What Amma said about her Birthday

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Namah Shivaya.

This is first paragraph of paper handed out at DB in RI.

And an account by one devotee...

 

 

First paragraph as follows:

 

When the idea of Amma's 50th Birthday Celebration was raised, Amma

immediately dismissed the idea, saying that "Amma is not interested

in any birthday celebrations for Herself. She knows that there is no

birth or death for Her." However, Amma had earlier mentioned that in

the year 2005, a large-scale disaster, either natural or human-

induced, would occur. Amma also suggested that a spiritual gathering

be organized with devotees from around the world to pray for world

peace and harmony, in order to reduce the negative impact of such a

disaster. Remembering this, Amma's children then decided that Her

50th Birthday could be clelebrated with this focus in mind.

 

End of first paragraph...as it goes on but this is what captured my

attention.

 

 

 

Dear Friends,

 

I'm curious to know if there are many on this list planning to go for

Mother's 50th birthday celebration. I just returned from the Rhode Island

retreat. Amma seems to be really encourging us to come for her birthday. A

flyer was handed out on the cue during Devi Bhava and the first paragraph

said that when the idea for a celebration for Amma's birthday was first

brought up, she discouraged it and said Amma has no desire for a

celebration..anyway, Amma was never born (something like this) and never

dies...alluding to the fact that she is the eternal being. But it seems Amma

has also alluded to some sort of disaster in 2004, either natural or

man-made, and so it was decided that a celebration where all of Amma's

children gather in the name of peace could have a strong effect on reducing

the impact of this disaster. At the end of Devi Bhava Dayamrita Sw. said

that the single flame of so many devotees gathered in the name of world

peace would become a huge fire (paraphrased) and help alleviate some bad

effects.

 

So, how many of you are planning to go. I think I probably will. It is

completely out of character for me to go for such a huge character, but it

seems Amma's sankalpa re: this event is very strong.

 

Lisa