Amma and our mothers

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In a message dated 8/23/00 9:44:39 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

ammaskenna writes:

 

<< As I have watched my mother grow more frail, I

have been so grateful for the times I can remember that Amma is behind me

and my mother. >>

 

This thread touches me so deeply, because I wasn't able to take my mother to

see Amma last November at San Ramon, and in February she died. As I think and

chant and pray over this, I am seeing it as her bid for an independence that

cannot be interfered with. I might have said this before, but she hasn't been

around which suprises me, and there are some awfully sad days for me, because

I told my mother everything. The comfort which has come from my focus on Amma

has been indescribable. I now play the 1000 names tape daily and am trying to

learn it. I work at a call center in customer service, and I talk to at least

50 or 60 people a day and sometimes more. I have a photo of Amma standing in

my cubicle, and under it I wrote "View all as sent by Me." where I can see it

if a customer is upset. I just try to act toward that person as I think Amma

would wish, and it is so easy then.

 

Jai Ma, Jai Ma!

 

Nancy

Coos Bay

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> This thread touches me so deeply, because I wasn't able to take my

mother to

> see Amma last November at San Ramon, and in February she died. As I

think and

> chant and pray over this, I am seeing it as her bid for an

independence that

> cannot be interfered with.

 

 

Om Amriteswariyai Namah,

I was thinking about this a bit, and I wanted to share a bit of

spiritual wisdom from my parents, long-standing devotees of Amma, and

very wise people (I think!) spiritually. My mother was telling me

that a soul has to accummulate a great deal of "punyam" (loosely-

translated as good karma) before "earning" the reward of meeting a

great soul like Amma. Whether or not we are related to each other

through family ties, this is true for each of us as individual

souls. Each soul is on an independent journey to God (hence your

statement regarding not interfering with your mother's independence

is very true), though they may be affected by the association of

their near relatives with great souls. They say that the law of

Karma is so powerful, that it will impel that meeting with greatness

even if not desired or nothing is immediately felt by the lucky

recipient, or will prevent it if it is not wanted by the recipient or

not ordained by their past actions. My husband, a very good person

from whom I have yet to learn a great deal, is a "karma yogi" but an

agnostic in his acknowledged belief system. He has met Amma for a

family darshan (twice) and has been affected by Her love, even though

he doesn't to any other spiritual practices. I believe it

is his good karma that has impelled his darshans with Amma, even if

his thinking mind isn't ready to make that leap of faith yet. I

don't think he would seek Her out on his own (at least not at this

point in his life). But his karma has ordained that he keeps getting

her hugs and blessings, willy-nilly!! Amazing, isn't it? Of course,

we can use up our good karma, and it is up to us to keep the faith,

as it were, and generate more, especially the niskama kind (the

unattached action).

 

Even if your mother has not physically met Amma in this life, she has

been associated with Her, if in no other way than by bringing into

this world one of Amma's devotees. I imagine all the positive

thoughts generated by Amma in you must likewise affect the recipients

of those thoughts. I think your mother has already benefited in this

life (as much as was possible) by your association with Amma, and

very likely will come closer to Amma in the evolution of her soul.

 

With love and best wishes,

Usha

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Nancy in Coos Bay wrote:

 

> This thread touches me so deeply, because I wasn't able to take my mother to

> see Amma last November at San Ramon, and in February she died. As I think and

> chant and pray over this, I am seeing it as her bid for an independence that

> cannot be interfered with. I might have said this before, but she hasn't been

> around which suprises me, and there are some awfully sad days for me, because

> I told my mother everything. The comfort which has come from my focus on Amma

> has been indescribable. I now play the 1000 names tape daily and am trying to

> learn it. I work at a call center in customer service, and I talk to at least

> 50 or 60 people a day and sometimes more. I have a photo of Amma standing in

> my cubicle, and under it I wrote "View all as sent by Me." where I can see it

> if a customer is upset. I just try to act toward that person as I think Amma

> would wish, and it is so easy then.

 

Thank you for sharing this with us, Nancy. I believe it is this kind of

sharing that most blesses us. I always feel like Amma is speaking to me

through those who share their devotion. My heart soars to Her when I read a

message such as yours.

 

Om Amriteshvariya Namaha.

 

Kenna