Guest guest Posted July 23, 2000 Report Share Posted July 23, 2000 Thanks to all, especially Kalika, Kenna, and Sukumar Krishnamurthy for their helpful and descriptive replies to my questions on 1000 Names. Especially loved reading description of the devotions at the Ashram, since I've never been there. I promise myself, as soon as my daughter is a little older, to go there to see Amma's Ashram. I will definitely look into getting those books as well. They both sound good ones to have. I thought you may like to hear a dream I had some months ago with Amma in it. In the dream, I was waiting at some great hall-like place to go in to this large room and get some food (very like the prasadam served at Amma's various stops in her tour). Most people seemed to have eaten already, and there was that sense of emptiness with just a few people remaining in a large space that has recently served a lot of food. I was at the end of a straggly line that was entering, and all I could think about was how terribly hungry I was. I was irritable with hunger, and all I wanted (desperately) was to feed myself. I was surprised to see Amma seated in one end of this room, casually and with only a few people surrounding her to whom she was talking. I would have thought she was long gone or not in a food service room at all. The odd thing was that she was not dressed in white or sweetly rounded as she normally appears to us, but dressed in a indescribably shabby grey sari, and thinner--like a beggar woman from India. But she was instantaneously recognizable in my dream to me as Amma, the difference in appearance was noted only in passing. When she saw me, she handed me a plate with no more ado, and requested me as sweetly as she ever does, to begin serving food to others. I was so overwhelmed by her presence, that I forgot my irritation and need, and automatically began to do as she said. Psychologically and emotionally, I can come up with non-Amma related reasons for this dream, but I chose to believe a message from Amma. Give love, rather than wait to be given it in this world? Serve others, not oneself? One experiences anger and empty need when one considers only oneself, and not others? Other interpretations are also welcome and invited. Also, I remember someone saying that Amma gives different messages to each of her children, so what I need to practise more assiduously in this life is not the same for somebody else. But I thought you might like to hear it anyway. Om Namah Shivayai, Usha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2000 Report Share Posted July 24, 2000 Dear Usha, Thank you so much for sharing your dream. Reading your post was like hearing from Amma. It what makes this list such a blessing. Om namah shivaya Kenna > DJUM > Ammachi > Sun, 23 Jul 2000 17:45:06 -0000 > Ammachi > Thanks to all! > > Thanks to all, especially Kalika, Kenna, and Sukumar Krishnamurthy > for their helpful and descriptive replies to my questions on 1000 > Names. Especially loved reading description of the devotions at the > Ashram, since I've never been there. I promise myself, as soon as my > daughter is a little older, to go there to see Amma's Ashram. > I will definitely look into getting those books as well. They both > sound good ones to have. > I thought you may like to hear a dream I had some months ago with > Amma in it. In the dream, I was waiting at some great hall-like > place to go in to this large room and get some food (very like the > prasadam served at Amma's various stops in her tour). Most people > seemed to have eaten already, and there was that sense of emptiness > with just a few people remaining in a large space that has recently > served a lot of food. I was at the end of a straggly line that was > entering, and all I could think about was how terribly hungry I was. > I was irritable with hunger, and all I wanted (desperately) was to > feed myself. I was surprised to see Amma seated in one end of this > room, casually and with only a few people surrounding her to whom she > was talking. I would have thought she was long gone or not in a food > service room at all. The odd thing was that she was not dressed in > white or sweetly rounded as she normally appears to us, but dressed > in a indescribably shabby grey sari, and thinner--like a beggar woman > from India. But she was instantaneously recognizable in my dream to > me as Amma, the difference in appearance was noted only in passing. > When she saw me, she handed me a plate with no more ado, and > requested me as sweetly as she ever does, to begin serving food to > others. I was so overwhelmed by her presence, that I forgot my > irritation and need, and automatically began to do as she said. > Psychologically and emotionally, I can come up with non-Amma > related reasons for this dream, but I chose to believe a message from > Amma. Give love, rather than wait to be given it in this world? > Serve others, not oneself? One experiences anger and empty need when > one considers only oneself, and not others? Other interpretations > are also welcome and invited. > Also, I remember someone saying that Amma gives different messages > to each of her children, so what I need to practise more assiduously > in this life is not the same for somebody else. But I thought you > might like to hear it anyway. > Om Namah Shivayai, > Usha > > > ------ > Special Offer-Earn 300 Points from MyPoints.com for trying @Backup > Get automatic protection and access to your important computer files. > Install today: > http://click./1/6347/6/_/137543/_/964374314/ > ------ > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > Ammachi- > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2000 