Guest guest Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 I am a new member to this group--a new devotee of Amma as well. Not to mention only recently realising I have been a student of Hinduism for a very long time. I have never met Amma in physical form--and probably will not for some years--not until my children are older. First of all, I truly want to express my gratitude to this group for bringing me even closer yet to Amma. The stories I have been reading for the past couple days--it is a blessing to share in them. Thank you so much. Now--let me relate my own little story of how I met Amma. I have nothing to compare to the extraordinary beauty that I have been reading from you, but I offer up my own little bit anyway. I am in St Louis, MO--if that helps to give a more vivid picture of where I may be coming from. I recently began a children's yoga instructor course--and often search the web for all sorts of yoga related books. The Path of the Mother kept coming up in recommendations--especially on amazon.com. So finally I checked it out--but the reviews on amazon were mixed--and I decided that I was really looking for more yoga related things. I didn't buy it--but it kept coming up. I finally looked at one recommendation and said that if this book was meant to come to me--it would. End of statement. Now my partner is not a very--how do I put this nicely?--clued in psychically/spiritually? Mother's Day was coming up--and he asked for some ideas (I usually buy my own gift from the kids--does this help the picture more? :-) )--and I gave him the names of a couple books I'd been looking at--Path of the Mother was not one of them--nothing related to Amma or to Kali or anything like that. But for Mother's day he and the kids gave me the Path of the Mother--and several yoga and Hindu magazines. Which I thought was incredible. Now my kids are 4 and 2, nearly. I have very little time to read and to study. This book arrived in the house--and everyone immediately got sick--the kind of sick that kept small children asleep for 8-12 hours at a time--and made me--the constant have to be doing something person--feel unwell enough to just want to rest and pray for strength while I read. I read the entire book in three days--I mean absorbed, consumed and transmuted the words into vibrant emotional connection. As I neared the end of the book everyone got better. Just like that. And I knew it was Divinely ordained, this sickness. Now--the book has exercises/etc in it--writing letters to Mother--creating a collage--things of that nature--and I had actually created a collage a couple weeks prior to getting the book--and I have written to the Divine Mother off and on for years. But this book overwhelmed me--I knew I had found my Mother. I also knew that travelling to IA or IL to see Amma would be out of the question for me right now, but another Hindu saint came to St Louis not long after I read the Path, Sri Karunamayi. I know that being in the presence of any saint is a good thing, so I prayed to Mother to understand why I could not travel to see her, yet drove the 20 minutes to see this Amma. I felt so compelled to go, after praying to Ammachi for guidance. And everything fell into place perfectly to allow me to go. It was my first time near a Hindu temple, first time in a Hindu community or ceremony, my first darshan. And I walked in with no expectations. Her speech was inspiring, yes. Darshan was a blessing. I felt very good having been there. I walked out afterwards a bit confused by why I had been so very compelled to go, but still feeling very happy and glad that I had. Seeing Sri Karunamayi loosed something within me--and it took three days for it to pry loose from my soul to explode on the surface of my being. All of a sudden I ran to my bedroom and cried--I cried out to Ammachi and I cried and cried and cried. And I felt Amma's hand on my cheek, she turned my face towards hers, pulled my head onto her breast. I felt her hair caress my cheeks. I could smell the ocean and the surf, hear the crashing of waves upon rocks. And I can no longer recall if actual words were spoken--but my heart was overflowing with the knowing that Amma said everything was going to be all right. And such peace overcame me, although I am still just beginning upon this Path--I am grateful to be able to walk upon it. Thank you for letting me share my story. And for sharing all of yours. Will someone please take my complete love to Amma when they visit her? I would greatly appreciate that. In Love, Tabitha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Thank you, Tabitha, for sharing your beautiful and amazing story with us. Amma always comes to each of Her children in just the perfect way and at just the right time. <<Will someone please take my complete love to Amma when they visit her?