Digest Number 248

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dear nandu

how wonderful it was to watch your wife scratching amma's back at the

evening darshan the other night!! there is such endearment that i personally

witness from amma towards her indian devotees...was that the evening that

she sang with her two young daughters, the song that one of them wrote,

while holding another blessed devotee in her lap for THE ENTIRE SONG??!! i

am just amazed at the love that pours out.

namaste

kalika

 

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>Message: 13

> Wed, 13 Jun 2001 16:07:30

> "Vallath Nandakumar" <vallathn

>More on Amma's terms of endearment

>

>

>Namah Shivaya,

>

>Last night in San Ramon I overheard Amma telling people around

>her about how people don't catch what she is telling them. She

>said that people heard ponnu-mone (darling son) as 'banana' and

>'my daughter' as 'tomato'. She was laughing. Coincidence? I

>think not!

>

>The darshans have been going quite fast, and usually ending by

>about 1:15 am. Someone brought a double bass to be blessed, and

>someone else a pencil with which she was going to write an exam.

>A lot of people seem to be bringing food. Amma did finally

>satisfy my wife Prema's desire to be close to Amma, by asking my wife to

>scratch Amma's back. We had a nice darshan. I hadn't felt like

>going yesterday, since I was tired and feeling down, (we

>have an hour's drive) but I had

>promised my wife and kid that we would go, so we all went. I told

>Amma this, and told her that I felt better after reaching the

>Ashram, and Amma then smiled. I sometimes wonder what is the point

>of going to her, but then I thought that I would just go for

>the momentary peace and pleasure.

>

>Swamiji sang well. I especially liked 'Apaara Kripaalo' (O, one of

>boundless compassion) and 'Anaathi nidhane' (O, treasure of the

>orphaned). They are both available on cassettes.

>

>Hope you enjoy this update from San Ramon about our Anathi Nidhi.

>

>Vallath Nandakumar

>(Nandu)

>

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