Guest guest Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 Prashanti wrote: Last night Swami Ramakrishnananda and Br. Dayamrita Chaitanya gathered us together on the west side of Manhattan for a beautiful puja, chanting Amma's 108 names, satsang, bhajans, meditation, and socializing. The program was announced with very short notice, and we were glad to see so many people who had recently been out to San Ramon and/or hear about the Michigan programs. ....Ramakrishnaswami's presence seemed very...velvet-ethereal-glowing-radiance. ....Swami mentioned that on days that Amma does not give Darshan She feels very badly - saying things like, "What have I done for the world today?" Unlike us, who might on "a day off" decide to take a longer nap or eat bigger meals, Amma will not eat anything. He also told a story, I think from summer tour, of...A child had vomited in the queue for darshan and he and his mother got up quickly and left the hall so his illness wouldn't bother others. The people in darshan line were reacting in different ways to the vomit, wrinkling their noses with aversion etc., but holding their ground and moving up towards their motherly hugs. Except for one boy who got to the soiled place and then stood up, left the line, went to get a bucket and cloth, and cleaned up the other child's sickness...That night the "ad hoc janitor's" face kept coming to Mother's mind and She mentioned to others that She wondered why. Then She looked into Her own mind and saw his selfless action and was so happy to find one of Her children more concerned about his brothers and sisters' comfort than his own position... Dear Prashanti ~ reading your account of this satsang, tears are streaming down my face. Tears of longing, tears shedding karmic bonds, tears of joy, tears of gratitude ... thank you sooooooo much for sharing your experience of this with us. Your description of Ramakrishnaswami as glowing like a velvet radiance is so beautiful ~ I can see it in my mind's eye. And what a precious story of selfless service. How many of us would have gotten out of the line to clean up after this poor little sick child? It makes me sad to think that Amma would not eat just because She has not given darshan on a certain day. Her very existence is darshan for us all, every day, on every level. We are so blessed, as the swami said, to know Amma; just by knowing Her, we are half way there. Blessings ~ Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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