Guest guest Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 It is my understanding that Amma recommends that people not change religious affiliations. I would imagine that this would mean that She tells most people to remain faithful to their own religious practices (?) If someone was raised Catholic, does Amma tell them to continue praying the rosary, attending Church every Sunday, etc.? Does She also tell them to begin singing Hindu bhajans and archana, in addition to their Christian sadhana? Many conservative Christian congregations don't "allow" their members to engage in Hindu sadhana and will even disfellowship one for their involvement in such practices. I am wondering what Amma would recommend in such cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 Dear Friend, This is an interesting question, one that you might even feel more comfortable discussing on the <ammachi_free_speech_zone>. I had not heard that Amma recommended this, but I know many other great and wise people who do. Yogananda's paramguru Lahiri Mahasaya was one who urged this. My humble advice would be to do whatever gives your heart the most joy, for joy is God's nature. I myself go through periods of intense devotion through the medium of the grand old Christian hymns. God bless you, Jyotsna aspire2god <aspire2god wrote: It is my understanding that Amma recommends that people not change religious affiliations. I would imagine that this would mean that She tells most people to remain faithful to their own religious practices (?) If someone was raised Catholic, does Amma tell them to continue praying the rosary, attending Church every Sunday, etc.? Does She also tell them to begin singing Hindu bhajans and archana, in addition to their Christian sadhana? Many conservative Christian congregations don't "allow" their members to engage in Hindu sadhana and will even disfellowship one for their involvement in such practices. I am wondering what Amma would recommend in such cases. Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Ammachi/ Ammachi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 To the best of my knowledge Amma encourages people to remain faithful to the religion in which they were raised. Presumably, the exception to that would be when the person has lost faith in that religion. I base this on two things. I can't remember the source of the first. Maybe someone can help. It is in an Amma book. When someone approached Amma asking for a mantra, Amma said that they should have a Christian mantra because that vasana was very strong in them. The person asking for th emantra kept saying they wanted a mantra to a Hindu God and Amma said no, that the person was only saying that because they thought Amma wished that but that Amma did not care. She then gave them a mantra to Jesus. The other instance came from the video made about Amma's 50th Birthday celebration. The Native American group was talking. The young man said that Amma told him that it was good for their to be distinct cultures in the human family because that made the human family stronger. Those were not the exact words but I think that is the idea conveyed. In doing our work for Circle of Love Inside, we are committed to supporting the faith of the brother or sister who is incarcerated. We do have people referred to us who are very staunch Christians. A few of us are able to write to them in Christian terms. I am also partnering with a Christian Prison Pen Pal organization so that these individuals can receive more support than our group may be able to give. Several wonderful people have been referred or discovered who are deeply spiritual and are strugging to maintain traditional Native American spirituality in prison. I have asked a native elder here in the ST Bay Area to help us support them but suggesting people who could write to them. For those of us who have met Amma we need to tell the truth to ourselves about where our faith is and then stay true to that. Amma doesn't want confusion in her name. I'm confident that she wants us to remain true to our own understanding and faith. When you get to the loftier so-called Hindu philosophy, it is so universal in content that one's devotional practice cannot obscure its meaning. In Amma's love, Aikya Ammachi, "aspire2god" <aspire2god> wrote: > > > It is my understanding that Amma recommends that people not change > religious affiliations. I would imagine that this would mean that She > tells most people to remain faithful to their own religious practices > (?) If someone was raised Catholic, does Amma tell them to continue > praying the rosary, attending Church every Sunday, etc.? Does She > also tell them to begin singing Hindu bhajans and archana, in > addition to their Christian sadhana? Many conservative Christian > congregations don't "allow" their members to engage in Hindu sadhana > and will even disfellowship one for their involvement in such > practices. I am wondering what Amma would recommend in such cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Amma will help you to become a better christian . Probably after reading amma books and spending some time in amma's ashram, if you re read bible you may understand it better . or technically speaking amma will help you to optimize your spiritual practices .. To reach the goal faster .. Cheers Ran Ammachi, "aspire2god" <aspire2god> wrote: > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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