Guest guest Posted October 22, 2003 Report Share Posted October 22, 2003 Q. Amma, are you unsympathetic to Your disciples when it comes to removing their ego? Amma: When a doctor operates and removes the cancerous part of a patient¹s body, do you interpret it as unsympathetic? If so, Amma too is unsympathetic, so to speak. But only if the children cooperate wiil She touch their ego. Q. What do you do to help them? Amma: Amma helps Her children see the cancer of the ego‹the inner weaknesses and the negativities‹and makes it easier for them to get rid of it. That is true compassion. Q. Do you consider them as Your patients? Amma: It is more important that they realize they are patients. Q. Amma, what do you mean by ³disciples cooperation²? Amma: Faith and love. Q. Amma, this is a stupid question. But I cannot help asking it. Please forgive me if I am being too silly Amma: Go ahead and ask. Q. What is the percentage of success in Your opeartions? Amma laughed aloud and gently hit the tope of the devotee¹s head. Amma: (still laughting) Son, successful operations are very rare. Q. Why? Amma: Because the ego doesn¹t permit most people to cooperate with the doctor. It doesn¹t let the doctor do a good job. >From Amma¹s Heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2003 Report Share Posted October 22, 2003 Yes Premarupa, I loved this piece too.. the book 'From Amma's heart' is fantastic.... makes me want to go more often in the question line! .. and sorry folks for being reluctant to collect the money and give it to M.A center etc..maybe i am being a bit too cautious- but i already got heavily involved with a similar project here.... anyway ... Amarthya - i pledge my 4 40 too- just let me know where to send it bala Kenna <kenna wrote: Q. Amma, are you unsympathetic to Your disciples when it comes to removing their ego? Amma: When a doctor operates and removes the cancerous part of a patient¹s body, do you interpret it as unsympathetic? If so, Amma too is unsympathetic, so to speak. But only if the children cooperate wiil She touch their ego. Q. What do you do to help them? Amma: Amma helps Her children see the cancer of the ego‹the inner weaknesses and the negativities‹and makes it easier for them to get rid of it. That is true compassion. Q. Do you consider them as Your patients? Amma: It is more important that they realize they are patients. Q. Amma, what do you mean by ³disciples cooperation²? Amma: Faith and love. Q. Amma, this is a stupid question. But I cannot help asking it. Please forgive me if I am being too silly Amma: Go ahead and ask. Q. What is the percentage of success in Your opeartions? Amma laughed aloud and gently hit the tope of the devotee¹s head. Amma: (still laughting) Son, successful operations are very rare. Q. Why? Amma: Because the ego doesn¹t permit most people to cooperate with the doctor. It doesn¹t let the doctor do a good job. >From Amma¹s Heart Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Ammachi The New with improved product search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2003 Report Share Posted October 22, 2003 Bala-ji, It's your fabulous idea in action so major props to you, please don't apologize, it's absolutely fool hardy to collect money from strangers - and I'm the fool! LOL And sending money to a stranger (won't even go there ;o) But you are right, if you don't know how to organize it, it's a nightmare. That's how it was for me before my non-profit-org work. Now I work on fundraisers all the time, and I'm used to the task. I keep spread sheets in EXCEL of much bigger collections. Last wednesday we hosted a "Daddy & Me" buffet breakfast for the school at the temple to raise money. We served bagels, cream cheese, cheese, pita bread, cereal & milk, fruit salad, juice, tea and coffee all purchased and prepared by volunteers. Sold plates at $12- we raised $600 in 1 hour. That's why I couldn't let the house project go by - $750 is eeasy. And i know that anyone can send money anytime to Amma's charites, but when it becomes a group effort there's impetus to really, actually, get it done. And once you get it done, you're likely to participate or coordinate something like it again. Having said that, i'm not for any and everyone walking around with a hat saying "Hi i'm collecting for the *** fund" and just throwing money there.. that's crazy, but then this is crazy. I volunteered myself because we mentioned it here and when someone presents me with a need for help or a job to do, i have a pact with Amma to always help. For example, if someone needs directions, but I don't know the way, I can't say "i dunno" & leave, I just won't allow myself, because that's Mother asking me for directions, I have to find the directions or another person who knows the way, then I can go on. So now I have to help get that $750 house for that family in India even if I have to pay it all myself! Jai Ma Ammachi, balakrishnan Shankar <balakrishnan_sh> wrote: > Yes Premarupa, I loved this piece too.. the book 'From Amma's heart' is fantastic.... > > makes me want to go more often in the question line! > > .. and sorry folks for being reluctant to collect the money and give it to M.A center etc..maybe i am being a bit too cautious- but i already got heavily involved with a similar project here.... > > anyway ... Amarthya - i pledge my 4 40 too- just let me know where to send it > > bala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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