Guest guest Posted November 22, 2002 Report Share Posted November 22, 2002 Maybe the Amrita Village community could be developed the way cohousing communities are planned. It takes a lot of time but, when you are done, you have something that meets everyone's needs. When you mention paying money to be abused, I laugh. When I think of what ashram residents in San Ramon go through, having their lives thrown up in the air twice a year for Amma's visits, that's how I think of their lot sometimes. On the other hand, while helping clean the house where Amma stays before her current visit, I fell in love with the beautiful country, the rolling hills, the lotus ponds. Lotus ponds!! I still can't believe there are lotus ponds. Deer, foxes, horses, cattle, .... so beautiful. Aikya Ammachi, "rosebud1082001" <rosebud1082001> wrote: > > > Dear all, > The idea of living in a supportive spiritual community is very > appealing to this child of Amma's. > However, my experiences of living in ashrams long ago (not Mother's) > were weird. While being there > was for the most part wonderful, many of the people were not. There > were incredible politics > and power playing. I suppose any time a bunch of people are put > together there are > always going to be people who have the need to dominate, and people > who are more > passive, then the passive people resent the domineering people, etc. > After my last stay > in an ashram I was so glad to go home and back to work where the > atmosphere was easy going and > people actually treated each other with respect. The notion of paying > money to take abuse was absurd. > People in a spiritual community can be manipulative in a very unique > way and still claim that they > have your best spiritual needs in mind. > > Recently my mother-in-law moved into a retirement home. It is very > nice there, but there is no > spiritual environment for her as there are very few people of her > religion. Imagine being a devotee of > the Divine Mother in a mainstream American retirement community! How > weird! It would be > comforting to live with other Children of our Mother. So it is a > conundrum to this child who is also > not so far away from being old. > Jai Jai Ma!! > Prasadini Ammachi, Ellen Lamb <jyotsna2> wrote: > > Dear Tom, > > > > This is an interesting question. Having (probably) > > been on this earth for a few more revolutions than > > your honored self, I'd say that in my experience > > every new age or religious community I've heard > > of has had problems. In the 70's I was SO HURT > > because a group of SRF friends bought land in > > the country without inviting me to join them. It > > was to be their place to go when times got hard. > > Well, the years went by and none of them ever > > lived on the land; in fact it became a major > > problem, even in their relationship with each > > other. Finally, twenty-five years later they > > sold the land, and I was SO RELIEVED that I was > > never a part of that mess! > > > > I don't know how an Amma community would function. > > I certainly see problems with how the satsangs > > function. I guess my thinking at this advanced age > > is that if one takes everything as coming from > > God, and God is omnipresent, what is the need to > > segregate oneself from society? Having said that, > > I also acknowledge that if it seems to be in harmony > > with the Divine Will, I could end up at such a > > place--but don't count on it:-). > > > > In Amma's love, > > Jyotsna > > > > --- Tom <tomgull@m...> wrote: > > > What do you all think about the proposed Amma > > > community? Think it's > > > a realistic vision? I remember years ago some > > > people in southern > > > Virginia were trying to put together a Sai Baba > > > community but I can't > > > seem to find out any information nowadays. It was > > > supposed to be > > > starting with some land, with huts to be sold as > > > permanent dwelling > > > units or weekend use. > > > > > > I find it kinda hard to believe that such a > > > community could make it, > > > considering the way some Amma groups go (politics, > > > etc.). Among > > > Amma's devotees there are a wide range of > > > committment to Her > > > teachings. How would such a place be run, with all > > > the secretive > > > politics, all the "Amma wants it this way..." > > > (really just their > > > intuition). > > > > > > How about a realistic discussion? Has anyone lived > > > in a similar > > > community and experienced particular benefits or > > > losses? > > > > > > From the enewsletter: > > > > > > Have you heard about a possible Amma Community in > > > the United States? > > > It is being called Amrita Village and if fully > > > developed could have > > > different types of housing and facilities to meet > > > different needs - > > > apartments, townhomes, single family homes, a > > > continuing care senior > > > housing with independent and semi-independent > > > living, open spaces, a > > > temple and a school. > > > > > > The purpose of building and living in such a > > > community is to have an > > > environment to grow spiritually, supporting one > > > another as Amma's > > > children, lighting the torch of selfless-service and > > > universal love. > > > For those who would like to be a part of this > > > community please e-mail > > > us at amritavillage@a... with your details > > > including name, > > > address, telephone, and email the type of housing > > > and facilities in > > > which you are interested (home, apt, senior housing, > > > nursing home, > > > school or any other category.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos > > http://launch./u2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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