Re: Showing Off.

06-04-2006, 10:15 PM

Please dont let anyone discourage you from singing your beautiful
songs!!

Some of my favorite satsangs have been at black christian churches
where the music is pure hearted, electrifying and a blessing to all.

--- In Ammachi (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Omenka Supriti Nnadi <oomenka@...>
wrote:
>
> In the African tradition and in the bible, MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE
UNTO THE LORD is not showing off. I have noticed that some people
like to show off. However for me, personally, I love making a
joyful noise unto the lord. If other people think it sucks I don't
care. I am joyful when I do it.
>
>   I remember singing for Amma at various programs and there is
always so much tension and stress around the satsang group members
about it. I discovered a few years back that the stress wasn't
necessary.
>
>   When I sat and sang for Amma the first time the only thing that
mattered was singing to my mama Amma. She was looking at me and I
saw her eyes and sang and sang. Once I put that motive in my monkey
mind to sing to my mama, singing became a joy and it wasn't about
being perfect or in tune or anything.
>
>   Being able to sit and sing and look into her eyes as I sang was
so special and so moving that I will never forget it.   I have had
arguments with some people who think that because I am not Indian in
this life, I should not sing Indian songs, that I ruin them. I
choose to sing them anyway because I love them and I love singing
them to Amma. It can be all ego and very stressful, or it can be a
way to glorify the LORD...Glory glory glory!
>
>
> Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service,
>
> Supriti Omenka Nnadi
>
>

06-04-2006, 10:48 PM

greetings dear beloved brothers and sisters.please be so kind to let AMMAs
sun share this.if you look at AMMAs old video footage,you will notice how
emotionally expressed SHE is as SHE sings.that is because AMMA is FREE..

african americans have a similar freedom when they sing..during slavery
times ,we sang negro spirituals in order to maintain our sanity and this
brought us joy when there was none.

we brought our emotional expresion with us from AFRICA..and it is still in
the african american church today..other cultures come to these churches and
they get caught up in this DIVINE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION....

this is why they labeled black american music SOUL MUSIC..AMMA sings in this
SOULFULL WAY and so do MOST BLACK CHURCHES.........

>From: "ckeniley2003" <ckeniley2003 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>
>Reply-To: Ammachi (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
>To: Ammachi (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com
>Subject: [Ammachi] Re: Showing Off.
>Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 02:15:28 -0000
>
>Please dont let anyone discourage you from singing your beautiful
>songs!!
>
>Some of my favorite satsangs have been at black christian churches
>where the music is pure hearted, electrifying and a blessing to all.
>
>--- In Ammachi (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, Omenka Supriti Nnadi <oomenka@...>
>wrote:
> >
> > In the African tradition and in the bible, MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE
>UNTO THE LORD is not showing off. I have noticed that some people
>like to show off. However for me, personally, I love making a
>joyful noise unto the lord. If other people think it sucks I don't
>care. I am joyful when I do it.
> >
> >   I remember singing for Amma at various programs and there is
>always so much tension and stress around the satsang group members
>about it. I discovered a few years back that the stress wasn't
>necessary.
> >
> >   When I sat and sang for Amma the first time the only thing that
>mattered was singing to my mama Amma. She was looking at me and I
>saw her eyes and sang and sang. Once I put that motive in my monkey
>mind to sing to my mama, singing became a joy and it wasn't about
>being perfect or in tune or anything.
> >
> >   Being able to sit and sing and look into her eyes as I sang was
>so special and so moving that I will never forget it.   I have had
>arguments with some people who think that because I am not Indian in
>this life, I should not sing Indian songs, that I ruin them. I
>choose to sing them anyway because I love them and I love singing
>them to Amma. It can be all ego and very stressful, or it can be a
>way to glorify the LORD...Glory glory glory!
> >
> >
> > Om Namashivaya - In Amma's service,
> >
> > Supriti Omenka Nnadi
> >
> >