Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Dear Bela, By the way, Swami Amritaswarupananda is commonly referred to as Swamiji, while other swamis are usually, in my experience, called by their other names, such as Amritatmananda, Ramakrishna, etc. I suppose it's a sort of shorthand. As I understand it, it's fine to call any swami "Swamiji" when speaking with them directly, as it denotes reverence and a friendly feeling. However, many devotees save the moniker "Swamiji" only for "Big Swami" or Amritaswarupananda when chatting informally. Sometimes they even call Amritatmananda "Rao", his pre-monastic name, etc. This is what I have observed, not necessarily what's correct. In Amma's love, Jyotsna Ammachi, "Bela Gaytan" <bela.fela@g...> wrote: > > Dear Jyotsna, > > > > Thank you so much for sharing this! Might I ask which Swamiji's talk this > was? If it's obvious, my apologies… but I'm not familiar with where most of > the members here are located and such. I'm saving these notes, and I just > want to be able to know who to attribute these words to. > > > > Thank you so much! (**) > > > > ¸..• ´¨¨)) -:¦:- > ¸.•´ .•´¨¨)) > ((¸¸.•´ ..•´ -:¦:- ..::Brightest Blessings::.. > -:¦:- ((¸¸.•´.¸..•` ..::Bela::.. > > > > "Like nectar in the fresh morning flower, let goodness fill you. The heart > that unfolds all its petals spreading the fragrance of goodness is the > choicest offering at the altar of God" - Amma > > _____ > > Ammachi [Ammachi] On Behalf Of > E. Lamb > Friday, December 30, 2005 1:11 AM > ammachi > Swamiji's Talk, Nov. 21, 2005 > > > > The subject is surrender.... > > We should become a pure instrument in the hands of God > to manifest God's power, which is love. > > The word in Malayalam is "allowing." Allow your work to > come from a silent meditative place within you. People > have said to Swamiji that "my work is important." Instead, > he suggested that we say instead, "My meditation is > important. My silence is important." > > If we are always busy, how does the universe introduce > itself? Dharma is that which supports the whole creation, > that which puts the world back in its dharmic flow. We > turn from doers into watchers. The message of Amma is > to turn from doers into watchers. > > Try this at home: Sit down with a pen and paper. Write down all > your thoughts and emotions. Do not edit your thoughts. We will > be surprised. We cannot possibly write all our thoughts down. > It will be impossible. > > Art can only stir the lower emotions in us. It cannot awaken the > Divine. It's different with Amma. The mind is the root cause of > all problems. It has to be uprooted. The visible is never the > root--or the source. The root always remains invisible. > > This is described in a Holy Book. The world is a banyan tree > standing upside down. As long as we fight with the visible, > the same problem will crop up again and again. > > The mind can never be peaceful. A crowd is just individuals. > The mind is just individual thoughts. A tree does not make > a forest. Watch the thoughts, then see the gaps between. > Complete awareness means infinite gaps. But that's not > nothingness. To get a glimpse of the inner sky is samadhi. > > Be a pen in the hands of the writer, a brush in the hands > of the painter, says Amma. > > Even if we try to cling to a particular thought, can we retain > it for a very long time? No. > > We are the essence of Om, the Supreme. Omkara Divya > Porule. We mistake the guests for the host. Our thoughts > are the guests. Be the host. Allow the guests to come. > Some are beautiful. > > Discharge your responsibilities, but don't be fooled. Don't > stop til we reach the goal. But how? Surrender to a great > Master--that's the whole key. How does surrender happen? > Be an instrument. Be a pen in the hand of the writer, a > brush in the hand of the painter, etc. > > To be continued on 11/22. