Guest guest Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 Kristie wrote: At any rate, I now would like to devote my spiritual practice to Amma's path and need guidance on where to begin. Advice? Dear Kristie ~ it sounds to me like you have already begun. Reading about Amma, watching videos about her, learning more about her ... these are all good. I would also highly recommend any of the books from the "Awaken Chiilden" series. These are stories which capture Amma's direct words and actions, and so it is as if she is talking right to you. Also, Amma recommends meditation. Since you will only be there a short time, you probably won't be able to ask her for a mantra this year, but she has taught a technique called Ma Om meditation, where you basically use the Ma Om as a kind of mantra. There is a tape (or cd) plus a video on Amma's website where you can see what these are about and order one or both if you like. I have the tape, and it is Swami Amtriaswarupananda ("Big Swami") describing the technique. His voice is so melodious and wonderful, you just get carried away. Bhajan tapes (cds) that you can listen to while you work or in your car are great too. There is one where Mother sings all the songs in English, a rarity, but they are all wonderful. I would especially like to recommend the Bhajanamritam ~ Volume 8 tape/cd because it has the Arati and Closing Prayers for puja on it, and you could easily incorporate this into any worship you are doing at your altar. It also has two of my favorite bhajans ~ "Take Me Away" and "The Bee of My Mind." Hope this helps. Jai Ma ~ Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 Thank you Linda! This helped alot! Kristie Ammachi [Ammachi]On Behalf Of nierika Sunday, June 05, 2005 8:14 PM Ammachi Re: To Kristie on where to begin Kristie wrote: At any rate, I now would like to devote my spiritual practice to Amma's path and need guidance on where to begin. Advice? Dear Kristie ~ it sounds to me like you have already begun. Reading about Amma, watching videos about her, learning more about her ... these are all good. I would also highly recommend any of the books from the "Awaken Chiilden" series. These are stories which capture Amma's direct words and actions, and so it is as if she is talking right to you. Also, Amma recommends meditation. Since you will only be there a short time, you probably won't be able to ask her for a mantra this year, but she has taught a technique called Ma Om meditation, where you basically use the Ma Om as a kind of mantra. There is a tape (or cd) plus a video on Amma's website where you can see what these are about and order one or both if you like. I have the tape, and it is Swami Amtriaswarupananda ("Big Swami") describing the technique. His voice is so melodious and wonderful, you just get carried away. Bhajan tapes (cds) that you can listen to while you work or in your car are great too. There is one where Mother sings all the songs in English, a rarity, but they are all wonderful. I would especially like to recommend the Bhajanamritam ~ Volume 8 tape/cd because it has the Arati and Closing Prayers for puja on it, and you could easily incorporate this into any worship you are doing at your altar. It also has two of my favorite bhajans ~ "Take Me Away" and "The Bee of My Mind." Hope this helps. Jai Ma ~ Linda Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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