Guest guest Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 nama shivaya, as you may or may not know i'm getting my doctorate in clinical psychology...i'm at the stage of figuring out my dissertation topic and i think i might write it on the experience of being an Amma devotee, specifically interesting to me is the euphoria a devotee feels being in Her presence and the loss when being away from Mother...and the great lengths devotees go to (satsang, pictures of Amma, chanting mantra...etc) to feel connected to Her...i figure i can find a large pool of devotees as subjects to interview, and since this topic will be my life for a year or more i will definitely not lose interest in it! i'm very excited that i found a chair that is also excited about my topic and said i should look at previous research on the guru-disciple relationship, compare it to psychotherapy and also look at Sufi literature that is rich with longing/suffering and love for the Beloved... dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 That sounds great. I really like what your chair contributed. Pahari Maa On Mar 1, 2006, at 5:53 PM, *dana blu* wrote: > nama shivaya, as you may or may not know i'm getting my doctorate in > clinical psychology...i'm at the stage of figuring out my > dissertation topic > and i think i might write it on the experience of being an Amma > devotee, > specifically interesting to me is the euphoria a devotee feels being > in Her > presence and the loss when being away from Mother...and the great > lengths > devotees go to (satsang, pictures of Amma, chanting mantra...etc) to > feel > connected to Her...i figure i can find a large pool of devotees as > subjects > to interview, and since this topic will be my life for a year or more > i will > definitely not lose interest in it! > i'm very excited that i found a chair that is also excited about my > topic > and said i should look at previous research on the guru-disciple > relationship, compare it to psychotherapy and also look at Sufi > literature > that is rich with longing/suffering and love for the Beloved... > > dana > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > > > > > Mata amritanandamayi > > > > > > â–ª Â Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. > Â > â–ª Â > Â Ammachi > Â > â–ª Â Terms of > Service. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Hi, Dana! I'm also doing my doctorate in clinical psychology (I defended my dissertation proposal in December and just received the good news that I matched for an internship, beginning in September) and am having a few devotee friends round to celebrate with me on Saturday...because I would NOT have gotten through it all (plus some difficult personal circumstances) without Amma's grace! *grin* That's amazing that you can do qualitative research on such a topic. That definitely wouldn't fly in my department. I would have loved to do something spiritually-based or related to Amma (though that definitely comes through in my clinical work!). Anyway, please feel free to drop me a note, off-list. I haven't met too many other devotees doing grad work in this field and also I would love to hear how your dissertation develops! Good luck in bring that to fruition! Blessings, Iswari Ammachi, "*dana blu*" <danablu wrote: > > nama shivaya, as you may or may not know i'm getting my doctorate in > clinical psychology...i'm at the stage of figuring out my dissertation topic > and i think i might write it on the experience of being an Amma devotee, > specifically interesting to me is the euphoria a devotee feels being in Her > presence and the loss when being away from Mother...and the great lengths > devotees go to (satsang, pictures of Amma, chanting mantra...etc) to feel > connected to Her...i figure i can find a large pool of devotees as subjects > to interview, and since this topic will be my life for a year or more i will > definitely not lose interest in it! > i'm very excited that i found a chair that is also excited about my topic > and said i should look at previous research on the guru-disciple > relationship, compare it to psychotherapy and also look at Sufi literature > that is rich with longing/suffering and love for the Beloved... > > dana > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 You go, girl! Another intriguing factor is that this bliss does not make you incapable of functioning. Insitead it makes it possible for you to function doing required everyday tasks even better. The absence of disorietation in this elation is important. It is healthy versus a sign of illness. Aikya Ammachi, "*dana blu*" <danablu wrote: > > nama shivaya, as you may or may not know i'm getting my doctorate in > clinical psychology...i'm at the stage of figuring out my dissertation topic > and i think i might write it on the experience of being an Amma devotee, > specifically interesting to me is the euphoria a devotee feels being in Her > presence and the loss when being away from Mother...and the great lengths > devotees go to (satsang, pictures of Amma, chanting mantra...etc) to feel > connected to Her...i figure i can find a large pool of devotees as subjects > to interview, and since this topic will be my life for a year or more i will > definitely not lose interest in it! > i'm very excited that i found a chair that is also excited about my topic > and said i should look at previous research on the guru-disciple > relationship, compare it to psychotherapy and also look at Sufi literature > that is rich with longing/suffering and love for the Beloved... > > dana > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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