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 An Indian friend of mine who lives at the Ashram now told me that any of the Swamis can be referred to as "Swamiji" or the title Swami with their name. I have used Swamiji often for other Swamis that are with Amma. He told me just saying "Swami" was incorrect etiquette however. For whatever it's worth. Ammachi, "jyotsna2" <jyotsna2> wrote: > > Dear Bela, > > By the way, Swami Amritaswarupananda is commonly > referred to as Swamiji, while other swamis are > usually, in my experience, called by their other > names, such as Amritatmananda, Ramakrishna, etc. > I suppose it's a sort of shorthand. > > As I understand it, it's fine to call any swami > "Swamiji" when speaking with them directly, as > it denotes reverence and a friendly feeling. > However, many devotees save the moniker "Swamiji" > only for "Big Swami" or Amritaswarupananda when > chatting informally. Sometimes they even call > Amritatmananda "Rao", his pre-monastic name, etc. > This is what I have observed, not necessarily > what's correct. > > In Amma's love, > Jyotsna > > Ammachi, "Bela Gaytan" <bela.fela@g...> wrote: > > > > Dear Jyotsna, > > > > > > > > Thank you so much for sharing this! Might I ask which Swamiji's > talk this > > was? If it's obvious, my apologies… but I'm not familiar with > where most of > > the members here are located and such. I'm saving these notes, and > I just > > want to be able to know who to attribute these words to. > > > > > > > > Thank you so much! (**) > > > > > > > > ¸..• ´¨¨)) -:¦:- > > ¸.•´ .•´¨¨)) > > ((¸¸.•´ ..•´ -:¦:- ..::Brightest Blessings::.. > > -:¦:- ((¸¸.•´.¸..•` ..::Bela::.. > > > > > > > > "Like nectar in the fresh morning flower, let goodness fill you. > The heart > > that unfolds all its petals spreading the fragrance of goodness is > the > > choicest offering at the altar of God" - Amma > > > > _____ > > > > Ammachi [Ammachi] On > Behalf Of > > E. Lamb > > Friday, December 30, 2005 1:11 AM > > ammachi > > Swamiji's Talk, Nov. 21, 2005 > > > > > > > > The subject is surrender.... > > > > We should become a pure instrument in the hands of God > > to manifest God's power, which is love. > > > > The word in Malayalam is "allowing." Allow your work to > > come from a silent meditative place within you. People > > have said to Swamiji that "my work is important." Instead, > > he suggested that we say instead, "My meditation is > > important. My silence is important." > > > > If we are always busy, how does the universe introduce > > itself? Dharma is that which supports the whole creation, > > that which puts the world back in its dharmic flow. We > > turn from doers into watchers. The message of Amma is > > to turn from doers into watchers. > > > > Try this at home: Sit down with a pen and paper. Write down all > > your thoughts and emotions. Do not edit your thoughts. We will > > be surprised. We cannot possibly write all our thoughts down. > > It will be impossible. > > > > Art can only stir the lower emotions in us. It cannot awaken the > > Divine. It's different with Amma. The mind is the root cause of > > all problems. It has to be uprooted. The visible is never the > > root--or the source. The root always remains invisible. > > > > This is described in a Holy Book. The world is a banyan tree > > standing upside down. As long as we fight with the visible, > > the same problem will crop up again and again. > > > > The mind can never be peaceful. A crowd is just individuals. > > The mind is just individual thoughts. A tree does not make > > a forest. Watch the thoughts, then see the gaps between. > > Complete awareness means infinite gaps. But that's not > > nothingness. To get a glimpse of the inner sky is samadhi. > > > > Be a pen in the hands of the writer, a brush in the hands > > of the painter, says Amma. > > > > Even if we try to cling to a particular thought, can we retain > > it for a very long time? No. > > > > We are the essence of Om, the Supreme. Omkara Divya > > Porule. We mistake the guests for the host. Our thoughts > > are the guests. Be the host. Allow the guests to come. > > Some are beautiful. > > > > Discharge your responsibilities, but don't be fooled. Don't > > stop til we reach the goal. But how? Surrender to a great > > Master--that's the whole key. How does surrender happen? > > Be an instrument. Be a pen in the hand of the writer, a > > brush in the hand of the painter, etc. > > > > To be continued on 11/22. > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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