Guest guest Posted April 30, 2000 Report Share Posted April 30, 2000 - Central Chinmaya Mission Trust <chinmaya Central Chinmaya Mission Trust <chinmaya Cc: Tara Cultural Trust <jagadis Thursday, April 20, 2000 1:24 AM To All Chinmaya Mission Centers: > April 20, 2000 > > > To All Chinmaya Mission Centers: > > Blessed Self, > > Hari Om! > > This is to inform you that I was at Chinmayaranyam on 17th April to > receive Revered and Beloved Sharadamma's body. The following morning at 9 > o'clock she was given the 'Bhu-samadhi' with due honour there. In the > evening we all offered our 'Shraddanjali'/homage to her. Here with this > letter is given my message. > > The next ritual called 'Shodashi' will be performed on 16th day which > falls on 2nd May. Swami Purushottamanandaji, Swami Jyotirmayanandaji and > Swami Subhodananda and others will attend this function. You may at your > center can just organize a prayer meeting on that day. > > With Prem and Om > > Tejomayananda > > ****************************************************************** > > MESSAGE > > Swami Tejomayanandaji's message at the Shradhanjali to Amma Swamini > Sharadapriyanandaji at Chinmayaranyam on April 18, 2000. > > I had come for the first time to Chinmayaranyam in 1995 when Amma was here > and now I am here again but without her and I feel very sad for it. > Whenever I think of her I feel that she was Amma because she was 'Amma'. > If she would have been married, she would have had two or three children > and be called 'Amma' only by them, but now she is 'Amma' to thousands and > everybody feels she is 'Amma' to them whether they are 8 or 80. > > In mythological terms she can be described as the embodiment of mother > Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi. She always used to teach and impart > knowledge, so she was Saraswathi. She herself used to raise funds for the > cause, so she was Lakshmi and whenever any indiscipline was committed by > people around her she would be like Durga and would correct them. Thus she > was all three in one. > > In spiritual life it is very easy to become a scholar by reading etc., but > to be a Sant or a Sadhu (Sadhvi) is rare indeed. Goswami Tulsidas said "A > Sant is a mobile place of pilgrimage by himself". Amma was like the Sangam > of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswathi at Prayag, a perfect blend of Bhakti, > Karma and Jnana respectively. According to Shrimad Bhagwatam a Sadhu is > one who endures his or her suffering patiently but is compassionate > towards others suffering and sorrow. Amma was a Sadhu person. > > Now, from the standpoint of Brahman, if any other person dies we would say > that he/she passed away but when a Sanyasi or a Mahapurusha dies we would > say that he/she attained Mahasamadhi. According to the Prasnopanishad > Brahman is beyond the name, form attributes. But the same Brahman seems to > manifest into 16 phases like the form, five elements, five senses etc., > upto the name. Mundakopanishad says in the case of a man of realisation, > 15 phases merge with Brahman and what remains is the 16th phase i.e. the > name which remains as a source of inspiration. Amma's name will surely > inspire all her devotees. > > To pay our homage to Amma we should do whatever Amma loved the most. She > loved to serve and that's what we all must do to deserve her Love. Next > year we will be celebrating the 50th year of Chinmaya movement and I shall > miss our beloved Amma a lot. She has become one with Pujya Gurudev and > Brahman. I invoke their grace and blessings to give us the ability and > courage to fulfill our responsibilities. > > I assure all of you here that I shall be with you and give my full > support. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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