Letter Writting Men Who Love Amma

[Guest guest]

Dear Ones,

 

Men who love Amma and who are willing to write letters to to our

brothers in prison are urgently needed. We have very recently seen

that the story of Amma, even a photo of Amma, can melt the hearts

and change the lives of people serving time in prison. Inspired by

the transformation we have seen, the letter writing program has

spawned a special program. It will focus on sharing Amma, her

image, her story and her mission with our brothers and sisters

behind bars. It will involve letter writing, sending Amma's books to

prisoners, and visiting when this is appropriate. Presently, most of

our letter writers are women. We need some of Amma's son's to join

us.

 

Amma is clearly at work here because the energy and grace flowing

are incredible. Volunteers have overcome fear and prejudice. The

spontaneous generosity delights me. One letter writer's 7 year old

son made a wonderful drawing of the Circle of Love for the brother

to whom his dad was writing. His dad just offered a contribution

that can send full sets of Awaken Children plus Amma's biodgraphies

to three prisons. One of our Circle of Love letter recipients is

going to visit the Apache woman on Death Row in Pennsylvania who has

not had visitors in years. I sent her a photo of Amma in Devi Bhava

and explained what that ceremony was. Today I heard that she wants

to know more about Amma.

 

Here is a beautiful story to inspire you. A couple of weeks ago

Circle of Love letter writing received a request to write to one of

our bothers who is facing life in prison in Illinois. I wrote to

him. Here is part of his reply:

 

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Since I have been here god has really changed me, I look at life

different now, I look at everything around me as being me, I am the

earth and the earth is me, I look at the essence of everything....

I am going to spread Amma's love to groups of people one day, I have

seen this in a vision, it is already starting to happen, sometimes

guys come to me wanting to know what keeps me so peaceful, I tell

them my god (Amma), Amma has touched a lot of the guys around me.

 

There was a time when I was scared to do any time in the joint, but

now I look at myself as a leaf, wherever God blows me is where I

will be. It doesn't matter to me anymore whether I go home or I

don't. I just want to give love to everyone for the rest of my life.

 

Lots of people laugh at me. lots of people feel sad for me, but I am

not sad at all. Some people say that my life is over with because I

am locked up...but I feel that my life has just begun because I have

acknowledged god within me, the time I've spent in this jail is not

wasted. Time spent well is no time wasted at all.

 

In all I know nothing. All I have to offer is (Amma) love, that's

all. I'm not a doctor or a lawyer or a philosopher. I'm just a

person who wants to help people. I want to help the poor and the

sick. I don't want nothing in return.

*********************

 

Please reply to me off list if you would like to help by writing to

one of our brothers who is incarcerated.

 

In Amma's love,

Aikya

 

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Aikya Param

Coordinator, Letter Writing Program

Circle of Love

 

Do you know anyone who would benefit from letters of encouragement,

uplift and inspiration? Please send their names and contact

information.

[Guest guest]

Namah Shivaya, Aikya!

 

Hooray! I'm done with finals! I can breathe again. I have a LOT of books

of Vaishnavi's which I would like to pass on to the prison, a whole

collection of "Awaken Children Books", Amma's little booklets from various

speeches she has given, My First Darshan, On the Road to Freedom, lots of

past issues of Amritanandam, and various Buddhist and Hindu texts. Where

should I send them? I have some books I want to read, then I'll pass them

on. There's one on mantras, some Buddhist cassetes. I think Vaishnavi

would be very happy that these books be used this way.

 

Please send me the address or addresses and who to address them to.

 

Om Amriteshvaryai Namaha

Fe

 

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"Aikya Param" <aikya

<Ammachi>

Monday, December 06, 2004 4:34 PM

Letter Writting Men Who Love Amma

 

 

>

>

> Dear Ones,

>

> Men who love Amma and who are willing to write letters to to our

> brothers in prison are urgently needed. We have very recently seen

> that the story of Amma, even a photo of Amma, can melt the hearts

> and change the lives of people serving time in prison. Inspired by

> the transformation we have seen, the letter writing program has

> spawned a special program. It will focus on sharing Amma, her

> image, her story and her mission with our brothers and sisters

> behind bars. It will involve letter writing, sending Amma's books to

> prisoners, and visiting when this is appropriate. Presently, most of

> our letter writers are women. We need some of Amma's son's to join

> us.

>

> Amma is clearly at work here because the energy and grace flowing

> are incredible. Volunteers have overcome fear and prejudice. The

> spontaneous generosity delights me. One letter writer's 7 year old

> son made a wonderful drawing of the Circle of Love for the brother

> to whom his dad was writing. His dad just offered a contribution

> that can send full sets of Awaken Children plus Amma's biodgraphies

> to three prisons. One of our Circle of Love letter recipients is

> going to visit the Apache woman on Death Row in Pennsylvania who has

> not had visitors in years. I sent her a photo of Amma in Devi Bhava

> and explained what that ceremony was. Today I heard that she wants

> to know more about Amma.

>

> Here is a beautiful story to inspire you. A couple of weeks ago

> Circle of Love letter writing received a request to write to one of

> our bothers who is facing life in prison in Illinois. I wrote to

> him. Here is part of his reply:

>

> ***********

> Since I have been here god has really changed me, I look at life

> different now, I look at everything around me as being me, I am the

> earth and the earth is me, I look at the essence of everything....

> I am going to spread Amma's love to groups of people one day, I have

> seen this in a vision, it is already starting to happen, sometimes

> guys come to me wanting to know what keeps me so peaceful, I tell

> them my god (Amma), Amma has touched a lot of the guys around me.

>

> There was a time when I was scared to do any time in the joint, but

> now I look at myself as a leaf, wherever God blows me is where I

> will be. It doesn't matter to me anymore whether I go home or I

> don't. I just want to give love to everyone for the rest of my life.

>

> Lots of people laugh at me. lots of people feel sad for me, but I am

> not sad at all. Some people say that my life is over with because I

> am locked up...but I feel that my life has just begun because I have

> acknowledged god within me, the time I've spent in this jail is not

> wasted. Time spent well is no time wasted at all.

>

> In all I know nothing. All I have to offer is (Amma) love, that's

> all. I'm not a doctor or a lawyer or a philosopher. I'm just a

> person who wants to help people. I want to help the poor and the

> sick. I don't want nothing in return.

> *********************

>

> Please reply to me off list if you would like to help by writing to

> one of our brothers who is incarcerated.

>

> In Amma's love,

> Aikya

>

> =====

> Aikya Param

> Coordinator, Letter Writing Program

> Circle of Love

>

> Do you know anyone who would benefit from letters of encouragement,

> uplift and inspiration? Please send their names and contact

> information.

>

Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha!

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