Guest guest Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Namah Shivaya, Thank you everyone for your responses about using a spiritual name. Yogaman, I read some of the material at Hindu.org, & greatly appreciate it. Today, I announced to the clients & some coworkers, including the manager at work, that I desire to be known as Sweta. It feels like a step in spiritual commitment, & I wish I had done this immediately after Amma named me. Thank you very much for the help. Sweta Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Ammachi, wrote: > Namah Shivaya, > > Today, I announced to the clients & some coworkers, including the > manager at work, that I desire to be known as Sweta. It feels like > a step in spiritual commitment> > > Sweta This is indeed brave of you! It's a big step actually. Jai Ma! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 It's a very big step as you will see after some time. The memories about June Mitzel will fade from your identity and the experiences of Sweta will become your functioning identity in life. That is my experience going from Eunice to Aikya. It made me understand why in many religious traditions, a new name is given at important junctures. Aikya Ammachi, "manoj_menon" <ammasmon@s...> wrote: > Ammachi, wrote: > > Namah Shivaya, > > > > Today, I announced to the clients & some coworkers, including the > > manager at work, that I desire to be known as Sweta. It feels like > > a step in spiritual commitment> > > > > Sweta > > This is indeed brave of you! It's a big step actually. > > Jai Ma! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Dear Aikya, It is a bigger step than I realized. Feelings about fear of commitment arose, as did thoughts about potential doubts about Amma. For instance, what if after I'm well established in as Sweta, I were to decide Amma weren't for real, after all? After praying for help about my feelings, they pretty much disapated. The morning I announced that I wanted to be called Sweta at work, it triggered a misunderstanding & large conflict with a coworker. This really took me aback, and took attention off the name issue. Some of the clients had major fun with it, & one suggested that I should probably be a client. But, after fearing others would question my mental stability for using my Hindu name, the psychiatrist at work was probably the most supportive of it. I don't know if my family will ever make the mental adjustments necessary to accept it. One son thinks I'm cursed, especially financially, by my Hindu name & ndu beliefs. I don't feel spirituality should be gauged by financial success. To each his own. One real plus, is that I feel I'm more fully giving myself to Amma, by giving her my birth name. Amma's daughter, Sweta Aikya Param <aikya wrote: It's a very big step as you will see after some time. The memories about June Mitzel will fade from your identity and the experiences of Sweta will become your functioning identity in life. That is my experience going from Eunice to Aikya. It made me understand why in many religious traditions, a new name is given at important junctures. Aikya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Dear Sweta I have silently read your emails with admiration at your fortitude and faith in spite of going through all these challenges with your health etc. Congrats on the committing to your spiritual name at work too. You ask " what if I were to decide Amma weren't for real, after all?". Actually the reverse will happen- you will realise that Amma is for real but JUNE MITZEL is not for real after all. It is only a temporary mask worn by the real You. In Amma, bala <jpm333_bc wrote: Dear Aikya, It is a bigger step than I realized. Feelings about fear of commitment arose, as did thoughts about potential doubts about Amma. For instance, what if after I'm well established in as Sweta, I were to decide Amma weren't for real, after all? After praying for help about my feelings, they pretty much disapated. The morning I announced that I wanted to be called Sweta at work, it triggered a misunderstanding & large conflict with a coworker. This really took me aback, and took attention off the name issue. Some of the clients had major fun with it, & one suggested that I should probably be a client. But, after fearing others would question my mental stability for using my Hindu name, the psychiatrist at work was probably the most supportive of it. I don't know if my family will ever make the mental adjustments necessary to accept it. One son thinks I'm cursed, especially financially, by my Hindu name & ndu beliefs. I don't feel spirituality should be gauged by financial success. To each his own. One real plus, is that I feel I'm more fully giving myself to Amma, by giving her my birth name. Amma's daughter, Sweta Aikya Param <aikya wrote: It's a very big step as you will see after some time. The memories about June Mitzel will fade from your identity and the experiences of Sweta will become your functioning identity in life. That is my experience going from Eunice to Aikya. It made me understand why in many religious traditions, a new name is given at important junctures. Aikya Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Ammachi/ Ammachi Mail Mobile Take Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Namah Shivaya, "...you will realise that Amma is for real but JUNE MITZEL is not for real after all. It is only a temporary mask worn by the real You." This is profound. "...admiration at your fortitude..." Well, I'm not so sure about my fortitude, but out of necessity, I lean on Amma/God, alot, whose strength is endless. I am just so grateful for Amma, for one, because she makes the formless God seem so much more real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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