Guest guest Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 om amriteswyre namah was anyone in LA? we didn't make it ... wondering how the devi bhava was (as if it could be anything but wonderful) kalika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Namah Shivayah, I just returned from the LA Retreat. Devi Bhava lasted until 11:30 a.m. with token numbers going up to 6300! How does She do it? Amma wore a magenta and gold sari. There were many blessings at the end, including at least two marriages, although there may have been 3 or 4. The crowd on the stage precluded seeing clearly. Here's a personal tidbit. My room just happened to be on the same floor as Amma's. I needed to go to my room after DB instead of doing what I usually do, waiting for Her to pass by. When I arrived at my floor though, a small group of people with different aged children were waiting for Amma, so I waited, too. She arrived ,looking fresh, and embraced the family that was waiting. There was a girl I didn't know waiting, and I couldn't really tell her ethnicity. Amma immeditately commented on the fact that the girl wasn't present when Amma sang "Ishwar Tumhi" in Chinese, and started off down the hall towards Her room, with her arm around the girl, singing "Iswar Tumhi" in Chinese! That Amma! And I thought She needed those papers with the words written on them! Love, Jyotsna kalikat wrote: om amriteswyre namah was anyone in LA? we didn't make it ... wondering how the devi bhava was (as if it could be anything but wonderful) kalika Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Ammachi/ Ammachi New and Improved Mail - Send 10MB messages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 Hari Om Om Om Dear Jyotsna, thank you very much for sharing this with us. It is a jewel. Do you have news to share about the question and answer session at the L.A. retreat? Also, during the retreats, when are the IAM refresher courses held, and how much time do they take up ? Do the refresher course participants miss out on any time spent in the darshan hall with Amma? Thank you very much. In Amma' Love, Sarama (the Sara from Iceland who nows signs her posts as Sarama) Ammachi, "E. Lamb" <jyotsna2> wrote: > Namah Shivayah, > > I just returned from the LA Retreat. Devi Bhava lasted until 11:30 a.m. with token numbers going up to 6300! How does She do it? > > Amma wore a magenta and gold sari. There were many blessings at the end, including at least two marriages, although there may have been 3 or 4. The crowd on the stage > precluded seeing clearly. > > Here's a personal tidbit. My room just happened to be on the same floor as Amma's. > I needed to go to my room after DB instead of doing what I usually do, waiting for Her > to pass by. When I arrived at my floor though, a small group of people with different > aged children were waiting for Amma, so I waited, too. She arrived ,looking fresh, and > embraced the family that was waiting. There was a girl I didn't know waiting, and I > couldn't really tell her ethnicity. Amma immeditately commented on the fact that the > girl wasn't present when Amma sang "Ishwar Tumhi" in Chinese, and started off down > the hall towards Her room, with her arm around the girl, singing "Iswar Tumhi" in > Chinese! That Amma! And I thought She needed those papers with the words written > on them! > > Love, > Jyotsna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 OM Namah Shivaya Sarama, This is Ambujam, I attended the Seattle and San Ramon retreats and did not take notes during the question and answer sessions but I do remember one question about some spritual aspirants who smoke pot. This is by no means verbatum- just the gist of what I recall... I have heard her answer this question before and she repeated much along the same lines Amma said that she will not tell her children not to do it as some like it too much to quit but plenty of her children do find it easy to give up the habit. She said she hoped people would look at the problems in the world and try to help rather than escaping through drugs. She said that it blocks/damages the nerves in the brain creating a numbing effect rather than the expansive one it feels to be, making one think they are having a spiritual experience when really they are not. She said it was like a dog chewing on a bone so much that his gums bleed but he thinks he is getting nourishment from the bone itself. Last time I heard her anwer it , She was likening it to rowing a boat all night long, only to find with the oncoming light of day that the boat was still tied to the dock. Another time, a girl asked a question, Amma, is it possible to conquer even one vasana in a lifetime. Amma laughed and Swamiji joked with the girl about how her vasana couldnt possibly be overspending on luxurious clothes and something else. Amma said she knew that the other young people this girls age were into partying and instead the girl had chosen to be here which said alot for her. Then Amma boldly stated in front of all that She knew the girl was not referring to this or that but that that she was referring to her sexual vasanas. Amma said something like even when people are seventy five, they still have this sexual desire. I cant remember the rest but it seems like She was encouraging to just accept and know that we are trying our best to work with/against our human nature in balance. For me this time, the focus was on the silence beyond the questions, even though the q+a still makes me feel closer