaya is one of my favorite readings.

 

DEVI HERSELF SAYS IN CHAPTER XX

 

"I m the abstract INtelligence from which COSMOS originates whereon

it Fourishes, and wherein it resolves, like the images in a mirror.

The ignorant know me as the gross universe, whereas the wise feel me

as their own pure being eternally glowing as 'I-I' within. This

realisation is possible only in the deep stillness of thought-free

consciousness similar to that of the deep sea free from waves. The

most earnest of devotees worship me spontaneously and with the

greatest sincerity which is due to their love of me. Although they

know that I am their own non-dual Self, yet the habit of loving

devotion which is deep-rooted in them makes them conceive their own

Self as ME and worship ME as the life-current pervading their bodies,

senses and mind without which nothing could exist and which forms the

sole purport of the holy scriptures. Such is my Transcendental State.

 

"My concrete form is the eternal couple - the Supreme Lord and

Energy - always in undivided union and abiding as the eternal

consciousness pervading the three phenomenal states of waking, dream

and sleep, and reclining on the cot whose four legs are Brahma (the

Creator), Vishnu (the Protector), Siva (the Destroyer) and Isvara

(Disappearance) and whose surface is Sadasiva (Grace) which is

contained in the mansion known as 'fulfilment of purpose' enclosed by

the garden of 'Kadamba' trees in the jewel island situated in the

wide ocean of nectar surrounding the cosmos and extending beyond.

 

'Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, Isvara, Sadasiva, Ganesa, Skanda, the gods of

the eight quarters, their energies of her gods, celestials, serpents

and other superhuman beings all manifestations of myself. However,

people do not know ME because their intellect is shrouded in

ignorance.

 

So, those of us who are worshipping Sree Lalita Tripurasundari is

ndeed worshipping a;; gods/goddeses because she is the source of all.

 

Yes, the importance of Dadguru cannot be emphasized enough. Devi

HERSELF appears in human form as guru to remove our ignorance

(avifydya) and lead us to braHman.

 

 

dhyanamulam gururmurtih, pujamulam guruh padam

 

mantramulam gurur vakyam, moksamulam gurur krpa

 

The Guru's form is the basis of meditation. His feet are the root of

worship. His words are the source of Mantra and His grace is the root

cause of salvation.

 

The human Guru whispers the sacred formula (mantra) in the ear; the

divine Guru breathes the spirit into the soul.?(SHRI RAMAKRISHNA)

 

THANK YOU VERY MUCH ONCE AGAIN FOR HIGHLIGHTING the importance

of 'guru'

 

For those of you who are interested in downloading the entire text of

Tripura Rhasya, here it is...

 

http://www.vinnica.ua/~sss/tripura1.htm

 

Yes,, our playful goddess sree laiita indeed is a divine player ; the

whole universe is her playground; this whole creation is as a result

of her 'play' !

 

Om sree Trpurasundariyaii namaha!

 

ps any typos, forgive me - eyesight is still not upto 100% .. but if

you can see the vision of the goddess through scriptural eyes

(shastrasya chakshuh) who needs material eyes? surdas was a graet

devortee who could see his lord through his divine eyes. !