Re : Is Amma God ?

[Guest guest]

Namah Shivaya Med

 

First of all let me explain why all of Ammas devotees address each

other Namah Shivaya.

 

What this means is 'I bow down to the supreme consciousness with in you'

So when we greet each other using the greeting Namah Shivaya we

mentally visualize that with in that person there is what is called as

the Jeeva Atman.

 

Just like each and every tiny wave is a part of the ocean each one of

us has 'a touch of life' which makes the inert elements like carbon,

calcium, phosphorous etc that we are made of alive. But for that touch

of life in us we would be put in a box and burried underground or

burnt to ash depending up on what you follow.

Those who love us dearly wont be able to bear the stink of the body

even if they decide to keep the body.

 

In Sanatana Dharma, we call that touch of life as the Jeeva Atman. For

you and I, this is just a mere theory, but there are human beings who

having recognized that the goal in life is not to acquire, possess,

embrace wealth and find happiness in outer situations , renounces

attachments to external situations and dives deep inside to find out

if there is anything there that will provide eternal happiness.

 

By mere thinking and our past experiences itself we can find that this is true.

For example, some one might have decided ok if I finish college and

get a job I will be happy. When you get a job you find that your

colleagues that are not working that much may be getting promotions

and that takes away your happiness.

Another situation one may decide ok let me change a new job then I

will be happy.

Each and every action is done to pursue happiness alone. Whether it is

getting a new wife or stealing some one elses wealth , any action , if

you think of the root cause, it is to be happy. When you have some

time do some thinking and see.

 

Amma is some one who has realized the self. What this means is that

she has realized that the self in her is the same exact self in me and

you and every creation. Suppose by accident a person badly hurts the

one of the eyes with a finger. Will the person react and shout at the

finger for doing so ? This is because the finger is a part of the

person. In the same way Amma has realized that each and every one of

us is nothing but her own self. Therefore only love can flow.

 

So to answer the first part of your question Is Amma God , well first

of all it would depend on what you have in mind when you say God.

A person coming from some part of India would find a food very

delicious but the same food if you give it to some one from America or

Europe, they may find it unbearable to eat. So it is relative. So when

you are asking Is Amma God first you have to explain by what you mean

by God.

 

According to Sanatana Dharma not only is Amma God , but even you and I

are Gods ! Amma has realized that but you and I have not.

 

>> Of and on i try to read and understand what is "Amma's" role

amongst her followers?

Is there a reason that you are trying to understand this ? May be that

is the question you want to ask. Because to different people it will

be different.

 

>> Can someone explain to me, why do you pray to her?

 

Many reasons depending on the person whom you ask, but in general, at

some point in peoples life , they find that what they thought would

give them happiness is no more giving them happiness. Questions like,

is there any real happiness out there ? arises in the mind. I thought

if I get 'this' I will be happy but having worked so hard and

sacrificed many things for 'this' and finally having got it I dont

find myself happy. So in the search for happiness, people come across

a 'human being' who is not attached to things we thing are important

to be happy. No bother about money, food , sleep , power etc but is

still happy all the time. Flowing like a river.

People are curious. How can there be such a human being ? It defies

all logic and everything that we have learnt so far. Then they find

out in theory that she is self realized and that self realization

gives us eternal happiness.

 

Today people can say , Oh , Amma has lot of money , she travels in a

costly car etc, but what people dont realize is the lack of attachment

that Amma has to what ever she has, including her own body. Amma does

not care if she travels in a costly car or walks. You have to be with

Amma for sometime and you can see that. A person who says oh Amma is

making a lot of money by giving darshan, even for a few days can that

person do what Amma has been doing now for years.

 

Just a few days, sit in one place keep giving darshan, almost 18 hours

a day or even more sometimes, no restroom breaks ....

Will there be a person willing to do this with a smiling face for a

few days if they will get a million dollars ? Forget doing it for

years ... Just for few days ....

 

For those in the group who is looking for a miracle to strengthen

their faith, is it not a miracle that Amma gives darshan almost every

day with out caring for her food , and rest and sleep ? Think and see

if this is a miracle or not ...

 

Coming back to your question "Can someone explain to me, why do you

pray to her? " a simple answer is that they find Amma to be like no

other human being they have met so far , they get a feeling that they

have never felt before. Some feel that Amma will be able to provide to

them what no one else can provide.

 

As for me , I know that Amma is God and she has realized that not in

theory but practically. So I pray to Amma to lead me along the same

path so that I may also realize that the self in me is the self in

everyone.

 

Namah Shivaya

Vipin