thanks: Amala,Miranda&Kalipadma

October 21, 2003

Dear Amala, Miranda and Kalipadma,

thank you for your posts about the owl.

Thank you Amala, for your clear description of the events with the

owl, that morning in Cochin. It really brought me back to that

morning in Cochin.

And, what you wrote: "(Note to self: chant "Lokaha" more often.)"

applies to me too, and maybe this is the interpertation of the event

that morning that I have been searching for.

On a very subjective and personal level, sometimes I felt that

the owl was staring right at me....it's eyes boring down on me. You

know how someitmes you can feel when another person is staring at

you....you feel that energy and you turn and look to the source of

that enrgy flow, and you see another person looking straight at

you..........well this is what I often felt with that owl, that

morning up on the stage with Amma. I understand that this experience

is very subjective, and on a rational level the owl was probably

gazing at Amma and not at me. Or maybe there was something magic and

majestic about the owl, and Amma just let me feel some eyes and

attention were upon me, as I did not have any opportunity to be

physically close to Her during my trip to India.

I was sticking up and out more than the others, because I was in

a standing postion all of the time on the side of the stage(because

physically, I am unable to sit normally),and most of the other

devotees were sitting. I was leaning against a poll, with my

shoulder sometimes serving as a holding place for one of the media

staff's filming camera & equipment.

On a totally different point:

I would like to remember some names that I have forgotten of

devotees I met in Cochin ,and want to ask my List brothers and

sisters if they can be of help to me.

First, there was a mother of 2 young sons from Texas, whose luggage

arrived a few days late, and her husband was also at the program. I

met the mother (she is thin,middle-aged and of short build )and her

2 sons in a Cochin clothing store when she was buying clothes for

her family to last until they got their luggage, and was not sure

when that would be. I think that this devotee told me that she was

from the Dallas, Texas area. She was a very nice woman, and I was

totally amazed at how cool and calmly she was handling the very

difficult chaotic situation she was in. She helps to organize Amma's

programs in Dallas.

Then there was a woman that I met from the Wash. D.C. area, and I

also want to remember her name. She is middle-aged, with brown hair,

and of medium height and build. She works hard in organizing Amma's

visits to Wash. D.C., and has done so beginning with Amma's first

program there. She stayed at the same hotel (Casino) , that we

stayed at in Cochin. I think that she was at Amritapuri before

coming to the program in Cochin. I think that she is single and

lives by herself. If anyone knows her name, I would greatly

appreciate this jog to my memory.

Thank you dear brothers and sisters .

It is so wonderful to be a part of this list, and I am grateful to

Amma that we have this cyber family.

In Amma's Love,

Sara

October 21, 2003

Dear Sara

I think the dallas lady would be Diane Warren( manasvini)? jeff and diane

warren help organise the dallas program.

bala

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