RE: to Christopher ~ Guidance from Amma ?

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Dear Christopher ~ Namaste,

 

 

 

Your reply seems to say that you have decided Avram needs some tough love.

 

And you think that I was suggesting pampering.

 

 

 

My words were written after I had read your and Avram's posts and a wave of

compassion came over me which I assumed were from Amma. As I was writing tears

were flowing from my eyes. To me it felt as Amma's Presence & Guidance. Just for

fun try rereading my email( below ) as if it were from Amma.

 

 

 

My reading of Avram is completely different from yours. Did you not notice how

worried and concerned he gets at the dangers Amma has to face? Did you not

notice how Avram adds a postscript after his name( "confused", "despairing," etc

). Did you not notice that Avram asked someone to speak with over the phone

during some disturbing event? All that we find displeasing in Avram's( or others

) posts we can simply ignore unless we can reply in a useful loving way.

 

 

 

All of this indicates to me that Avram wants to understand and is calling out

for compassion.

 

I hope you don't get offended, but I also interpret your "tough love" approach

as a calling out for real love also. Is it not what all of us want? The Real

Love that Amma is.

 

 

 

Does not Amma wants us to realize that our true identity is “I AM LOVE” ?

 

Does not Amma wants us to express that Love as compassion towards others?

 

Of course each of us will find our own ways of expressing and in some cases

“tough love” may indeed be appropriate but first we should try to make sure it

is Love and not our ego that wants to be tough.

 

 

 

Please excuse any part of above containing my troublesome burdensome ego.

 

 

 

oooooooom santi,

 

amarnath

 

"Humility will come as one progresses in sadhana. Humility means seeing God in

everything or perceiving one's own Self everywhere. Humility means accepting

the Will of the Supreme." - Ammachi, Awaken Children, Vol.4, p49 (0054)

 

 

 

 

Christopher Keniley <ckeniley2003 wrote:

 

Dear Amarnath,

 

Avram is a tough bird, so you do not need to feel

sorry for him. He posts all the time at Amma free

speech and I have had numerous discussions with him

there.

 

I believe that many of his posts are not appropriate

for a satsang environment. maybe it is good for his

wings to be clipped and to understand what is

acceptable and what isn't.

 

I don't think he needs to be pampered.

 

Peace!

Chris

 

 

--- amarnath wrote:

 

om santi,

 

dear chris, i think it will be a shame if avram

leaves this group as

he said he would so that you don't have to.

i think he needs the opposite of what you( we ) are

offering.

i think you( we ) are passing up a chance of real

seva right in front

of your( our ) nose. just my opinion.

 

i too may have contributed inappropriately by not

replying

with enough love to avram ~ i ask everyone's

forgiveness.

 

dharma cannot be dictated

real dharma comes from pure love

pure love tolerates quite a bit

pure love is constantly self-sacrificing

 

i think avram really loves amma a lot.

and i know amma love avram.

 

when avram says "has there ever been a year without

bad?"

we can reply "dear avram, has there ever been a year

without any

good?"

 

you( we ) choose,

may amma bless us and guide us,

amarnath