Guest guest Posted December 20, 2001 Report Share Posted December 20, 2001 Truly, it seems apparent to me that people address Dayamrita as swami out of respect towards him and dilemna. Being a renunciant in the service of Amma and serving in a capacity equal to and perhaps greater at times then the other swamis, perhaps it is a matter of time before he takes his formal vows. It is an awkward situation, as I'm not sure people know how else to address him, and so the dilemna. When asking him a question, I suppose one could say, "Brother" or "Dayamrita", but this just doesn't seem appropriate. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2001 Report Share Posted December 20, 2001 Calling respected people "swami" is a South Indian cultural practice. Thus, almost anybody, including married people, can get to be called Swami it seems, to the utter confusion of Americans who expect at least orange cloth somewhere. When I was in Kerala at the village school, we were told that it was not respectful to call one's guru (singing guru in this case) by name. "Sir" was the recommended address. Having been thus encouraged, I got into it. Sir! sir! sir! One disadvantage is that I had no idea when my teacher's name was, after coming home, since I never used it. Maybe people should ask Br. Dayamrita what he would like to be called. According to what he said last weeek, he doesn't seem to like being called "Swami," particularly. Aikya Ammachi, "lbrachlin" <lalita120@h...> wrote: > Truly, it seems apparent to me that people address Dayamrita as swami > out of respect towards him and dilemna. Being a renunciant in the > service of Amma and serving in a capacity equal to and perhaps > greater at times then the other swamis, perhaps it is a matter of > time before he takes his formal vows. It is an awkward situation, as > I'm not sure people know how else to address him, and so the dilemna. > When asking him a question, I suppose one could say, "Brother" > or "Dayamrita", but this just doesn't seem appropriate. > > Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2001 Report Share Posted December 20, 2001 My dear brothers and sisters, Let's be humble and develop more love, humility and understanding for everyone just like Amma holds everybody. Just last Saturday evening, Dayamrita Swamiji was answering question / answers in MA Center and he was replying to the question of a devotee "how should he be addressed?". He was very open and humble about it. I take this whole episode of Swamy name is a test for us. *** I started with few pennies about my sad experiences about fake devotees of SSB in Bay area. My opinion about them has not changed and as a matter of fact the 'bad tricks' they played on me (and us to an extent) this time just affirmed myself. They will continue to harass the people and we continue to hug / pass a kiss to them. *** Om Amriteshwariye Namah Ammachi, "lbrachlin" <lalita120@h...> wrote: > Truly, it seems apparent to me that people address Dayamrita as swami > out of respect towards him and dilemna. Being a renunciant in the > service of Amma and serving in a capacity equal to and perhaps > greater at times then the other swamis, perhaps it is a matter of > time before he takes his formal vows. It is an awkward situation, as > I'm not sure people know how else to address him, and so the dilemna. > When asking him a question, I suppose one could say, "Brother" > or "Dayamrita", but this just doesn't seem appropriate. > > Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 20, 2001 Report Share Posted December 20, 2001 Ammachi, "aikya" <aikya> wrote: > Calling respected people "swami" is a South Indian cultural practice. > Thus, almost anybody, including married people, can get to be called > Swami it seems, to the utter confusion of Americans who expect at > least orange cloth somewhere. Wow, I think that takes it a bit to the extreme. I lived in an ashram near Bombay for almost 6 years, and I don't remember the term "swami" being used so casually. Is this more of a South Indian thing? > > Maybe people should ask Br. Dayamrita what he would like to be > called. According to what he said last weeek, he doesn't seem to > like being called "Swami," particularly. What did he say? > Ammachi, "lbrachlin" <lalita120@h...> wrote: > > Truly, it seems apparent to me that people address Dayamrita as > swami > > out of respect towards him and dilemna. Being a renunciant in the > > service of Amma and serving in a capacity equal to and perhaps > > greater at times then the other swamis, perhaps it is a matter of > > time before he takes his formal vows. It is an awkward situation, > as > > I'm not sure people know how else to address him, and so the > dilemna. > > When asking him a question, I suppose one could say, "Brother" > > or "Dayamrita", but this just doesn't seem appropriate. > > > > Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2001 Report Share Posted December 24, 2001 Yes, it is SOUTH Indian...maybe specifically Tamil which blends over into Kerala. We still haven't asked Dayamrita what exactly he wants to be called. Nor has he made a big deal about the matter, for whatever reason. Aikya Ammachi, "lbrachlin" <lalita120@h...> wrote: > Ammachi, "aikya" <aikya> wrote: > > Calling respected people "swami" is a South Indian cultural > practice. > > Thus, almost anybody, including married people, can get to be > called > > Swami it seems, to the utter confusion of Americans who expect at > > least orange cloth somewhere. > > Wow, I think that takes it a bit to the extreme. I lived in an ashram > near Bombay for almost 6 years, and I don't remember the term "swami" > being used so casually. Is this more of a South Indian thing? > > > > Maybe people should ask Br. Dayamrita what he would like to be > > called. According to what he said last weeek, he doesn't seem to > > like being called "Swami," particularly. > > > What did he say? > > > > > Ammachi, "lbrachlin" <lalita120@h...> wrote: > > > Truly, it seems apparent to me that people address Dayamrita as > > swami > > > out of respect towards him and dilemna. Being a renunciant in the > > > service of Amma and serving in a capacity equal to and perhaps > > > greater at times then the other swamis, perhaps it is a matter of > > > time before he takes his formal vows. It is an awkward situation, > > as > > > I'm not sure people know how else to address him, and so the > > dilemna. > > > When asking him a question, I suppose one could say, "Brother" > > > or "Dayamrita", but this just doesn't seem appropriate. > > > > > > Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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