>> An idea came as I read your lovely request: if you want, you may email a picture of yourself to me (offline). I will give the picture to my friends who will be seeing Amma in New York and Boston, and ask them to take it to Amma to be blessed by Her. If you like this idea, I'm delighted to help. In Amma's love, Amala Austin, TX --- tabitha_27_vitale <tabitha_27_vitale wrote: > I am a new member to this group--a new devotee of > Amma as well. Not > to mention only recently realising I have been a > student of Hinduism > for a very long time. > I have never met Amma in physical form--and probably > will not for some > years--not until my children are older. > First of all, I truly want to express my gratitude > to this group for > bringing me even closer yet to Amma. The stories I > have been reading > for the past couple days--it is a blessing to share > in them. > Thank you so much. > > Now--let me relate my own little story of how I met > Amma. I have > nothing to compare to the extraordinary beauty that > I have been > reading from you, but I offer up my own little bit > anyway. I am in St > Louis, MO--if that helps to give a more vivid > picture of where I may > be coming from. > > I recently began a children's yoga instructor > course--and often search > the web for all sorts of yoga related books. The > Path of the Mother > kept coming up in recommendations--especially on > amazon.com. So > finally I checked it out--but the reviews on amazon > were mixed--and I > decided that I was really looking for more yoga > related things. I > didn't buy it--but it kept coming up. I finally > looked at one > recommendation and said that if this book was meant > to come to me--it > would. End of statement. > Now my partner is not a very--how do I put this > nicely?--clued in > psychically/spiritually? Mother's Day was coming > up--and he asked for > some ideas (I usually buy my own gift from the > kids--does this help > the picture more? :-) )--and I gave him the names of > a couple books > I'd been looking at--Path of the Mother was not one > of them--nothing > related to Amma or to Kali or anything like that. > But for Mother's > day he and the kids gave me the Path of the > Mother--and several yoga > and Hindu magazines. Which I thought was > incredible. Now my kids are > 4 and 2, nearly. I have very little time to read > and to study. This > book arrived in the house--and everyone immediately > got sick--the kind > of sick that kept small children asleep for 8-12 > hours at a time--and > made me--the constant have to be doing something > person--feel unwell > enough to just want to rest and pray for strength > while I read. I > read the entire book in three days--I mean absorbed, > consumed and > transmuted the words into vibrant emotional > connection. As I neared > the end of the book everyone got better. Just like > that. And I knew > it was Divinely ordained, this sickness. > Now--the book has exercises/etc in it--writing > letters to > Mother--creating a collage--things of that > nature--and I had actually > created a collage a couple weeks prior to getting > the book--and I have > written to the Divine Mother off and on for years. > But this book > overwhelmed me--I knew I had found my Mother. > > I also knew that travelling to IA or IL to see Amma > would be out of > the question for me right now, but another Hindu > saint came to St > Louis not long after I read the Path, Sri > Karunamayi. I know that > being in the presence of any saint is a good thing, > so I prayed to > Mother to understand why I could not travel to see > her, yet drove the > 20 minutes to see this Amma. I felt so compelled to > go, after praying > to Ammachi for guidance. And everything fell into > place perfectly to > allow me to go. It was my first time near a Hindu > temple, first time > in a Hindu community or ceremony, my first darshan. > And I walked in > with no expectations. Her speech was inspiring, > yes. Darshan was a > blessing. I felt very good having been there. I > walked out > afterwards a bit confused by why I had been so very > compelled to go, > but still feeling very happy and glad that I had. > Seeing Sri Karunamayi loosed something within > me--and it took three > days for it to pry loose from my soul to explode on > the surface of my > being. All of a sudden I ran to my bedroom and > cried--I cried out to > Ammachi and I cried and cried and cried. And I felt > Amma's hand on my > cheek, she turned my face towards hers, pulled my > head onto her > breast. I felt her hair caress my cheeks. I could > smell the ocean > and the surf, hear the crashing of waves upon rocks. > And I can no > longer recall if actual words were spoken--but my > heart was > overflowing with the knowing that Amma said > everything was going to be > all right. And such peace overcame me, although I > am still just > beginning upon this Path--I am grateful to be able > to walk upon it. > > Thank you for letting me share my story. And for > sharing all of yours. > Will someone please take my complete love to Amma > when they visit her? > > I would greatly appreciate that. > > In Love, > Tabitha > > > > > __ Sell on Auctions – no fees. Bid on great items. http://auctions./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Thanks for sharing your wonderful story Tabitha, I love The Path of