Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Namah Shivaya dear brothers and sisters, First, I want to thank Yogaman and Linda for requesting prayers and offering prayers for Amma's safety and well-being. I also want to share this with everyone. Once when Amma was giving darshan for an extraordinarily long time, some of her devotees (who were worried about Amma's health and the toll being exacted on Amma's physical body) began to plead with Amma to end darshan. Amma scolded them and told them they should never ask Her not to give darshan. Instead, She said, they should pray to the Paramatman for the good health of Her physical body. Pray, She told them, that Amma will always have the strength and energy to do what She needs to do in this world. Powerful, yes? As for myself, I must tell you that I don't really understand the difference between Amma and the Paramatman, and how it might work to pray to one for the other. Swami Ramakrishnananda writes in his most recent book, "Amma is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma." I couldn't agree more! And...I guess when it comes down to it, Amma is my beloved Mother and Guru, and so if She asks us to pray that prayer to the Paramatman, that is what I'll do. Thanks to Yogaman and Linda and my other brothers and sisters who inspire and encourage me on this journey, I will now become more faithful and diligent in those prayers. You know, just two nights before the attempted stabbing of Amma at Amritapuri, I had a strong dream in which it seemed that Amma was absorbing a lot of darkness...and I was going to other devotees and asking them to pray that prayer for Amma's physical body. I shared the dream with one other devotee friend. And I came close to posting a request for prayers on this list, but I imagined that such a request would be met only with debate and ridicule, and I allowed that to stop me. Geez, that's kinda embarrassing to admit. Oh well, no shortage of doubts and fears with this big, honkin' ego! Maybe I thought I needed to explain why such a thing as prayers for Amma would ever be necessary...and felt at a loss to do so. Yogaman, I really appreciated what you shared on this subject. I'm pretty sure I've heard Amma say that no one can kill a Mahatma without the Mahatma's permission. Maybe to One for whom life and death are no different...our prayers are the reminder that permission shouldn't be given?!!? Anyway, in these times, let us pray for peace and for Amma's physical body. And I give thanks to Amma and the Paramatman :-) that Amma is here with us to help us through 2005. Love to you all and Jai our Amma, Amala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 namaste to all, i too wanted to ask Amma's name to be added to the prayer list but could not find the proper( convincing others ) words. so i was praying to Amma for the right words ~ which She readily supplied first via Yogaman and now via others. perhaps this is a small example of how we are all one Self om, amarnath Ammachi, Linda Puckett <lkpuckett143> wrote: > Namah Shivaya dear brothers and sisters, > > First, I want to thank Yogaman and Linda for > requesting prayers and offering prayers for Amma's > safety and well-being. > > I also want to share this with everyone. Once when > Amma was giving darshan for an extraordinarily long > time, some of her devotees (who were worried about > Amma's health and the toll being exacted on Amma's > physical body) began to plead with Amma to end > darshan. > > Amma scolded them and told them they should never ask > Her not to give darshan. Instead, She said, they > should pray to the Paramatman for the good health of > Her physical body. Pray, She told them, that Amma will > always have the strength and energy to do what She > needs to do in this world. > > Powerful, yes? As for myself, I must tell you that I > don't really understand the difference between Amma > and the Paramatman, and how it might work to pray to > one for the other. Swami Ramakrishnananda writes in > his most recent book, "Amma is a riddle, wrapped in a > mystery, inside an enigma." I couldn't agree more! > And...I guess when it comes down to it, Amma is my > beloved Mother and Guru, and so if She asks us to pray > that prayer to the Paramatman, that is what I'll do. > > Thanks to Yogaman and Linda and my other brothers and > sisters who inspire and encourage me on this journey, > I will now become more faithful and diligent in those > prayers. > > You know, just two nights before the attempted > stabbing of Amma at Amritapuri, I had a strong dream > in which it seemed that Amma was absorbing a lot of > darkness...and I was going to other devotees and > asking them to pray that prayer for Amma's physical > body. > > I shared the dream with one other devotee friend. And > I came close to posting a request for prayers on this > list, but I imagined that such a request would be met > only with debate and ridicule, and I allowed that to > stop me. > > Geez, that's kinda embarrassing to admit. Oh well, no > shortage of doubts and fears with this big, honkin' > ego! > > Maybe I thought I needed to explain why such a thing > as prayers for Amma would ever be necessary...and felt > at a loss to do so. Yogaman, I really appreciated what > you shared on this subject. > > I'm pretty sure I've heard Amma say that no one can > kill a Mahatma without the Mahatma's permission. Maybe > to One for whom life and death are no different...our > prayers are the reminder that permission shouldn't be > given?!!? > > Anyway, in these times, let us pray for peace and for > Amma's physical body. And I give thanks to Amma and > the Paramatman :-) that Amma is here with us to help > us through 2005. > > Love to you all and Jai our Amma, > Amala > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Aum Amriteswaryai Namaha Dear Amala, thanks for sharing. This is one great posting and message for us. In Amma's Love, sarama =================================================================== Ammachi, Linda Puckett <lkpuckett143> wrote: > Namah Shivaya dear brothers and sisters, > > I also want to share this with everyone. Once when > Amma was giving darshan for an extraordinarily long > time, some of her devotees (who were worried about > Amma's health and the toll being exacted on Amma's > physical body) began to plead with Amma to end > darshan. > > Amma scolded them and told them they should never ask > Her not to give darshan. Instead, She said, they > should pray to the Paramatman for the good health of > Her physical body. Pray, She told them, that Amma will > always have the strength and energy to do what She > needs to do in this world. > > Powerful, yes? As for myself, I must tell you that I > don't really understand the difference between Amma > and the Paramatman, and how it might work to pray to > one for the other. And...I guess when it comes down to it, Amma is my beloved Mother and Guru, and so if She asks us to pray > that prayer to the Paramatman, that is what I'll do. > You know, just two nights before the attempted > stabbing of Amma at Amritapuri, I had a strong dream > in which it seemed that Amma was absorbing a lot of > darkness...and I was going to other devotees and > asking them to pray that prayer for Amma's physical > body. > > I shared the dream with one other devotee friend. And > I came close to posting a request for prayers on this > list, but I imagined that such a request would be met > only with debate and ridicule, and I allowed that to > stop me. > > Anyway, in these times, let us pray for peace and for > Amma's physical body. And I give thanks to Amma and > the Paramatman :-) that Amma is here with us to help > us through 2005. > > Love to you all and Jai our Amma, > Amala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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