Guest guest Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 thanks anantha ! on finishing your story, i cried too amma says 5 minutes of crying for god is worth 1 hour of meditation thanks ! amma bless, amarnath Ammachi, "Ananthasree" <ananthasree wrote: > > Namah Shivayah, > > I am just about to post this story in my diary, but I thought some devotees here might > enjoy this one. It is a perfect example of how our Mother works...often in mysterious and > highly unexpected ways. > > Still Reeling, > > Ananthasree > > What an amazing experience I had today. She made her presence known, that is for sure! > > Usually, I can come up with 20 reasons why acts of grace may be sheer coincidence, but > this was so out of this world that I couldn't come up with one. I just had to > surrender to it. I just had to accept this one as her grace. It was so overwhelming that it > was as if Amma just walked into the room and sat down. She has been giving us so many > precious little gifts lately. My eyes well up with tears as I think about how she made her > presence known today. Not only this, but she taught me a valuable lesson :Expect the > unexpected and remain open to the fact that Amma is truly within and working through > everyone. My faith is also growing stronger and stronger as I experience solid proof > that Amma is able to orchestrate events in our lives to such an extent that the mind will > freeze up if it tries to even comprehend how it is possible. Amma IS the impossible. > Nothing is beyond her. She is truly everywhere and has her hand in all of our lives. I > cannot believe anything other than this, because this is all she has shown me. > > It started last week. Ashwati and I were getting out of the car with groceries and this man > who lives in our building approached us. This man has always struck us as a little bit off > the wall. He had a gas container and asked Ashwati if she could give him a ride to the gas > station. I was skeptical, and so was Ashwati. It just didn't seem like something safe to do. > A woman giving a total stranger a ride like that. You just can't do that in this > neighborhood. Anyway, Ashwati felt bad and gave him a ride and she said he turned out to > be a nice guy. It turned out he is very poor and cannot usually afford gas, so he ends up > waiting until he runs out and then has to take the container to the gas station. I guess that > was lesson one. > > Today, we were coming in with 10 totes of books...and they were HEAVY. We were having > a very hard time with them. That same man just happened to be right there and offered to > help us carry them into the apartment. That itself was an odd coincidence. As he and > Ashwati were bringing in the boxes, I was thinking about Amma and I asked her to make > her presence known to me soon. I haven't been feeling her presence as palpable and thick > as it usually is. I would have never expected in a million years what was to follow. > > I was shocked when, as he put down a box of books, he moved close to the altar and said, > "Is this your guru?". If one could understand the area I live in, one could understand the > odds of someone here even knowing the meaning of the word guru. That's just how it is. > > I explained to him that she was and also explained a little bit about Amma, the hugging > saint etc. Then he said, "Do you know Maharajji?" I think I almost hit the floor, > because I have been thinking so much about Maharajji (Neem Karoli Baba) lately. I took > down a picture of Maharajji and asked him if it was the same one. He replied that it was > not, and I think he was referring to Gur Dev. Still, the reference to "Maharajji" was so > significant to me, in light of my recent thoughts toward my own Maharajji. I couldn't > believe it. > > This man was somewhat difficult to understand. He mentioned having followed a guru in > the 1970's. At one point, he asked me if I knew about "the nectar." He said something like: > > "You know, the nectar will protect you always! It is eternal. It is always there. Have you ever > heard about that? Do you know about the nectar?" > > Then, I realized....NECTAR....AMRITA....AMMA. Nectar of immortality. I realized that, > without a doubt, Amma was making her presence known. Then, as he was turning to > leave, he turned back and came close to the door and said innocently, > > "Do you know the songs? Those songs they sing?" > > I looked at him and just smiled, because I was so overwhelmed by bliss at that point. > Then, he began to sing: JAI JAI GURU! JAI JAI GURU! HARE HARE! His voice was so pleasant, > so innocent and beautiful. > > When he left, Ashwati and I just stood there staring at each other slackjawed and saying, > "Do you believe what just happened? This man that we helped last week, now helped > us....but not only that....he came into our apartment singing praise the guru!!! WHAT???!" > > We sat down. Silent. I think at one point, one of us said: "Did that REALLY just happen?" > > I sat down and cried for awhile. Our Mother is amazing. