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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

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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..

 

 

 

 

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