An Eagle Comes for Amma's Bhajan

[Guest guest]

Namah Shivaya

 

For those who did not get a chance to read ...

 

http://amritapuri.com/amma/2005/503eagle.php

 

 

Here is the text from the above link

 

 

11 March 2005 — Amritapuri

 

Om manusya-mrga-paksyadi sarva-samsevitanghraye namah

(Salutations to the feet of She who is served by humans, animals,

birds and all others.)

It's like something out of a fairy tale—but it happened. And not just

once but many times, to hear Amma tell it. The eagles fed Her.

 

 

It's something to picture: a teenage girl sitting hour after

hour—perhaps, on the black sands of the beach or, perhaps, in a muddy

bog by the backwaters—so engrossed in the essential nature of Her

being that She was rendered lost to the outside world. At times like

these, Amma paid no heed to the needs of Her body. The sun would beat

down on Her, and She would not move, She would not take water, She

would not go for food. She simply would sit. But the animals would

care for Her, protect Her and feed Her. A dog stole would steal food

packets and carry them to Her in its mouth, and two eagles would drop

fish into her lap, which Amma would take as God's prasad. And when

Amma would give Krishna Bhava darshan, the eagles would come sit on

the roof of the small kalari temple. ( read more on early life)

 

The whole thing—even the intensity of Amma's sadhana—was simply Her

leela, a divine play put on to instruct, inspire and enchant the minds

of those who witnessed it or would hear of it later.

 

And still to this day the eagles are ever near. Whether it's Devi

Bhava, Amma's birthday, or at a Brahmasthanam Temple installation or

when Amma is leaving for a tour, you can bet they will be there,

circling overhead in the sky. ( read more on Eagle's alert)

 

And now it seems that the leela continues, as in the past few weeks

another eagle has apparently made the Ashram its home. And as Amma

gives darshan, it will sit nearby, perhaps on a gate, rail or low wall

and wait. And it will even let the brahmacharis feed it by hand.

 

Today when Amma came for bhajans, the eagle soared into the hall

right after Her. Amma watched with mirth in her eyes as it circled the

hall over and over again. Then it flew all the way into the stage area

where Amma was singing, and literally did pradakshina to Her, gliding

around Her, all but touching Her head as it passed by. The crowd

applauded in joy. Finally, the eagle touched down and rested on top of

the loud speaker that hangs from the ceiling right in front of Amma,

over the oil lamp.

 

 

—Kannadi

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for this link. I love birds. Many times in my

life it was seemed that they have come to me with messages.

 

One day when I was at the MA Center for retreat I think, I really

wanted to see eagles in the sky there. I've never in my life seen

eagles there but, never mind. I was focused on that idea and kept

looking in the sky. During a break they played the videotape of

Amma's 50th birthday celebration and the Eagle Dancers are in it.

When I saw them, I felt a thrill go up my spine and I cried. Amma

sent eagles! --my "cousins" doing the Eagle Dance!

 

In Amma's love,

Aikya

 

 

Ammachi, Vipin Pavithran <vipin.p@g...> wrote:

> Namah Shivaya

>

> For those who did not get a chance to read ...

>

> http://amritapuri.com/amma/2005/503eagle.php

>

>

> Here is the text from the above link

>

>

> 11 March 2005 â€" Amritapuri

>

> Om manusya-mrga-paksyadi sarva-samsevitanghraye namah

> (Salutations to the feet of She who is served by humans, animals,

> birds and all others.)

> It's like something out of a fairy taleâ€"but it happened. And not

just

> once but many times, to hear Amma tell it. The eagles fed Her.

>

>

> It's something to picture: a teenage girl sitting hour after

> hourâ€"perhaps, on the black sands of the beach or, perhaps, in a

muddy

> bog by the backwatersâ€"so engrossed in the essential nature of Her

> being that She was rendered lost to the outside world. At times

like

> these, Amma paid no heed to the needs of Her body. The sun would

beat

> down on Her, and She would not move, She would not take water, She

> would not go for food. She simply would sit. But the animals would

> care for Her, protect Her and feed Her. A dog stole would steal

food

> packets and carry them to Her in its mouth, and two eagles would

drop

> fish into her lap, which Amma would take as God's prasad. And when

> Amma would give Krishna Bhava darshan, the eagles would come sit on

> the roof of the small kalari temple. ( read more on early life)

>

> The whole thingâ€"even the intensity of Amma's sadhanaâ€"was

simply Her

> leela, a divine play put on to instruct, inspire and enchant the

minds

> of those who witnessed it or would hear of it later.

>

> And still to this day the eagles are ever near. Whether it's Devi

> Bhava, Amma's birthday, or at a Brahmasthanam Temple installation

or

> when Amma is leaving for a tour, you can bet they will be there,

> circling overhead in the sky. ( read more on Eagle's alert)

>

> And now it seems that the leela continues, as in the past few weeks

> another eagle has apparently made the Ashram its home. And as Amma

> gives darshan, it will sit nearby, perhaps on a gate, rail or low

wall

> and wait. And it will even let the brahmacharis feed it by hand.

>

> Today when Amma came for bhajans, the eagle soared into the hall

> right after Her. Amma watched with mirth in her eyes as it circled

the

> hall over and over again. Then it flew all the way into the stage

area

> where Amma was singing, and literally did pradakshina to Her,

gliding

> around Her, all but touching Her head as it passed by. The crowd

> applauded in joy. Finally, the eagle touched down and rested on

top of

> the loud speaker that hangs from the ceiling right in front of

Amma,

> over the oil lamp.

>

>

> â€"Kannadi