long-winded ReIntro - was: Queens and drama and love

[Guest guest]

Ammachi, Omenka Supriti Nnadi <oomenka wrote:

> Welcome to the guy from outside Yosemite, what is your name?

>

 

Namah Shivaya,

 

Sorry for the confusion with the Dusty ID. When i joined this group,

i used a ID that i had created years ago to buy things on-line

to try to keep my real email free of as much spam as i can. i

d that id and created a new profile using my real name and

email address and re-d.

 

An Intro:

 

My name is Mike Montoya. i am 55, and was born and raised in the LA

area. i was raised a Catholic, but changed my "church" to nature and

moved to Mariposa at the age of 21, a sleepy little town just outside

Yosemite where i camp and backpack among the giant sequioas,

waterfalls, and the Sierras, when just living in the woods isn't

enough. It is a holy place.

 

i am single now and have 3 wonderful children, one of which, my

youngest daughter Misha, introduced me to Amma. Misha is a fireball,

snowboarder, rock climber, mountain-biker, etc. but just a couple of

weeks after her 18th birthday had a devastating fall while climbing

and broke her body badly. The surgery to put her back together took 4

teams of surgeons and lasted over 12 hours. This was nearly 5 years

ago. She is paraplegic and spends most of her time in a wheelchair or

on crutches and her pain gets worse and worse as time goes on.

 

She has always been very spiritual, and a couple of years ago, while

she was living in Santa Cruz, began telling me of this wonderful woman

that gives hugs. About this time, she married Jeff, one of the most

wonderful people walking this planet, a true Saint, and they became

devotees of Amma. Their wedding in Yosemite was very beautiful and

when a native american holy man from the area called the spirits to

bless their union, a wind came up out of nowhere that shook the trees

around us and the leaves rustling nearly drowned out the Hummingbird

song he was singing.

 

i couldn't make the retreat last June in San Ramon, and Misha and Jeff

left for Amritapuri in August for 6 months. Jeff has facial tattos,

one being a large crescent across his forehead, and when Amma spotted

him in Amritapuri, She came up to him and asked him why he had tattoed

his face. He told her that it was so Amma would notice him. She

thought this was great and promptly named him Mahesvara which is

somehow associated with a similar crescent marking on a manifestation

of Shiva. When I picked them up at the airport in SF this last

February, we stopped by the ashram to drop off some things they had

"muled" for Amma and the devotees there already knew of Mahesvara and

told me that he was considerd a saint in Amritapuri, but then i

already knew that.

 

i did make the November Retreat, going with a friend that is

very spiritual and was a devotee of Sri Sri Ananda Murti (sp?). She

too is now an Amma devotee.

 

i spent the 3 most wonderful days of my life (up to that point) in

Amma's arms. When i received Darshan, I just broke down and all those

years of seeking for Her just erupted out of me. She wouldn't let me

go and kept pulling me back over and over as i soaked her with my

tears. i'm sure that you all know what i am talking about.

 

There you have it.

 

My sweet baby has declined to ask for healing from Amma, because she

feels that there are so many others needing help, so i pray to Amma to

ease her pain, and would like to ask that any of you that can spare a

few seconds, include her in your prayers. Her name is Misha Montoya.

 

In Mother's arms,

Mike

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing this inspiring, sometimes sad and amazing story.

I loved how the wind rustled when a blessing was called upon for

your daughter's wedding. I also love hearing how others come to

Amma. I think I can speak for many of us on here, we certainly

understand the tears!

 

But I also have to say, that there are a few people I know who are

frustrated that they have not ever been able to cry. I am a big

crybaby so I don't know what that is like. Amma hears us all no

matter if we cry or not.

 

adriane

 

Ammachi, "Mike Montoya" <mmm wrote:

>

> Ammachi, Omenka Supriti Nnadi <oomenka@>

wrote:

> > Welcome to the guy from outside Yosemite, what is your name?

> >

>

> Namah Shivaya,

>

> Sorry for the confusion with the Dusty ID. When i joined this

group,

> i used a ID that i had created years ago to buy things on-

line

> to try to keep my real email free of as much spam as i can. i

> d that id and created a new profile using my real name

and

> email address and re-d.

>

> An Intro:

>

> My name is Mike Montoya. i am 55, and was born and raised in the

LA

> area. i was raised a Catholic, but changed my "church" to nature

and

> moved to Mariposa at the age of 21, a sleepy little town just

outside

> Yosemite where i camp and backpack among the giant sequioas,

> waterfalls, and the Sierras, when just living in the woods isn't

> enough. It is a holy place.

>

> i am single now and have 3 wonderful children, one of which, my

> youngest daughter Misha, introduced me to Amma. Misha is a

fireball,

> snowboarder, rock climber, mountain-biker, etc. but just a couple

of

> weeks after her 18th birthday had a devastating fall while climbing

> and broke her body badly. The surgery to put her back together

took 4

> teams of surgeons and lasted over 12 hours. This was nearly 5

years

> ago. She is paraplegic and spends most of her time in a wheelchair

or

> on crutches and her pain gets worse and worse as time goes on.

>

> She has always been very spiritual, and a couple of years ago,

while

> she was living in Santa Cruz, began telling me of this wonderful

woman

> that gives hugs. About this time, she married Jeff, one of the

most

> wonderful people walking this planet, a true Saint, and they became

> devotees of Amma. Their wedding in Yosemite was very beautiful and

> when a native american holy man from the area called the spirits to

> bless their union, a wind came up out of nowhere that shook the

trees

> around us and the leaves rustling nearly drowned out the

Hummingbird

> song he was singing.

>

> i couldn't make the retreat last June in San Ramon, and Misha and

Jeff

> left for Amritapuri in August for 6 months. Jeff has facial

tattos,

> one being a large crescent across his forehead, and when Amma

spotted

> him in Amritapuri, She came up to him and asked him why he had

tattoed

> his face. He told her that it was so Amma would notice him. She

> thought this was great and promptly named him Mahesvara which is

> somehow associated with a similar crescent marking on a

manifestation

> of Shiva. When I picked them up at the airport in SF this last

> February, we stopped by the ashram to drop off some things they had

> "muled" for Amma and the devotees there already knew of Mahesvara

and

> told me that he was considerd a saint in Amritapuri, but then i

> already knew that.

>

> i did make the November Retreat, going with a friend that is

> very spiritual and was a devotee of Sri Sri Ananda Murti (sp?).

She

> too is now an Amma devotee.

>

> i spent the 3 most wonderful days of my life (up to that point) in

> Amma's arms. When i received Darshan, I just broke down and all

those

> years of seeking for Her just erupted out of me. She wouldn't let

me

> go and kept pulling me back over and over as i soaked her with my

> tears. i'm sure that you all know what i am talking about.

>

> There you have it.

>

> My sweet baby has declined to ask for healing from Amma, because

she

> feels that there are so many others needing help, so i pray to

Amma to

> ease her pain, and would like to ask that any of you that can

spare a

> few seconds, include her in your prayers. Her name is Misha

Montoya.

>

> In Mother's arms,

> Mike

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Mike,

 

Your family sounds wonderful. I will add Misha to my prayers. Does she still

live in Santa Cruz? I live in the Santa Cruz mountains. You're very fotunate

to live near such beautiful mountains.

 

Sweta

 

 

 

 

 

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