Guest guest Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Dear K, Below is the e-mail I sent to the list about Amma's birthday celebration in Seattle. Yes, I only spoke to Bipin briefly. I told him what you said, and he said that he thought of you quite a bit when he was in India. (Isn't that nice!) I also asked him what Amma told him to tell me, and he quickly extemporized that she said that all the devotees in Seattle should be like Jyotsna. Ho, ho. I sent a note with Geetha, who left yesterday, offering Amma my services when I retire and telling her I'd die if I didn't get to be near her. Nothing like the light touch:). Love, Jyotsna Hi All, Tonight Dayamrita Swami was in town to celebrate Amma's birthday with the local satsang. We thought the evening was starting with the traditional pada puja, but Dayamrita announced it would be last, as that would coincide with the exact time it was being done in India for real. So we started with the 1,000 Names, followed by a really nice talk by Dayamrita. I didn't ask him if I could reproduce it here, but with the list's indulgence, I'll try to do so. I apologize for any mistakes. Celebration is the remembrance of our true self. Amma was not bound by the thread of karma when She incarnated. By remembering Her birthday, we are celebrating changelessness. We are expressing gratitude that She is here with us for our birthdays. She chose to be born among us to relieve us of our karmas. He told the story of Amma's going into samadhi when She first went into the Ganges. It was so cold in the water that everyone else in the party got out of the water quickly! Amma stayed in and sang for a while, then became silent. She held onto a pole in the river because of the swift current. After an hour and a half (?) or so, some of the brahamacharinis went into the water and picked Amma up and carried Her to the land, where they wrapped her in blankets, and massaged her feet, etc., trying to bring her back to earthly consciousness. (The Br. doctor felt and said there was no pulse for 4 hours! She said, "She is gone." meaning that Amma was dead, and everyone was very sad.) First Amma began to move her hands and feet, then gradually she began to talk. When they asked Her about what happened, She told them they were really stupid to take Her out of the water, as all the discarnate beings were coming to Her and She was giving them darshan while she was in the water. She wasn't finished with darshan when they took Her out of the water. Today (Amma's b-day) is a reminder to all of us that we are going to become FREE! Count your blessings, not your misfortunes. Amma is our friend, family and only true support. Dayamrita said he is so fortunate to be where he is, surrounded by all his brothers and sisters. Amma will take as many births as needed to free us. This is also a day of peace. Peace starts with ourselves. Dayamrita said that recently he had been thinking that perhaps he should go into seclusion to meditate rather than doing what he's doing. He was afraid to ask Amma about this because She might laugh at him or make fun of him. This illusion of retreating was dispelled when a friend called him from Amritapuri and told him about a satsang question there. Someone asked what relationship serving the guru had to liberation. Amma said that if one really serves the guru with their whole mind and body, we don't need to do anything else. Liberation will follow you like a dog! May we all find liberation. May this be our final birth. Then we had bhajans, followed by pada puja and arati. After satsang, I also asked Dayamrita why Amma would tell us something that would frighten her children. (He had earlier very graciously agreed to answer my questions.) He said that it was Amma's compassion to let us know ahead of time that something will happen and let us be prepared. I asked how we could be prepared, and he said mentally and emotionally. In response to my question about how we could physically be prepared, he said we "could" buy some cans of food if we want. I did not get the sense that he was advocating it. He also said we are praying to Amma to lessen the severity, as She will not interfere with the karma that will cause it. So, I hope this is interesting to folks. In Amma's love, Jyotsna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 Ajith Can you please tell me, in the Indian Calender is Mother's birthday celebrated on the closest birthstar of Krittika, Amma birth star? I am ignorant of the Indian Calender system. In gratitude Kalika Message: 3 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 17:08:57 +0200 "Ajith Nair" <ajithnair03 Re: Re: Amma's birthday! But as per the Indian astrology western calendar is not correct for Ammas birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 Kalika, Sometime Kartika is closed to English Calendar date. But most of the time it have min of 5 days gap. In ashram devotees celebrate Ammas Indian Astrological calendar Birthday will all rituals. I think for us its very important since its calculated as per the planets location. Regards Ajith - kalikat Ammachi Thursday, September 30, 2004 8:51 PM re: amma's birthday Ajith Can you please tell me, in the Indian Calender is Mother's birthday celebrated on the closest birthstar of Krittika, Amma birth star? I am ignorant of the Indian Calender system. In gratitude Kalika Message: 3 Wed, 29 Sep 2004 17:08:57 +0200 "Ajith Nair" <ajithnair03 Re: Re: Amma's birthday! But as per the Indian astrology western calendar is not correct for Ammas birthday. Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Ammachi/ b.. Ammachi c.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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