Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Amarnath, the Amma quotation you posted reminded me of something else I once read: There once lived a great warrior. Though quite old, he still was able to defeat any challenger. His reputation extended far and wide throughout the land and many students gathered to study under him. One day an infamous young warrior arrived at the village. He was determined to be the first man to defeat the great master. Along with his strength, he had an uncanny ability to spot and exploit any weakness in an opponent. He would wait for his opponent to make the first move, thus revealing a weakness, and then would strike with merciless force and lightning speed. No one had ever lasted with him in a match beyond the first move. Much against the advice of his concerned students, the old master gladly accepted the young warrior's challenge. As the two squared off for battle, the young warrior began to hurl insults at the old master. He threw dirt and spit in his face. For hours he verbally assaulted him with every curse and insult known to mankind. But the old warrior merely stood theremotionless and calm. Finally, the young warrior exhausted himself. Knowing he was defeated, he left feeling shamed. Somewhat disappointed that he did not fight the insolent youth, the students gathered around the old master and questioned him. "How could you endure such an indignity? How did you drive him away?" "If someone comes to give you a gift and you do not receive it," the master replied, "to whom does the gift belong?" Ammachi, "amarnath" <anatol_zinc wrote: > > ...for a person who is established in God, all that happens around him > is a play. The whole world is a play. All abuses, criticisms, > insults, hatred and anger showered on him return unaccepted to those > from whom they came. Whatever is not accepted is returned to the > giver. Or another way of putting it is that a Realized Soul accepts > everything. He accepts things, but they cannot remain with him. He is > like a doorway; things just pass through him. Nothing can remain with > him. Or you can say that he is like fire. What is thrown in the fire > gets consumed by the flames and disappears. > > -- Amma, Awaken Children, Vol. 4, p. 92 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 greetings dear brothers and sisters and darling children of AMMA.today AMMAs grace showered through our efforts as we met with three homeless shelters.sweta and AMMAs sun were amazed at the positive responses.AMMA did it all.the last place we went to was saturated with a at least a hundred FACES OF GOD(AMMAs homeless children).the director of this facilty fell in love with the vision of bringing our brothers and sisters to recieve their MOTHERS darshan and she wants to go herself. AMMAs face is now posted in three different facilitys and we also left much literature.through HER UNDYING LOVE we will be bringing a few busloads of HER homeless children to not only recieve their MOTHERS hug but also to bathe in MOTHER NATURE. we were able to hug a few of AMMAs children ourselves.the director poured out her heart to us as she had just lost her brother and her sister.there is not much more to say,however this child would onky like to mention that if you want all of your prayers to be answered ask nothing for yourself. want with all of your heart the best for everyone forgeting yourself and you will find that in that ,you have been given everything. A devotee asked AMMA to bless his life in order that he would be more effective in bringing those who had suffered like him to recieve HER darshan AMMAs response was - "YOUR INNOCENT DESIRE WILL HAPPEN IN TIME." AMMAs sun believes with all of his heart that one day AMMA will materialize a shelter for HER homeless children that will be in MOTHER NATURE.AMMA sun believes with all of his heart that AMMA will materialize a shelter that will provide the best services for HER children in AMERICA that are looked down upon as outkast .AMMAs sun believes that one day this shelter will be the model of COMPASSION that will enable all of us to love on a much deeper level. GOD has allways taken the so-called lowest of the low and the unexpected and shocked the world.look at AMMAs life.once homless.once labeled an outkast.once persecuted because of HER skin.once abused,etc.this same being is now seen by those same beings who persecuted HER and looked down upon as GOD. AMMAs homeless children are GOD. sincerely ,your innocent desire. >"ammasiswari" <ammasiswari >Ammachi >Ammachi > A Zen story >Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:37:52 -0000 > >Amarnath, the Amma quotation you posted reminded me of something else I >once read: > >There once lived a great warrior. Though quite old, he still was able to >defeat any >challenger. His reputation extended far and wide throughout the land and >many students >gathered to study under him. > >One day an infamous young warrior arrived at the village. He was determined >to be the >first man to defeat the great master. Along with his strength, he had an >uncanny ability to >spot and exploit any weakness in an opponent. He would wait for his >opponent to make >the first move, thus revealing a weakness, and then would strike with >merciless force and >lightning speed. No one had ever lasted with him in a match beyond the >first move. > >Much against the advice of his concerned students, the old master gladly >accepted the >young warrior's challenge. As the two squared off for battle, the young >warrior began to >hurl insults at the old master. He threw dirt and spit in his face. For >hours he verbally >assaulted him with every curse and insult known to mankind. But the old >warrior merely >stood theremotionless and calm. Finally, the young warrior exhausted >himself. Knowing he >was defeated, he left feeling shamed. > >Somewhat disappointed that he did not fight the insolent youth, the >students gathered >around the old master and questioned him. "How could you endure such an >indignity? How >did you drive him away?" > >"If someone comes to give you a gift and you do not receive it," the master >replied, "to >whom does the gift belong?" > >Ammachi, "amarnath" <anatol_zinc wrote: > > > > ...for a person who is established in God, all that happens around him > > is a play. The whole world is a play. All abuses, criticisms, > > insults, hatred and anger showered on him return unaccepted to those > > from whom they came. Whatever is not accepted is returned to the > > giver. Or another way of putting it is that a Realized Soul accepts > > everything. He accepts things, but they cannot remain with him. He is > > like a doorway; things just pass through him. Nothing can remain with > > him. Or you can say that he is like fire. What is thrown in the fire > > gets consumed by the flames and disappears. > > > > -- Amma, Awaken Children, Vol. 4, p. 92 > > > > > > _______________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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