Hitlers and Kamsas still around; so pray: Mata

September 9, 2004

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Amme Sharanam,

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Friday September 10 2004 00:00 IST

KOCHI: ``God's power is the only source in which mankind can take

refuge when they realise that human effort and its results are

limited. In today's world we have reached a point where peace is no

longer attainable through human effort alone. The current condition

is such that we must offer our heartfelt prayers for God's grace"

said Mata Amritanandamayi here on Thursday.

She was addressing the devotees who were waiting to receive her

blessings at the Brahmasthan temple at Edapally on the first day of

the temple festival.

"It is difficult for human beings to admit that the power of ego is

crumbling, but it is the truth. Although human effort is necessary we

must also have faith in the Universal Power. It is this spriritual

power that we must recognise and with which we must experiment", she

said.

We took solace in believing that the sagas of Hitler and Kamsa would

never repeat. We wanted to believe that the world would never again

fall to such depths. But today we find those same old stories

repeating right in front of our eyes.

It was only last week that terrorists in Russia killed innocent

children. Is there really so much cruelty and evil in the human mind?

Incidents like this prove that there is.

The United Nations has declared September 21 as the "Day to Pray for

World Peace." No matter where you are that day at 12 noon,

irrespective of your faith and religion, stop your work, close your

eyes and pray for one minute for world peace" she said.

Swami Amritaswarupananda, vice-chairman of the Math, later said that

lakhs of devotees across the world will pray during that time for

world peace. ``We are also making efforts to get as many other people

in the world as possible to participate in the prayer" he said.

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