About Dalai Lama

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Thanks for the responses.

 

I was working today and my friend told me that she was going to see Dalai

Lama. I couldn't get tickets and somebody told me that it was sold out.

It was 5 pm and I decided to go. Shoreline it' s very close to where I live

and work. I didn't have tickets but I was walking with the people. It

was a huge amount of people walking to see Lama. I was thinking how great

it will be to find events like that more often. The atmosphere was full of

love. It remind me when I went to see Amma for first time last year. I

was already enjoying Dalai Lama's visit without being inside the

amphiteather. Then I went to the window and they told :"It's sold out"

I was walking when I saw a friend that goes to the bookstore where I work

and he said " Hey you have tickets? Go inside and have a seat" I went

it and listening to Dalai Lam's talk It was very nice.

 

Inside it was quite and with a great energy. There were people from

different races, different ages, and different religious. This event was

open to anybody. It was great. Afterwards, people where there just

smiling to each other.

 

When I saw Amma last year it was in similar circunstances. I was planing

to see her a few days in advance. I didin't know too much about her but

her name came to me in different ways. For instance, I used to get

old frames to put my pictures. A long time ago, I got one with an image.

I had it for almost a year in my closet. Then I met a friend who was

becoming a devotee of Ammachi. One day I took some pictures of my friend

and decided to give a photo as a gift. By this time she was in so much love

with Amma. When I went to get a frame for the picture I picked the one I

got a long time ago. I was ready to take out the picture when I saw in

the image Amma's portrait. So, I decide to give the frame with the

picture to my friend because I thougth it belongs to her. She love it!

Then when I heard Amma was coming last year I made plans to see what this

was about. At this point I already met more friends devotees of her. All

I knew it was her name and also a beautiful picture of her holding a

child. I love that picture! Anyway, I was planning to see her when ,

suddenly ,the very same day, my car broke down. I was astonished that

that happened the same day. I lived in Mountai View

and San Rafael is about 2 hours. I thougth " maybe it was meant to be"

Hours went by and I started to feel disapointed. I was sitting in my

living when I saw a friend in my door. I told her what happened and she

offered a ride! The great thing was that she didn't even know where I was

going.

That's how I went to see Amma last year and It was a wonderful experience.

The place was full of love. Everybody was loving and kind. It was

another world. I loved to see the children barefoot running around the

place or just resting near their parents on the floor. The atmosphere was

full of peace and I was enlightened by that.

 

For this year I'm planning to see her again. This time I hope nothing

happen to my car. Althougth, I know that thereare at least a couple of

devotees in Mountain View. I hope every goes well because I want to take

my little son.

 

About the story of Amma driving by Middlefield Rd in Menlo Park, I just

can't picture her in a van driving around the area where I live. I

didn't know she lectured in the Jewish Center in Palo Alto. That's where

I go to work out in the pool!

 

Forgive me about my broken english. It's not my first language but I hope

you got the feeling which is universal.

Daniel

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In a message dated 5/19/01 10:05:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

ddvelez writes:

 

<< Subj: About Dalai Lama

5/19/01 10:05:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time

ddvelez (DANIEL VELEZ)

Reply-to: Ammachi

Ammachi

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Om Amriteshvaryia Namaha!

 

Thank you Daniel for sharing your experience of going to see the Dalai Lama.

It was good to hear that the atmosphere around him is so similar to what it's

like to be with Amma. It's always nice to hear stories were things just seem

to fall into place in such a way as to allow a person to be in the presence

of a Master. It was also delightful to read your story about how you got to

know about Amma and got to visit Her for the first time.

 

You wrote, >>Anyway, I was planning to see her when, suddenly, the very

same day, my car broke down. I was astonished that That happened the same

day. I lived in Mountain View And San Rafael is about 2 hours. I thought "

maybe it was meant to be." Hours went by and I started to feel disappointed.

I was sitting in my living when I saw a friend in my door. I told her what

happened and she offered a ride! The great thing was that she didn't even

know where I was going.<<

 

Such experiences happened all the time to Amma's devotees. We make all our

plans to go and see Her, and then some obstacle emerges and we feel

disappointed. Then, just as suddenly something wonderful happens and the

obstacle is removed. It's the way Amma plays with us. And also it's the way

She lets us know that She's always taking care of us.

 

I think you can be pretty certain that Amma will make sure that you'll able

to get to see Her and bring your son. I don't know how old he is, but Amma

just loves children and children love Her.

 

By the way, your English came across just fine. You expressed yourself

beautifully and with wonderful devotion.

 

In Mother's love,

 

vaishnavi