the Mother too! And i came across it mysteriously. Some years ago i followed my friend to Borders Bookstore and my heart told me that there was an Amma's Book here, something led me to go straight to the Religion section and there it was! Needless to say i bought it immediately...it was like i was just pulled to the book! Aum Namah Shivayah! Pushpa tabitha_27_vitale <tabitha_27_vitale wrote:I am a new member to this group--a new devotee of Amma as well. Not to mention only recently realising I have been a student of Hinduism for a very long time. I have never met Amma in physical form--and probably will not for some years--not until my children are older. First of all, I truly want to express my gratitude to this group for bringing me even closer yet to Amma. The stories I have been reading for the past couple days--it is a blessing to share in them. Thank you so much. Now--let me relate my own little story of how I met Amma. I have nothing to compare to the extraordinary beauty that I have been reading from you, but I offer up my own little bit anyway. I am in St Louis, MO--if that helps to give a more vivid picture of where I may be coming from. I recently began a children's yoga instructor course--and often search the web for all sorts of yoga related books. The Path of the Mother kept coming up in recommendations--especially on amazon.com. So finally I checked it out--but the reviews on amazon were mixed--and I decided that I was really looking for more yoga related things. I didn't buy it--but it kept coming up. I finally looked at one recommendation and said that if this book was meant to come to me--it would. End of statement. Now my partner is not a very--how do I put this nicely?--clued in psychically/spiritually? Mother's Day was coming up--and he asked for some ideas (I usually buy my own gift from the kids--does this help the picture more? :-) )--and I gave him the names of a couple books I'd been looking at--Path of the Mother was not one of them--nothing related to Amma or to Kali or anything like that. But for Mother's day he and the kids gave me the Path of the Mother--and several yoga and Hindu magazines. Which I thought was incredible. Now my kids are 4 and 2, nearly. I have very little time to read and to study. This book arrived in the house--and everyone immediately got sick--the kind of sick that kept small children asleep for 8-12 hours at a time--and made me--the constant have to be doing something person--feel unwell enough to just want to rest and pray for strength while I read. I read the entire book in three days--I mean absorbed, consumed and transmuted the words into vibrant emotional connection. As I neared the end of the book everyone got better. Just like that. And I knew it was Divinely ordained, this sickness. Now--the book has exercises/etc in it--writing letters to Mother--creating a collage--things of that nature--and I had actually created a collage a couple weeks prior to getting the book--and I have written to the Divine Mother off and on for years. But this book overwhelmed me--I knew I had found my Mother. I also knew that travelling to IA or IL to see Amma would be out of the question for me right now, but another Hindu saint came to St Louis not long after I read the Path, Sri Karunamayi. I know that being in the presence of any saint is a good thing, so I prayed to Mother to understand why I could not travel to see her, yet drove the 20 minutes to see this Amma. I felt so compelled to go, after praying to Ammachi for guidance. And everything fell into place perfectly to allow me to go. It was my first time near a Hindu temple, first time in a Hindu community or ceremony, my first darshan. And I walked in with no expectations. Her speech was inspiring, yes. Darshan was a blessing. I felt very good having been there. I walked out afterwards a bit confused by why I had been so very compelled to go, but still feeling very happy and glad that I had. Seeing Sri Karunamayi loosed something within me--and it took three days for it to pry loose from my soul to explode on the surface of my being. All of a sudden I ran to my bedroom and cried--I cried out to Ammachi and I cried and cried and cried. And I felt Amma's hand on my cheek, she turned my face towards hers, pulled my head onto her breast. I felt her hair caress my cheeks. I could smell the ocean and the surf, hear the crashing of waves upon rocks. And I can no longer recall if actual words were spoken--but my heart was overflowing with the knowing that Amma said everything was going to be all right. And such peace overcame me, although I am still just beginning upon this Path--I am grateful to be able to walk upon it. Thank you for letting me share my story. And for sharing all of yours. Will someone please take my complete love to Amma when they visit her? I would greatly appreciate that. In Love, Tabitha Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. Ammachi Sell on Auctions - No fees. Bid on great items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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