To Amarnath & the Group on Silent Inner Mother (from Linda)

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Amarnath wrote:

 

"You cannot even call the silent Inner Mother `Mother,' because

`Mother' is a name, and there are no names or forms in the `Mind of

minds' where the Inner Mother is. That Inner Mother is completely

detached; She has no likes or dislikes. Neither excitement nor worry

exists for that Mother. She doesn't sleep or eat; She doesn't love

nor hate anyone. She simply is. Whatever is expressed through this

body is for you, for your spiritual growth. Without the body you

cannot even get a glimpse of the Inner Mother. The fact is this

external Mother does not exist as you think you are seeing Her. That

Inner Mother alone exists. That Inner Mother is still, silent

changeless, immovable..." - Ammachi, Awaken Children, Vol.4 p223

 

 

 

Dear Amarnath and All ~ I woke up early today, so I felt I could check in

with the digest and still do my devotional work this morning. It is so

interesting, Amarnath, that you posted this quote because this is very much what

I

experienced when I listened to the Sri Lalitha Sahasranama (Big Swami

pronounces Sanskrit very different from Swami Satyanada Saraswati, so I had

trouble

following along with the archana book, much less reciting along). So

eventually, I just closed my eyes and just let Swami's chanting of the names

come into

me. It all felt very natural. I went into a very deep meditative state ...

and in there what Mother says above is very true ... no likes/dislikes, no

love/hate, no "needs" of any kind. When I came back to my everyday

consciousness,

I felt more peace than I have felt in a very long time. Jai Ma ~ Linda

P.S. I think if I keep doing this, eventually I will get used to Big Swami's

pronunciation and will be able to chant along