Guest guest Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 Hi Premarupa: RE: "News from India (Amma's Birthday) the organizers put enormous effort into getting as many representatives as possible. It was not a perfect thing.And yet it was phenomenal!" Nothing is perfect except God... What was the most phenomenal of all was that as a participant, I realized about 2/3 of the way through the process of getting a costume, finding the four people in my "country", getting the flag, getting the water, getting the candle, getting the candle lit and making it stay lit, and then waiting for the procession to begin WHEW, was that in the sweetest way possible Amma had made me (and others I am sure) realize that the differences we perceive between us (dresses, language, customs, costumes, locations, traditions, fears, joys) are not real, that at one certain level we are ALL THE SAME. Especially in God's eyes. The sense of humor of Amma to put us all together in the same building with different costumes was so sublime! There were actually two costumes from two totally different parts of the world that were so similar you could hardly tell the difference... Anyway 600 people marched, four for each flag. And the coolest part was getting blessings from the audience! As we walked all around the stadium people lined the route, and were blessing us as we walked by! Having a great time in Cochin, heading home on the 10th...more stories to follow! ______________________ ______________________ Message: 5 Fri, 03 Oct 2003 09:02:08 -0500 Kenna Re: Re: Wavering Namah Shivaya, > I agree, faith is in what others know, trusting that what they say > is true until you know it for yourself. For me, Amma is bliss > consciousness, healing energy. That's how I relate to her, she is > transcendent beingness, a 10 on the richter scale :-) Several speakers at AV50 referred to Amma as CEO: "Chief Enlightenment Officer". ______________________ ______________________ Message: 6 Fri, 03 Oct 2003 09:19:38 -0500 Kenna Re: Re: hi Namah Shivaya. Where I am right > NOW in my sadhana is exactly where I need to be. All I need to do is > have faith in my guru, and put forth the effort. Jai Amma! So much inner peace has come since growing into this understanding: All that she gives me is for my spiritual growth. My path is unique. Each of us is going to the same place. Paths can meet, overlap. Why be jealous of somebody else's path when it's not ours? "even our sorrows she creates" for our spiritual growth. Jai Amma. p. ______________________ ______________________ Message: 7 Fri, 03 Oct 2003 09:25:18 -0500 Kenna Re: Good morning Namah Shivaya, > When you fully accept that you don't know, you give up struggling to find > answers with the limited thinknig mind, and that is when a greater > intelligence can operate through you. Even thought can benefit from that, > since the greater intelligence can flow into it and inspire it. This is a good way to view the AV50 event. None of us can truly grasp what it was. The fact that it was overwhelming to all of us was, I believe, part of Amma's leela designed to force us to surrender our minds so that she could pour something into us on subtle levels beyond our comprehension. In Her Grace, p. ______________________ ______________________ Message: 8 Fri, 03 Oct 2003 09:31:07 -0500 Kenna Re: FW: News from India (Amma's Birthday) and News Hits (Rob Sidon) Namah Shivaya. >It was held in a perfectly orderly way, at a colossal stadium. It may have seemed this way to Rob Sidon and VIP's but to many of us, especially on the first day, it was a challenge just to negotiate thousands of people to get to a toilet. And on the first day alone, gangs of thieves were having a heyday. Things got better organized by the second day, the thieves were hauled away, the police became more active, etc. But, like I said in previous message, it was all designed to hone Her instruments. In Amma's grace, p. ______________________ ______________________ Message: 9 Fri, 3 Oct 2003 08:46:39 -0700 (PDT) "E. Lamb" Re: FW: News from India (Amma's Birthday) and News Hits (Rob Sidon) Hi Kenna, Two questions come to mind reading your posts: What were the thieves doing to have a "heyday?" What country did the Incans represent? Thanks for the first person account, Jyotsna --- Kenna wrote: > Namah Shivaya. > > >It was held in a perfectly orderly way, at a > colossal stadium. > > It may have seemed this way to Rob Sidon and VIP's > but to many of us, > especially on the first day, it was a challenge just > to negotiate thousands > of people to get to a toilet. And on the first day > alone, gangs of thieves > were having a heyday. Things got better organized by > the second day, the > thieves were hauled away, the police became more > active, etc. > But, like I said in previous message, it was all > designed to hone Her > instruments. > > In Amma's grace, > p. > > The New with improved product search ______________________ ______________________ Message: 10 Fri, 03 Oct 2003 17:27:49 -0000 "manoj_menon" Re: FW: News from India (Amma's Birthday) and News Hits (Rob Sidon) Ammachi, "E. Lamb" wrote: > > What were the thieves doing to have a "heyday?" > > Thanks for the first person account, > Jyotsna Probably trying to get the malas and other spiritual items to sell them off somewhere else, like in a Chor Bazaar (literally translated as Thieves' Market, but the closest US equivalent of the same is a Flea Market). Not sure of the intent, but this is what I assume they must be trying to do. Oh! the leelas of this world. Even around the Divine Mother such events can occur (or atleast can be imagined to be occuring). It reminds me of something similar I heard that had happened in Santa Fe... It seems there were some rogues flicking off books and cassettes from the book stall at the far end of the hall from where Amma was giving darshan. Amma happened to realize this and she told someobe by her side to go tighten the security arrangements around the bookstall. The person who told me added this comment that Amma probably does not care for property (because for Her it will be as if a naughty son took away some of her property without her permission, and at === message truncated === Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service, Supriti Omenka Nnadi The New with improved product search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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