Guest guest Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 Namah Shivaya, I don't know if the Matruvani story is true or not, but here's the answer Amma gave to a woman during a Q & A session last summer in San Ramone that might help clear up Amma's omnipresence and omniscience. This e-mail came to me from a friend at the Santa Fe ashram and she recieved it from a person at the San Ramone ashram, the answer Amma gives is really amazing!!! Enjoy:~) In Ammma's Love Jon Om Amriteswaryai Namah - A letter from Bala: Namah Shivaya It has been a very nice few days here at San Ramon. As others have said there was a great answer from Amma to a great question during the question and answer session. Someone asked Amma tearfully 'Amma, I don't know who you are .I cannot fathom you. What is Your consciousness? Are you aware of everything that happens on all the planes etc. Are you aware of us when we pray to You? Are you aware of our mental states/thoughts etc? Amma's answer was so dramatic and profound: "My children are not different from Me. I see my reflection in all of you just as one sees one's reflection in a mirror. I see you all as extensions of Myself.... Lord Krishna used to receive a lot of letters from various devotees but none from Radha , His foremost devotee. When asked why Sri Krishna never receives Radha's letters, He replied 'I am always getting Radha's letters- Radha's letters however are not written in paper by a pen, but in Her Heart using the pen of love and the ink of Her tears...." Amma then proceeded to say that even though She is aware of the mental states of Her children, She does not always interfere- 'WHAT IS THE USE IF I CRY ALONG WITH THEM? THAT WONT HELP THEM. AMMA WANTS HER CHIDLDREN TO GROW STRONG '- by that I understood that Amma meant that even though She is aware of the various problems Her children may face, Amma does not ALWAYS interfere to solve the problems as that would hinder Her children's growth. Swamiji then also translated saying 'Amma is aware of you all when you pray to Her'- BUT IMMIEDIATELY AMMA INTERRUPTED HIM AND SAID: "AMMA IS AWARE OF YOUR MENTAL STATES ALL THE TIME- REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU ARE PRAYING TO HER OR NOT AT THAT POINT" the crowd burst into applause at this juncture. So Amma clearly said that She is aware of us ALL THE TIME. This answer of Amma's is so profound and emphatic that i think it will go down in Amma-lore as a near avataric pronouncement . Her statement that Her reflection is in everyone is i think a simple way of stating the relation between the Supreme Self and the Individual self.I think this answer of Amma's is similar to Sri Krishna's in the Gita. And the beauty of it all was the profound simplicity and naturalness with which She said it -so casually, almost dismissing the question- "Oh I am in all of you .. I am you ".... Only God can be so simply unassuming about His grandeur- because His grandeur is grand for us, but for Him, it is nothing, it is his natural state . .. To me, this statement of Amma is i think one of the most dramatic ones She has let slip about who She really is. I wish I could meet the questioner. I wish to thank Her profoundly for this answer that she drew out from Amma bala Ammachi, Mike Brooker <patria1818> wrote: > > > > Perhaps someone has already responded to this, but I > > had > > the very same question. I was actually let down at > > the end, > > when I realized that it may have been a fictional > > story > > written by the Brahmachari who was listed as it's > > author > > at the beginning. Even though I know Amma is always > > > > with us, I was hoping this was a factual story, and > > when I > > realized it may not be, my mind was sad, and I > > wondered > > whether Amma really does know all this about each of > > > > us. So, does anyone know if this were a story about > > the > > general idea that Amma knows everything about all > > her > > darling children, or what is based on an actual > > event? > > > If this brahmachari's story were true, Amma has > something in commmon with that fat guy who lives at > the North Pole. > > She sees you when you're sleeping...She knows when > you're awake... She knows if you've been bad or > good... > > > > Keval > > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 i hope you have read this already...but if you havent here is a good one On Monday, January 13, 2003, at 12:09 PM, Jon <jon_mohr wrote: > Namah Shivaya, > I don't know if the Matruvani story is true or not, but