Guest guest Posted July 26, 2003 Report Share Posted July 26, 2003 or Hindi or whatever is Amma's native tongue. When I went to D.C. in '01, she whispered "Nanji, nanji" in my ear and this time when I went with my wife Claire, she was saying "Mon, mon" or maybe "Mo, mo", there's some disagreement between us as to which, and I'm wondering if anyone knows what any of that means? I'd have to say that this time was absolutely perfect, our experience was a taste of heaven. Other than the fact that we kind of goofed up at the photo tables, we wanted some photos but for he life of us couldn't make up our minds and were carrying photos from one table to the next, and finally someone told us "you can't do that, you have to pay for them. Haha, we only saw one credit card reader and thought what we were doing was ok, but I understood the woman's difficulty with us also. Just could NOT make up our minds!. This turn of events helped us make up our minds, I realized the ones we had chosen were perfect, that they ALL were perfect, so we apologized, payed for what we had and the vibes instantly cleared up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2003 Report Share Posted July 26, 2003 There are times when I wanted to ask Amma something and then the words just won't come out.The atmosphere around Amma is such and our own state of mind during the hug is such that my wife and I sometimes find it hard to fully hear what Amma actually said in those charged and precious seconds. We both speak Malayalam. Still. Afterwards we would jointly combine what we both picked up and then try to put together. Regarding your question: "Nanji" is not a malayalam word. If it were Nandi or Nandhi it will have to be 'Thanks". "Mon" means Son. Vijay Nair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2003 Report Share Posted July 26, 2003 - Vijay Nair Ammachi Saturday, July 26, 2003 5:19 PM Re: Don't speak Tamil Hi Vijay, I am new to the group and don't think I've read a message from you before so it's nice to meet you. I had my first experience of meeting Mother in Mount Pleasant, Iowa a few weeks ago and like you, was not sure of the first syllable I heard her whisper to me. The second was obviously "daughter, daughter, daughter..." and I think the first was "mah, mah, mah"; please forgive me if this nowhere near what the spelling should be! It sounded much like the word the swami says that means unviersal love and is usually the precursor to "aum" in some of his chants. Does this seem possible/likely? Yours on this enchanted path, Dixie (renamed Snehalata) There are times when I wanted to ask Amma something and then the words just won't come out.The atmosphere around Amma is such and our own state of mind during the hug is such that my wife and I sometimes find it hard to fully hear what Amma actually said in those charged and precious seconds. We both speak Malayalam. Still. Afterwards we would jointly combine what we both picked up and then try to put together. Regarding your question: "Nanji" is not a malayalam word. If it were Nandi or Nandhi it will have to be 'Thanks". "Mon" means Son. Vijay Nair Sponsor Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Ammachi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2003 Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 Don-ji, Dont know what nanji is? the only reason that i can think of is that onen of the attendents may have mistakenly told amma that you mothertongue is hebrew or spanish or latin or whatever... where nanji means something; though quite honestly cannot imagine that happening in washington dc. other words that amma uses are "amma kudema amma kudema"(mothers dear son), "ponnumone ponnumone"(literally silver son:-)); and like Vijay- ji said the charged atmosphere makes one clueless sometimes as to what is said; but most of the communication happens non-verbally, in the language of heart, so perhaps one could care less about what is said. warm regards yogaman Ammachi, "Don James" <djames@t...> wrote: > or Hindi or whatever is Amma's native tongue. When I went to D.C. > in '01, she whispered "Nanji, nanji" in my ear and this time when I > went with my wife Claire, she was saying "Mon, mon" or maybe "Mo, > mo", there's some disagreement between us as to which, and I'm > wondering if anyone knows what any of that means? I'd have to say > that this time was absolutely perfect, our experience was a taste of > heaven. Other than the fact that we kind of goofed up at the photo > tables, we wanted some photos but for he life of us couldn't make up > our minds and were carrying photos from one table to the next, and > finally someone told us "you can't do that, you have to pay for > them. Haha, we only saw one credit card reader and thought what we > were doing was ok, but I understood the woman's difficulty with us > also. Just could NOT make up our minds!. This turn of events helped > us make up our minds, I realized the ones we had chosen were > perfect, that they ALL were perfect, so we apologized, payed for > what we had and the vibes instantly cleared up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2003 Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 Yeah, I agree. Someone said that "mon" was son which was fine, the transmission really being non-verbal and one of love and higher consciousness. > like Vijayji said the charged atmosphere makes one clueless > sometimes as to what is said; but most of the communication happens > non-verbally, in the language of heart, so perhaps one could care > less about what is said > > warm regards > yogaman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 Namaste Don, Amma's mother tongue is Malayalam, as others have stated. Perhaps she was speaking to you in the language that she "sees" your soul speaking. Maybe you have spoken Malayalam to her before. I once had a dream where I was up on the stage with Amma, singing bhajans with her and several others. I was playing a percussive instrument, but not one that I (as a former music major here in the US) recognize. Amma and I had entire conversations in what I presume was Malayalam (I know what Tamil sounds like as my husband speaks Tamil and it surely wasn't that, and it wasn't Hindi, and it surely was not English), and I had no problem with it in the dream. I was laughing and smiling and I knew exactly what she was saying, and spoke back to her in Malayalam too! Amazing. With love, Erica Ammachi, "Don James" <djames@t...> wrote: > or Hindi or whatever is Amma's native tongue. When I went to D.C. > in '01, she whispered "Nanji, nanji" in my ear and this time when I > went with my wife Claire, she was saying "Mon, mon" or maybe "Mo, > mo", there's some disagreement between us as to which, and I'm > wondering if anyone knows what any of that means? I'd have to say > that this time was absolutely perfect, our experience was a taste of > heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 Ammachi, "Erica" <sugarandbrine> wrote: > Namaste Don, > > Amma's mother tongue is Malayalam, as others have stated. Perhaps she > was speaking to you in the language that she "sees" your soul > speaking. Maybe you have spoken Malayalam to her before. She did call me son, maybe she was my mother in a past life? > > I once had a dream where I was up on the stage with Amma, singing > bhajans with her and several others. I was playing a percussive > instrument, but not one that I (as a former music major here in the > US) recognize. Amma and I had entire conversations in what I presume > was Malayalam (I know what Tamil sounds like as my husband speaks > Tamil and it surely wasn't that, and it wasn't Hindi, and it surely > was not English), and I had no problem with it in the dream. I was > laughing and smiling and I knew exactly what she was saying, and > spoke back to her in Malayalam too! Amazing. > I guess shakti is really the universal language, everyone speaks it and no ideas are required which no other language would dare claim! I like the times when she is onstage talking to one of her interpreters, she gets very animated, while keeping her focus on the heart energy and what's going on with the people who are in her lap. > With love, > Erica > > Ammachi, "Don James" <djames@t...> wrote: > > or Hindi or whatever is Amma's native tongue. When I went to D.C. > > in '01, she whispered "Nanji, nanji" in my ear and this time when I > > went with my wife Claire, she was saying "Mon, mon" or maybe "Mo, > > mo", there's some disagreement between us as to which, and I'm > > wondering if anyone knows what any of that means? I'd have to say > > that this time was absolutely perfect, our experience was a taste > of > > heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 Namaskar, On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 17:15:29 -0000, childofdevi <childofdevi wrote: > other words that amma uses are "amma kudema amma kudema"(mothers dear > son), "ponnumone ponnumone"(literally silver son:-)); and like Vijay- > ji said the charged atmosphere makes one clueless sometimes as to what is > said; but most of the communication happens non-verbally, in the language > of heart, so perhaps one could care less about what is said. Agreeing whole"hearted"ly with what Yogaman-ji wrote about language of heart, still I wonder. I have heard Amma saying, "mon", and also "ma, ma, ma", both of which I understand. But on several occasions She has said something that sounded like "lura, lura, lura" or maybe "rila, rila, rila". I'm not sure about the syllables, or even where the words begin or end, and I know "l" sounds and "r" sounds are close in South Indian languages, but does anyone have an idea what that may have been about? It sounded almost like a lullaby sound - maybe that's all I need to know :-) Regards, Ramlal -- Aum Amriteshvaryai Namah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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