Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Aloha Amma's Children, For those of you who have yet to take Amma's blessed IAM meditation course and would like to come to Hawaii, Dayamrita Swami will be here in Maui March 5-7. He will be teaching the IAM course the 5th, 6th and 7th. Please email us byJanuary 25th if you are planning to come. Please include your contact phone number in the email. At Her Feet, Ambuja and Rajita Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 In a message dated 1/13/04 2:21:25 AM Pacific Standard Time, Ammachi writes: > The technique taught so far I am wondering why you put it this way. Are there stages of the technique, such that this is the first of many, or just what is meant by that? I also wonder how a practice which is not so complex would take 2.5 days to learn. As this is such a departure from anything She has done before, I feel it is crucial to get the training. Up till this point, it has been simple mantra practice, bhajans, and simple meditation (without any real attention or detail). Never has there been such a concerted effort. What is even more disconcerting is that there are already "refresher" trainings! The earliest one could have taken the training was Sept. 2003, in India. I believe She released this technique then, but may be wrong. How then, just a few months later, would there be a need for a review of a technique that is supposedly not complicated??? Avram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Ammachi, sprose1@a... wrote: > In a message dated 1/13/04 2:21:25 AM Pacific Standard Time, > Ammachi writes: > Avram, I took the training in September in Amritapuri. Let me try to answer some of your questions. > > The technique taught so far > > I am wondering why you put it this way. Are there stages of the technique, > such that this is the first of many, or just what is meant by that? I'm not sure about this, but I think the brahmachari who taught my class said something about more phases coming out later...I'm not really too sure about this, though. I also > wonder how a practice which is not so complex would take 2.5 days to learn. This first night consists of an orientation and some other details...no teaching. When I took it in Amritapuri, much of the course was broken up by satsang with Amma in the temple, darshan, lunch break, etc., so it wasn't a full 2 days. Then there was plenty, I mean plenty of time spent on Q & A. All questions were written down and the brahmachari answered them. Since there are many steps to the IAM technique, there was much repetition...seems Amma and the instructors really want us to get it, so we do it many times over. But it is relatively simple and flowing once you learn and memorize it. I've also heard that the training here in the U.S. is a full day on Saturday and Sunday is not a full day with Q & A at that time. Don't know for sure. As > this is such a departure from anything She has done before, I feel it is crucial > to get the training. Up till this point, it has been simple mantra practice, > bhajans, and simple meditation (without any real attention or detail). Never > has there been such a concerted effort. What is even more disconcerting is > that there are already "refresher" trainings! The earliest one could have taken > the training was Sept. 2003, in India. I believe She released this technique > then, but may be wrong. I believe it was given prior to this. I'm pretty sure there were some trainings in India and perhaps Europe prior to this. I believe it really went public in September during the Amritavarshan celebration. How then, just a few months later, would there be a > need for a review of a technique that is supposedly not complicated??? Avram You'd be surprised how quickly people forget things! Also, perhaps it really helps to reinforce one's psyche in knowing one is doing it all correctly. Amma is very forgiving of her childrens' attention spans. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Ammachi, sprose1@a... wrote: > In a message dated 1/13/04 2:21:25 AM Pacific Standard Time, > Ammachi writes: Avram and list, What's kind of interesting is that the first major trainings were given in Amritapuri during the Amritavarshan, which was a tireless labor of love for world peace. This practise may benefit us individually, but it also has a universal effect on our planet. Perhaps this is why Amma is having us all learn it at once now. Here I want to quote from this passage I came across in a book called "Where There Is Light" (excerpts)by Paramahansa Yogananda: The one thing that will help to eliminate world suffering--more than money, houses, or any other material aid--is to meditate and to transmit to others the divine consciousness of God that we feel. A thousand dictators could never destroy what I have within. Every day radiate His consciousness to others. Try to understand God's plan for mankind--to draw all souls back to Himself--and work in harmony with His will. Lisa > > > The technique taught so far > > I am wondering why you put it this way. Are there stages of the technique, > such that this is the first of many, or just what is meant by that? I also > wonder how a practice which is not so complex would take 2.5 days to learn. As > this is such a departure from anything She has done before, I feel it is crucial > to get the training. Up till this point, it has been simple mantra practice, > bhajans, and simple meditation (without any real attention or detail). Never > has there been such a concerted effort. What is even more disconcerting is > that there are already "refresher" trainings! The earliest one could have taken > the training was Sept. 2003, in India. I believe She released this technique > then, but may be wrong. How then, just a few months later, would there be a > need for a review of a technique that is supposedly not complicated??? Avram > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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