Report Share Posted July 24, 2000 Happy to have entered this chat group...wonder how to access the previous entries...Kenna's message was the first I received. Usha's post reminds me of this morning's lesson from Amma...I had been a bit despondent because of attention to others and what I considered slights to myself, though there were wonderful moments in Rhode Island and Boston. My usual connecting was cut short due to a family emergency...thus no DC or NYC this year. When I entered my meditation room I begged Amma to help me rid myself of my ATTITUDE. I began intentionally surrendering my difficulty in surrendering the vasana of jealousy...mild but truly that was it's ugly name. As my mental work decreased and I began to go deeper, I found myself hearing birds and fluttering of wings. The harder I tried not to be distracted the more birdly bustle I heard. Finally I opened my eyes and looked at the skylight above my head and there were five or six sparrows all a twit. They hopped on the screen....chirped and chirped...I talked to them asking their message then looked down at one of my pujas...to St. Francis of Assisi and I knew. Amma gave me my name in Assisi in 1990 and again in 1996 I had a very special time there with Amma. Even more than that Amma and St. Francis are one...she demonstrated this on her arrival at the airport in a powerful welcoming darshan. I was raised Roman Catholic on St. Francis...and had recited the Simple Prayer as a mantra for the six months before meeting AMMA in New Hampshire in 1988. THE MESSAGE...the humble prayer...I had neglected it and the birds were a reminder. Lord, Make me an instrument of our peace Where there is hatred let me sow love Where there is doubt ...faith Where there is despair... hope Where there is darkness...light Where there is sadness...joy Grant that I may seek not so much to BE CONSOLED AS TO CONSOLE BE UNDERSTOOD AS TO UNDERSTAND TO BE LOVED AS TO LOVE It is always much more profound to serve others...just look at Amma. Thanks Usha and the birds for the reminder. Hers, Ranjani Kenna wrote: > Dear Usha, > > Thank you so much for sharing your dream. Reading your post was like hearing > from Amma. It what makes this list such a blessing. > > Om namah shivaya > > Kenna > > > DJUM > > Ammachi > > Sun, 23 Jul 2000 17:45:06 -0000 > > Ammachi > > Thanks to all! > > > > Thanks to all, especially Kalika, Kenna, and Sukumar Krishnamurthy > > for their helpful and descriptive replies to my questions on 1000 > > Names. Especially loved reading description of the devotions at the > > Ashram, since I've never been there. I promise myself, as soon as my > > daughter is a little older, to go there to see Amma's Ashram. > > I will definitely look into getting those books as well. They both > > sound good ones to have. > > I thought you may like to hear a dream I had some months ago with > > Amma in it. In the dream, I was waiting at some great hall-like > > place to go in to this large room and get some food (very like the > > prasadam served at Amma's various stops in her tour). Most people > > seemed to have eaten already, and there was that sense of emptiness > > with just a few people remaining in a large space that has recently > > served a lot of food. I was at the end of a straggly line that was > > entering, and all I could think about was how terribly hungry I was. > > I was irritable with hunger, and all I wanted (desperately) was to > > feed myself. I was surprised to see Amma seated in one end of this > > room, casually and with only a few people surrounding her to whom she > > was talking. I would have thought she was long gone or not in a food > > service room at all. The odd thing was that she was not dressed in > > white or sweetly rounded as she normally appears to us, but dressed > > in a indescribably shabby grey sari, and thinner--like a beggar woman > > from India. But she was instantaneously recognizable in my dream to > > me as Amma, the difference in appearance was noted only in passing. > > When she saw me, she handed me a plate with no more ado, and > > requested me as sweetly as she ever does, to begin serving food to > > others. I was so overwhelmed by her presence, that I forgot my > > irritation and need, and automatically began to do as she said. > > Psychologically and emotionally, I can come up with non-Amma > > related reasons for this dream, but I chose to believe a message from > > Amma. Give love, rather than wait to be given it in this world? > > Serve others, not oneself? One experiences anger and empty need when > > one considers only oneself, and not others? Other interpretations > > are also welcome and invited. > > Also, I remember someone saying that Amma gives different messages > > to each of her children, so what I need to practise more assiduously > > in this life is not the same for somebody else. But I thought you > > might like to hear it anyway. > > Om Namah Shivayai, > > Usha > > > > > > ------ > > Special Offer-Earn 300 Points from MyPoints.com for trying @Backup > > Get automatic protection and access to your important computer files. > > Install today: > > http://click./1/6347/6/_/137543/_/964374314/ > > ------ > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > > Ammachi- > > > > > > > > > > ------ > BTW: Did you buy that new car yet? > If not, check this site out. > They're called CarsDirect.com and it's a pretty sweet way to buy a car. > http://click./1/6847/6/_/137543/_/964461857/ > ------ > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > Ammachi- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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