Amma's little hints

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Gotta love when Amma answers your thoughts without you realizing it. I have

finally started doing archana of the 108 names of Devi in the puja book every

day, at least once a day.

 

Today when I got done, the thoughts arose of "am I doing enough? Is this

enough to please Mother? Am I enough?" and the answering voice of "Of course

it's enough, if your heart is in it" and the battle continued for a good 10

minutes or so.

 

I've found fairly often, after archana, I'll have one name stuck in my head

that just repeats, like a song you get stuck in your head. Usually it's just

the name itself, without the om or namaha, and I will use the full name as my

japa for that day, figuring there is a reason that it's stuck in my head.

 

During my mental argument, one name started popping into my head, "moha

nashinyai", and given that it was happening during my doubts, I decided to look

in my puja book for what it means. Om moha nashinyai means "Saluatations to the

Mother Who cures the delusions of Her devotees".

 

So I started actively repeating the mantra in my mind as I got ready for

school and by the time I left, the thoughts of "am I enough? am I doing enough

to please Mother?" had calmed back into the recesses of my mind.

 

Amma's little hints are wonderful, and it helped me realize that my

thought of "if a name gets stuck in my head after archana, it's probably for a

reason" is on the right track.

 

Jai Ma!

-Katie

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[amrita dasi]

thats wonderful

 

namah amma!