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Dear sister, thank you so much for this ray of sunshine among the stormy thunderclaps going around this forum. love, Prajna "Children, all of spirituality is contained in that one word: Awareness." - Amma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 This is awesome and humbling. It bought tears to my eyes and joy to my heart. Thank you for sharing this beautiful experience. At Amma's Lotus Feet, Robin Ananthasree <ananthasree (AT) mac (DOT) com> wrote: Namah Shivayah, I am just about to post this story in my diary, but I thought some devotees here might enjoy this one. It is a perfect example of how our Mother works...often in mysterious and highly unexpected ways. Still Reeling, Ananthasree What an amazing experience I had today. She made her presence known, that is for sure! Usually, I can come up with 20 reasons why acts of grace may be sheer coincidence, but this was so out of this world that I couldn't come up with one. I just had to surrender to it. I just had to accept this one as her grace. It was so overwhelming that it was as if Amma just walked into the room and sat down. She has been giving us so many precious little gifts lately. My eyes well up with tears as I think about how she made her presence known today. Not only this, but she taught me a valuable lesson :Expect the unexpected and remain open to the fact that Amma is truly within and working through everyone. My faith is also growing stronger and stronger as I experience solid proof that Amma is able to orchestrate events in our lives to such an extent that the mind will freeze up if it tries to even comprehend how it is possible. Amma IS the impossible. Nothing is beyond her. She is truly everywhere and has her hand in all of our lives. I cannot believe anything other than this, because this is all she has shown me. It started last week. Ashwati and I were getting out of the car with groceries and this man who lives in our building approached us. This man has always struck us as a little bit off the wall. He had a gas container and asked Ashwati if she could give him a ride to the gas station. I was skeptical, and so was Ashwati. It just didn't seem like something safe to do. A woman giving a total stranger a ride like that. You just can't do that in this neighborhood. Anyway, Ashwati felt bad and gave him a ride and she said he turned out to be a nice guy. It turned out he is very poor and cannot usually afford gas, so he ends up waiting until he runs out and then has to take the container to the gas station. I guess that was lesson one. Today, we were coming in with 10 totes of books...and they were HEAVY. We were having a very hard time with them. That same man just happened to be right there and offered to help us carry them into the apartment. That itself was an odd coincidence. As he and Ashwati were bringing in the boxes, I was thinking about Amma and I asked her to make her presence known to me soon. I haven't been feeling her presence as palpable and thick as it usually is. I would have never expected in a million years what was to follow. I was shocked when, as he put down a box of books, he moved close to the altar and said, "Is this your guru?". If one could understand the area I live in, one could understand the odds of someone here even knowing the meaning of the word guru. That's just how it is. I explained to him that she was and also explained a little bit about Amma, the hugging saint etc. Then he said, "Do you know Maharajji?" I think I almost hit the floor, because I have been thinking so much about Maharajji (Neem Karoli Baba) lately. I took down a picture of Maharajji and asked him if it was the same one. He replied that it was not, and I think he was referring to Gur Dev. Still, the reference to "Maharajji" was so significant to me, in light of my recent thoughts toward my own Maharajji. I couldn't believe it. This man was somewhat difficult to understand. He mentioned having followed a guru in the 1970's. At one point, he asked me if I knew about "the nectar." He said something like: "You know, the nectar will protect you always! It is eternal. It is always there. Have you ever heard about that? Do you know about the nectar?" Then, I realized....NECTAR....AMRITA....AMMA. Nectar of immortality. I realized that, without a doubt, Amma was making her presence known. Then, as he was turning to leave, he turned back and came close to the door and said innocently, "Do you know the songs? Those songs they sing?" I looked at him and just smiled, because I was so overwhelmed by bliss at that point. Then, he began to sing: JAI JAI GURU! JAI JAI GURU! HARE HARE! His voice was so pleasant, so innocent and beautiful. When he left, Ashwati and I just stood there staring at each other slackjawed and saying, "Do you believe what just happened? This man that we helped last week, now helped us....but not only that....he came into our apartment singing praise the guru!!! WHAT???!" We sat down. Silent. I think at one point, one of us said: "Did that REALLY just happen?" I sat down and cried for awhile. Our Mother is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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