Guest guest Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 Om Namah Shivaya and Om Amritesvaryai Namah! Just to let all of you know... for those of you who know me. My darling daughter (and certainly Amma's), Meera Leigh, arrived on Fri, Oct 1st at 5:18pm, after a very challenging and transformative, shall we say, birth experience (Thank you Amma for being with me the whole time!!!). She weighed 7 lbs, 12oz, 19 inches long, and I named her after Meerabai... and also Meera means ocean in Sanskrit, which I felt suited her. She is truly a little guru sent to my husband and I from Amma. We feel very blessed. I intend to bring her to San Ramon program in Nov for Amma's blessings!!! We are totally in love and grateful for her presence in our family. Blessings to all of you, Achintya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 Ammachi, "Connie Habash" <Connie@a...> wrote: > Om Namah Shivaya and Om Amritesvaryai Namah! > Just to let all of you know... for those of you who know me. > My darling daughter (and certainly Amma's), Meera Leigh, > arrived on Fri, Oct 1st at 5:18pm, after a very challenging > and transformative, shall we say, birth experience (Thank > you Amma for being with me the whole time!!!). > > She weighed 7 lbs, 12oz, 19 inches long, and I named her > after Meerabai... and also Meera means ocean in Sanskrit, > which I felt suited her. She is truly a little guru sent to > my husband and I from Amma. We feel very blessed. I > intend to bring her to San Ramon program in Nov for Amma's > blessings!!! We are totally in love and grateful for her > presence in our family. > Blessings to all of you, > Achintya Congratulations. I can sense your joy in the words you used to describe this event. Just a tip for you for the next time's program (when your baby will be 6 months plus when Amma comes to the US again). I missed the 'chor unnu' (first solid food taken by baby which is given by a religious official, so in that case who better than Amma?) event for my daughter (Anagha) this time in Chicago, mainly because I was not aware I could do it then. And I was dismayed (for my kid) to see other parents being smart enough to avail of this opportunity. Please be aware of this, and see if you would want to give your daughter the gift of her first solid food from the hands of the Goddess! More details on this event (Amma usually does this after Devi Bhava darshan and before the marriages) will be available from old-time San Ramon ashram residents or other satsangis. Jai Ma! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 Namah Shivaya, Achintya— Congratulations on your little "Meera"!!! Our daughter Sarada was born on Oct 8th last year and we just celebrated her first birthday last week.. So I can understand your joy very much! On Manoj's point about the "chor unnu" or "first feeding" for the baby, I just wanted to let you know our story. Sarada was seven weeks old when Amma was in San Ramon last November. We had taken her to Amma to be blessed , which Amma certainly did.. We know about the first feeding that Amma does during Devi Bhava, but we thought we may not be able to have it for Sarada as she was just 7 weeks old in Nov and she would be 9 months old in June 2004 (which may be a little late.. although there are lots of people who have waited for 9 months or more for the first feeding to be done by Amma). My husband asked Ramakrishnanda Swamiji and he suggested that we get some rice blessed by Amma which we could use for the first feeding. When we went for darshan, my husband asked Amma about Sarada's first feeding. He had the rice to be blessed in mind and asked Amma if he could get it next day (which was Devi Bhava). And Amma replied "Yes, Amma will do it tomorrow". After the darshan, we were a little confused as to whether Amma had replied that She would bless the rice or She would actually perform the first feeding the next day. So my husband went again to the side and asked Amma. She asked him how old Sarada was then and how old she would be in June when She came next. Then She asked when Tamilians (we are from Tamil Nadu in India) would perform the first feeding. My husband said it was usually in 6-7 months. She thought a little and then said that She would perform the first feeding the next day. So Sarada did get her first solid food from Amma when she was 7 weeks old, much to the surprise of many people including us, other devotees and even Swami Amritaswarupanandaji. What do we know?! Who knows what is best for Sarada other than Amma? We just felt incredibly blessed by Amma's Love and Grace. My humble suggestion to you is that if you feel inclined to have Meera's first solid feeding done by Amma, you should just ask Amma and follow what She says… Amma certainly knows what is best for each one. In Amma's Love, Ragini Ammachi, "manoj_menon" <ammasmon@s...> wrote: > > Ammachi, "Connie Habash" <Connie@a...> wrote: > > Om Namah Shivaya and Om Amritesvaryai Namah! > > Just to let all of you know... for those of you who know me. > > My darling daughter (and certainly Amma's), Meera Leigh, > > arrived on Fri, Oct 1st at 5:18pm, after a very challenging > > and transformative, shall we say, birth experience (Thank > > you Amma for being with me the whole time!!!). > > > > She weighed 7 lbs, 12oz, 19 inches long, and I named her > > after Meerabai... and also Meera means ocean in Sanskrit, > > which I felt suited her. She is truly a little guru sent to > > my husband and I from Amma. We feel very blessed. I > > intend to bring her to San Ramon program in Nov for Amma's > > blessings!!! We are totally in love and grateful for her > > presence in our family. > > Blessings to all of you, > > Achintya > > Congratulations. > > I can sense your joy in the words you used to describe this event. > > Just a tip for you for the next time's program (when your baby will > be 6 months plus when Amma comes to the US again). > > I missed the 'chor unnu' (first solid food taken by baby which is > given by a religious official, so in that case who better than > Amma?) event for my daughter (Anagha) this time in Chicago, mainly > because I was not aware I could do it then. And I was dismayed (for > my kid) to see other parents being smart enough to avail of this > opportunity. > > Please be aware of this, and see if you would want to give your > daughter the gift of her first solid food from the hands of the > Goddess! > > More details on this event (Amma usually does this after Devi Bhava > darshan and before the marriages) will be available from old-time > San Ramon ashram residents or other satsangis. > > Jai Ma! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 Congrajulations and best wishes!!!! Say a Hi to Meera:-). -yogaman Ammachi, "Connie Habash" <Connie@a...> wrote: > Om Namah Shivaya and Om Amritesvaryai Namah! > Just to let all of you know... for those of you who know me. > My darling daughter (and certainly Amma's), Meera Leigh, > arrived on Fri, Oct 1st at 5:18pm, after a very challenging > and transformative, shall we say, birth experience (Thank > you Amma for being with me the whole time!!!). > > She weighed 7 lbs, 12oz, 19 inches long, and I named her > after Meerabai... and also Meera means ocean in Sanskrit, > which I felt suited her. She is truly a little guru sent to > my husband and I from Amma. We feel very blessed. I > intend to bring her to San Ramon program in Nov for Amma's > blessings!!! We are totally in love and grateful for her > presence in our family. > Blessings to all of you, > Achintya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 > > She weighed 7 lbs, 12oz, 19 inches long, and I named > her > after Meerabai... and also Meera means ocean in > Sanskrit, > which I felt suited her. Meera also means ocean in German! das Meer.. ok, close enough My German-English dictionary is on the shelf within easy reach of my computer - never know when I might need it! Keval _______________________________ Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2004 Report Share Posted October 11, 2004 Dear Achintya, CONGRATULATIONS!!! Even better, Amma is coming soon. What perfect timing!! ota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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