Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Namah Shivayah to all... I am back at work after the intense NYC programs. I can only say that I have been deeply effected by my experiences. Devi Bhava was incredibly beautiful and powerful. Amma was dressed in a beautiful orange saree and gave darshan through the night -- 5800 people. We left the hall around 9:30am. There was one very touching wedding and also one first feeding -- wherein the baby looked right into Amma's face with the HUGEST smile! It was absolutely adorable and everyone in the hall let out a collective, "Awwww!" At the end of DB, Amma whacked me in the face with a huge glob of flower petals. Talk about a lot of love. Maybe it's because I was crying so... I miss Amma's presence already. Being back in the office is such a harsh change. And to think, only 24 hours ago, I was still in the hall with our Amma... With love, Far past the point of no return, Niseema Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Namah Shivaya, what an intense few days!!! In case I don't have a chance to write more about my experiences of the NYC programs last week-end (I'm not sure I'd even know where to begin, truly!), I wanted to say that I actually did get to meet Gabriela! Although we didn't have much time to talk, she was a tremendous help to our lines seva team. Somehow, she and a couple of others ended up flipping the numbers on the token board, which allowed all of our sevites to stay in position for the masses rushing the line every time the numbers changed! The funny thing is when I said goodbye to her after Devi Bhava ended, I found myself wishing I'd had more of a chance to talk to her...and then I ran into her later at the train station! =) Grateful and blessed and loved and loving and tired and really, really sore, Iswari Ammachi, Gabriela Rios <gabriela1027> wrote: > Namah Shivaya - I'll be there! I'll arrive for the > evening program on Saturday and will be there for the > whole program. How shall we find each other? > > Gabriela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 > Namah Shivaya, what an intense few days!!! Here here! Hello Iswari - I also wish we had more of a chance to talk. However, I feel like we made a very nice connection through our brief exchanges and eye-contact. It was so lovely meeting you! As I told Aikya - It's Amma's grace that I am able to help. I would say it is "selfless service", but it's fairly selfish on my part - I LOVE helping! I hope to do so again next year. Can't write more... so late to work... Love, Gabriela P.S. Thank you for helping me figure out which train to board at the station! Take Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 I had darshan around 2:30AM. I stayed there the next seven hours just to hear Amma Amma Thaayey and experience the golden moment when our dear Amma throws down the flower petals and it lands on your hair and face as you try to save the petals touched by Her. That precious moment was marred this year. For the first time, after all these years, the good volunteers from San Ramon and New York just decided to form a line and each one of them started to push people to make them move faster. There was no need for that. The push and pull from each one of them was quite a rude distraction. Particularly at that sweet and sad and precious brief moment. I hope Amma tells them to discontinue this new idea. Vijay --- Erica <sugarandbrine wrote: > Namah Shivayah to all... > > I am back at work after the intense NYC programs. I can > only say that > I have been deeply effected by my experiences. Devi Bhava > was > incredibly beautiful and powerful. Amma was dressed in a > beautiful > orange saree and gave darshan through the night -- 5800 > people. We > left the hall around 9:30am. > > There was one very touching wedding and also one first > feeding -- > wherein the baby looked right into Amma's face with the > HUGEST smile! > It was absolutely adorable and everyone in the hall let > out a > collective, "Awwww!" > > At the end of DB, Amma whacked me in the face with a huge > glob of > flower petals. Talk about a lot of love. Maybe it's > because I was > crying so... > > I miss Amma's presence already. Being back in the office > is such a > harsh change. And to think, only 24 hours ago, I was > still in the > hall with our Amma... > > With love, > Far past the point of no return, > Niseema > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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