Q. Amma, are you unsympathetic to Your disciples when it comes to removing
their ego?
Amma: When a doctor operates and removes the cancerous part of a patient¹s
body, do you interpret it as unsympathetic? If so, Amma too is
unsympathetic, so to speak. But only if the children cooperate wiil She
touch their ego.
Q. What do you do to help them?
Amma: Amma helps Her children see the cancer of the ego‹the inner
weaknesses and the negativities‹and makes it easier for them to get rid of
it. That is true compassion.
Q. Do you consider them as Your patients?
Amma: It is more important that they realize they are patients.
Q. Amma, what do you mean by ³disciples cooperation²?
Amma: Faith and love.
Q. Amma, this is a stupid question. But I cannot help asking it. Please
forgive me if I am being too silly
Amma: Go ahead and ask.
Q. What is the percentage of success in Your opeartions?
Amma laughed aloud and gently hit the tope of the devotee¹s head.
Amma: (still laughting) Son, successful operations are very rare.
Q. Why?
Amma: Because the ego doesn¹t permit most people to cooperate with the
doctor. It doesn¹t let the doctor do a good job.

>From Amma¹s Heart




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Yes Premarupa, I loved this piece too.. the book 'From Amma's heart' is
fantastic....

makes me want to go more often in the question line!

.. and sorry folks for being reluctant to collect the money and give it to M.A
center etc..maybe i am being a bit too cautious- but i already got heavily
involved with a similar project here....

anyway ... Amarthya - i pledge my 4 40 too- just let me know where to send it

bala

Kenna <kenna@...> wrote:
Q. Amma, are you unsympathetic to Your disciples when it comes to removing
their ego?
Amma: When a doctor operates and removes the cancerous part of a patient¹s
body, do you interpret it as unsympathetic? If so, Amma too is
unsympathetic, so to speak. But only if the children cooperate wiil She
touch their ego.
Q. What do you do to help them?
Amma: Amma helps Her children see the cancer of the ego‹the inner
weaknesses and the negativities‹and makes it easier for them to get rid of
it. That is true compassion.
Q. Do you consider them as Your patients?
Amma: It is more important that they realize they are patients.
Q. Amma, what do you mean by ³disciples cooperation²?
Amma: Faith and love.
Q. Amma, this is a stupid question. But I cannot help asking it. Please
forgive me if I am being too silly
Amma: Go ahead and ask.
Q. What is the percentage of success in Your opeartions?
Amma laughed aloud and gently hit the tope of the devotee¹s head.
Amma: (still laughting) Son, successful operations are very rare.
Q. Why?
Amma: Because the ego doesn¹t permit most people to cooperate with the
doctor. It doesn¹t let the doctor do a good job.

>From Amma¹s Heart




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Bala-ji,

It's your fabulous idea in action so major props to you, please don't
apologize, it's absolutely fool hardy to collect money from
strangers - and I'm the fool! LOL And sending money to a stranger
(won't even go there ;o)

But you are right, if you don't know how to organize it, it's a
nightmare. That's how it was for me before my non-profit-org work.
Now I work on fundraisers all the time, and I'm used to the task. I
keep spread sheets in EXCEL of much bigger collections. Last
wednesday we hosted a "Daddy & Me" buffet breakfast for the school at
the temple to raise money. We served bagels, cream cheese, cheese,
pita bread, cereal & milk, fruit salad, juice, tea and coffee all
purchased and prepared by volunteers. Sold plates at $12- we raised
$600 in 1 hour.

That's why I couldn't let the house project go by - $750 is eeasy.
And i know that anyone can send money anytime to Amma's charites, but
when it becomes a group effort there's impetus to really, actually,
get it done. And once you get it done, you're likely to participate
or coordinate something like it again.

Having said that, i'm not for any and everyone walking around with a
hat saying "Hi i'm collecting for the *** fund" and just throwing
money there.. that's crazy, but then this is crazy.

I volunteered myself because we mentioned it here and when someone
presents me with a need for help or a job to do, i have a pact with
Amma to always help. For example, if someone needs directions, but I
don't know the way, I can't say "i dunno" & leave, I just won't allow
myself, because that's Mother asking me for directions, I have to
find the directions or another person who knows the way, then I can
go on. So now I have to help get that $750 house for that family in
India even if I have to pay it all myself!

Jai Ma

--- In Ammachi (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, balakrishnan Shankar
<balakrishnan_sh@y...> wrote:
> Yes Premarupa, I loved this piece too.. the book 'From Amma's
heart' is fantastic....
>
> makes me want to go more often in the question line!
>
> .. and sorry folks for being reluctant to collect the money and
give it to M.A center etc..maybe i am being a bit too cautious- but i
already got heavily involved with a similar project here....
>
> anyway ... Amarthya - i pledge my 4 40 too- just let me know where
to send it
>
> bala