Guest guest Posted November 14, 2004 Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 Prasida wrote: but the Devi Bhava night was...ended on the 12th at a quarter to 12 a.m. with three baptisms. It happened I was one of the last and could see how it works with that ceremony...The first and the third were baby, the second a child, maybe 2-3 years old. The father gave the child to Amma, Who made three times a sign (I think OM) on the head of the child – with water - then She did three times another sign (it seemed to me crosses), She then She threw petals on the head of the child. Still keeping him/her She gave darshan to the father and then to father and mother together. She did not feed the child. The parents brought fruits, a garland of flowers and a monetary offer to Amma... Dear Prasida ~ how beautiful the description of the baptism. It is too bad Amma does not do this with adult devotees. It would be so wonderful to be baptized by Her. And Prasida wrote: Amma worked a lot on me and many sad and angry remembrances came out of me and I was not in the mood to enjoy the program. This reminded me, Prasida, of when I was living in the Washington, DC, area. The devotees there called this kind of experience "Amma stirring the pot." Although sometimes this was used to describe untoward behavior of one devotee toward another, which I thought was a bit out of line, shall we say, to say Amma caused that. What you described makes a lot more sense to me, although I suppose that for others having sad or angry remembrances, they might turn that outward, but still, that is their choice, I believe. What do others think of this? Once the Devi Bhava finished, Amma went, staff people remained to dismountle the equipments. This reminds me of a wonderful experience I had when I was in the DC area. I was already quite sick, so could not do regular types of seva. My sister was helping with preparing the area on the stage where Amma could go and rest, and I had the grace of making Her bed. How wonderful! Jai Ma ~ Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Anger is not a good thing to spread around, although with the massive crowds it can be very overwhelming and I can see why people may react this way. For me I have a severe disability that is not visable, and the attitudes of some hall moniters have been sarcastic and mean. Not fun to be on the receiving end. Wonderful seva to make Molther's bed! prasadini nierika wrote: > Prasida wrote: > > but the Devi Bhava night was...ended on the 12th at a quarter to 12 a.m. > with three baptisms. It happened I was one of the last and could see > how it > works with that ceremony...The first and the third were baby, the > second a > child, maybe 2-3 years old. The father gave the child to Amma, Who made > three times a sign (I think OM) on the head of the child – with water > - then > She did three times another sign (it seemed to me crosses), She then She > threw petals on the head of the child. Still keeping him/her She gave > darshan to the father and then to father and mother together. She did > not > feed the child. The parents brought fruits, a garland of flowers and a > monetary offer to Amma... > Dear Prasida ~ how beautiful the description of the baptism. It is too > bad > Amma does not do this with adult devotees. It would be so wonderful to > be > baptized by Her. > > And Prasida wrote: > > Amma worked a lot on me and many sad and angry remembrances came > out of me and I was not in the mood to enjoy the program. > This reminded me, Prasida, of when I was living in the Washington, > DC, area. > The devotees there called this kind of experience "Amma stirring the > pot." > Although sometimes this was used to describe untoward behavior of one > devotee > toward another, which I thought was a bit out of line, shall we say, > to say > Amma caused that. What you described makes a lot more sense to me, > although I > suppose that for others having sad or angry remembrances, they might > turn that > outward, but still, that is their choice, I believe. What do others > think of > this? > > Once the Devi Bhava finished, Amma went, staff people remained to > dismountle > the equipments. > This reminds me of a wonderful experience I had when I was in the DC > area. I > was already quite sick, so could not do regular types of seva. My > sister was > helping with preparing the area on the stage where Amma could go and > rest, > and I had the grace of making Her bed. How wonderful! Jai Ma ~ Linda > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > Sponsor > > ? > Eliminate Your Debt! > ? Get out of Debt Now · Christian counselors available > <http://us.ard./SIG=129afjuq3/M=286225.5559193.6629217.2152211/D=groups\ /S=1705075991:HM/EXP=1100609945/A=2418481/R=0/SIG=11qutbrl4/*http://etools.ncol.\ com/a/debtxs/bg_debtxs_3_91.html> > > ? Click here to find out how you can become free from debt. > <http://us.ard./SIG=129afjuq3/M=286225.5559193.6629217.2152211/D=groups\ /S=1705075991:HM/EXP=1100609945/A=2418481/R=1/SIG=11qutbrl4/*http://etools.ncol.\ com/a/debtxs/bg_debtxs_3_91.html> > > > > ------ > Links > > * > Ammachi/ > > * > Ammachi > <Ammachi?subject=Un> > > * Terms of > Service <>. > > > . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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