to Mother, Swami gave a whole speech on how nonsensical all this talk is...ooooooooommmmmmmmm Anyway, I hope this helps a little. At Her Feet, Ambujam Ammachi, "sara" <saramj33> wrote: > Hari Om Om Om > > Dear Jyotsna, > > thank you very much for sharing this with us. It is a jewel. > > Do you have news to share about the question and answer session at > the L.A. retreat? > > Also, during the retreats, when are the IAM refresher courses held, > and how much time do they take up ? > > Do the refresher course participants miss out on any time spent in > the darshan hall with Amma? > > Thank you very much. > > In Amma' Love, > Sarama > (the Sara from Iceland who nows signs her posts as Sarama) > > > Ammachi, "E. Lamb" <jyotsna2> wrote: > > Namah Shivayah, > > > > I just returned from the LA Retreat. Devi Bhava lasted until > 11:30 a.m. with token numbers going up to 6300! How does She do it? > > > > Amma wore a magenta and gold sari. There were many blessings at > the end, including at least two marriages, although there may have > been 3 or 4. The crowd on the stage > > precluded seeing clearly. > > > > Here's a personal tidbit. My room just happened to be on the same > floor as Amma's. > > I needed to go to my room after DB instead of doing what I usually > do, waiting for Her > > to pass by. When I arrived at my floor though, a small group of > people with different > > aged children were waiting for Amma, so I waited, too. She > arrived ,looking fresh, and > > embraced the family that was waiting. There was a girl I didn't > know waiting, and I > > couldn't really tell her ethnicity. Amma immeditately commented > on the fact that the > > girl wasn't present when Amma sang "Ishwar Tumhi" in Chinese, and > started off down > > the hall towards Her room, with her arm around the girl, > singing "Iswar Tumhi" in > > Chinese! That Amma! And I thought She needed those papers with > the words written > > on them! > > > > Love, > > Jyotsna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 Dearest Sara, I'll try to answer your questions. Do you have news to share about the question and answer session at the L.A. retreat? I do have some notes from the q&a at the LA retreat, but right now I seem not to be finding them. I'm getting ready to leave tomorrow for Texas, including the Texas programs. One story told at the retreat made a big impression on me. Once there were two men who wanted to test whose prayers were more powerful. They went to a desert island and one took one half of the island and the other took the other half. The man on one side (I'll call him Man A) prayed for fruit trees to spring forth on his side and lo, fruit trees bearing fruit appeared. Then Man A prayed for companionship, and soon a woman who had been shipwrecked came ashore on his part of the island. In the meantime, Man B's side of the island remained barren. Finally, Man A prayed to be rescued and taken back to his home, and soon a ship appreared and stopped to pick up him and his lady friend. Man A was asked if he didn't want to take Man B off the island with him. "No," he said, "None of that guy's prayers were answered. He's worthless." But the truth of the situation was that Man B all that time had been praying that Man A's prayers be answered, and was not praying for himself at all. Man A's prayers were answered because of the prayers of Man B. Thus, Amma said, we never know why our prayers are answered. It may well be that it's someone else's prayers that have made your life better, not your own. Also, during the retreats, when are the IAM refresher courses held, and how much time do they take up ? The one in LA was after the second day a.m. program. It took about an hour and a half, I think. In LA, the regular IAM class, which was large, was waiting for us to finish using the room. Do the refresher course participants miss out on any time spent in the darshan hall with Amma? Not too much. It was after lunch on the 2nd day. I was having a lot of ambulatory problems, so I went straight from lunch. I think the program was over about the time the refresher course started. In Amma' Love, Jyotsna Ammachi, "E. Lamb" <jyotsna2> wrote: > Namah Shivayah, > > I just returned from the LA Retreat. Devi Bhava lasted until 11:30 a.m. with token numbers going up to 6300! How does She do it? > > Amma wore a magenta and gold sari. There were many blessings at the end, including at least two marriages, although there may have been 3 or 4. The crowd on the stage > precluded seeing clearly. > > Here's a personal tidbit. My room just happened to be on the same floor as Amma's. > I needed to go to my room after DB instead of doing what I usually do, waiting for Her > to pass by. When I arrived at my floor though, a small group of people with different > aged children were waiting for Amma, so I waited, too. She arrived ,looking fresh, and > embraced the family that was waiting. There was a girl I didn't know waiting, and I > couldn't really tell her ethnicity. Amma immeditately commented on the fact that the > girl wasn't present when Amma sang "Ishwar Tumhi" in Chinese, and started off down > the hall towards Her room, with her arm around the girl, singing "Iswar Tumhi" in > Chinese! That Amma! And I thought She needed those papers with the words written > on them! > > Love, > Jyotsna Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Ammachi/ Ammachi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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