here's the > answer Amma gave to a woman during a Q & A session last summer in San > Ramone that might help clear up Amma's omnipresence and omniscience. > > This e-mail came to me from a friend at the Santa Fe ashram and she > recieved it from a person at the San Ramone ashram, the answer Amma > gives is really amazing!!! Enjoy:~) > > In Ammma's Love > Jon > Om Amriteswaryai Namah > - > A letter from Bala: > > > Namah Shivaya > > > > It has been a very nice few days here at San Ramon. As others have > said there was a great answer from Amma to a great question during > the question and answer session. > > > > Someone asked Amma tearfully 'Amma, I don't know who you are .I > cannot fathom you. What is Your consciousness? Are you aware of > everything that happens on all the planes etc. Are you aware of us > when we pray to You? Are you aware of our mental states/thoughts etc? > > Amma's answer was so dramatic and profound: > > "My children are not different from Me. I see my reflection in all of > you just as one sees one's reflection in a mirror. I see you all as > extensions of Myself.... Lord Krishna used to receive a lot of > letters from various devotees but none from Radha , His foremost > devotee. When asked why Sri Krishna never receives Radha's letters, > He replied 'I am always getting Radha's letters- Radha's letters > however are not written in paper by a pen, but in Her Heart using the > pen of love and the ink of Her tears...." > > Amma then proceeded to say that even though She is aware of the > mental states of Her children, She does not always interfere- 'WHAT > IS THE USE IF I CRY ALONG WITH THEM? THAT WONT HELP THEM. AMMA WANTS > HER CHIDLDREN TO GROW STRONG '- by that I understood that Amma meant > that even though She is aware of the various problems Her children > may face, Amma does not ALWAYS interfere to solve the problems as > that would hinder Her children's growth. > > Swamiji then also translated saying 'Amma is aware of you all when > you pray to Her'- BUT IMMIEDIATELY AMMA INTERRUPTED HIM AND SAID: > > "AMMA IS AWARE OF YOUR MENTAL STATES ALL THE TIME- REGARDLESS OF > WHETHER YOU ARE PRAYING TO HER OR NOT AT THAT POINT" > > the crowd burst into applause at this juncture. > > So Amma clearly said that She is aware of us ALL THE TIME. This > answer of Amma's is so profound and emphatic that i think it will go > down in Amma-lore as a near avataric pronouncement . > > Her statement that Her reflection is in everyone is i think a simple > way of stating the relation between the Supreme Self and the > Individual self.I think this answer of Amma's is similar to Sri > Krishna's in the Gita. > > And the beauty of it all was the profound simplicity and naturalness > with which She said it -so casually, almost dismissing the question- > "Oh I am in all of you .. I am you ".... Only God can be so simply > unassuming about His grandeur- because His grandeur is grand for us, > but for Him, it is nothing, it is his natural state . .. > > To me, this statement of Amma is i think one of the most dramatic > ones She has let slip about who She really is. I wish I could meet > the questioner. I wish to thank Her profoundly for this answer that > she drew out from Amma > > bala > > > > > Ammachi, Mike Brooker <patria1818> wrote: > > > > > > Perhaps someone has already responded to this, but I > > > had > > > the very same question. I was actually let down at > > > the end, > > > when I realized that it may have been a fictional > > > story > > > written by the Brahmachari who was listed as it's > > > author > > > at the beginning. Even though I know Amma is always > > > > > > with us, I was hoping this was a factual story, and > > > when I > > > realized it may not be, my mind was sad, and I > > > wondered > > > whether Amma really does know all this about each of > > > > > > us. So, does anyone know if this were a story about > > > the > > > general idea that Amma knows everything about all > > > her > > > darling children, or what is based on an actual > > > event? > > > > > > If this brahmachari's story were true, Amma has > > something in commmon with that fat guy who lives at > > the North Pole. > > > > She sees you when you're sleeping...She knows when > > you're awake... She knows if you've been bad or > > good... > > > > > > > > Keval > > > > > > > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > > http://mailplus. > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > Ammachi > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.