Guest guest Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 -Dear Pahari Maa I was reading your post about your daughter. Having kids myself I could relate to you. Your having a daughter that is full of compassion and is very ethical IS incredibly spiritual! (joy!) A pure and full heart IS the path to God. It does not matter if she has chosen the path of a guru for now. The guru will call when your daughter is ready. You do not need to worry at all. You are very fortunate in the loving heart that your daughter has. That is the greatest gift! My oldest son may not ever see Amma (but I think he will!). He thinks I'm just ridiculous. BUT he is very loving, compassionate and kind. Very thoughtful and generous of spirit. THIS is God within and great spirituality. We should both rejoice! I don't talk with him a lot about Amma. But he does listen when I share some of the stories that cannot be explained. My younger son is interested so perhaps this is also planting a seed as well. I know how we love Amma so much and also wish that our children shared the same guru and spiritual path. When they do not, we simply need to respect their own path. She truly sounds like a blessing. Have faith and do not worry. You have Amma and because of this, really your daughter does, too! (even if she doesn't know it!) love and hugs, adriane -- In Ammachi, Ardis Jackson <ardis1@v...> wrote: > > > > They are also my brothers and sisters > > as well. We have a disconnect - somehow. > > We could relate better - that's all. > > This does not mean they are lesser than > > quote unquote "Amma people". > > > > >I find your whole post very to the point, but I particularly like the > > above paragraph. > > My own daughter who is named Ananda and was raised in a spiritual home > comes to mind. I prayed for her conception for seven years. I prayed > to God to give me a soul who desired a spiritual path. She has turned > out to be highly ethical and compassionate but not at all interested in > moving ahead spiritually. She is very antagonistic toward my path and > uses every chance she can get to tear down gurus. She had the blessing > of Amma's darshan when she was only 17 (on Amma's first tour of North > America), but barely has any respect for our Divine Mother. > > I love her deeply as a mother loves her only child. But it is > frustrating to be confronted by her anger and resentment. > > Obviously, this is a deep lesson for me. > > But I do feel so much closer to all of Amma's precious children that I > meet on this forum. Also the children of Shree Maa and Swami > Satyananda Saraswati who are my root teachers. > > It seems strange that one's biological family often puts up such a > fight regarding belief in God and spiritual practice. But read the > stories of the lives of Amma and Shree Maa and Swamiji and we find that > we are not alone. Perhaps the disconnect we feel with our biological > families serves to turn us to our eternal families. > > With deepest love to all my divine brothers and sisters, > > Pahari Maa > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Dear Adriane, I really needed this! I should be grateful for her wonderful qualities. She is the most honest person I have ever known. She has a partner who is very ill and Ananda is so compassionate and supportive. It is not easy living with someone who is in constant pain. Ananda is a rock. And her compassion extends beyond her immediate family. She has a huge heart. I guess because I have received so much love and guidance from my gurus, I want the same for her. But she is an adult and she will find her own way. I just feel that a guru (especially a satguru) can guide you and save you from so many mistakes and so much pain. Pahari Maa On Dec 27, 2005, at 6:17 PM, Adriane wrote: > -Dear Pahari Maa > I was reading your post about your daughter. Having kids myself I > could relate to you. Your having a daughter that is full of > compassion and is very ethical IS incredibly spiritual! (joy!) A pure > and full heart IS the path to God. It does not matter if she has > chosen the path of a guru for now. The guru will call when your > daughter is ready. You do not need to worry at all. You are very > fortunate in the loving heart that your daughter has. That is the > greatest gift! > > My oldest son may not ever see Amma (but I think he will!). He thinks > I'm just ridiculous. BUT he is very loving, compassionate and kind. > Very thoughtful and generous of spirit. THIS is God within and great > spirituality. We should both rejoice! I don't talk with him a lot > about Amma. But he does listen when I share some of the stories that > cannot be explained. My younger son is interested so perhaps this is > also planting a seed as well. > > I know how we love Amma so much and also wish that our children > shared the same guru and spiritual path. When they do not, we simply > need to respect their own path. She truly sounds like a blessing. > Have faith and do not worry. You have Amma and because of this, > really your daughter does, too! (even if she doesn't know it!) > > love and hugs, > adriane > > -- In Ammachi, Ardis Jackson <ardis1@v...> wrote: > > > > > > > They are also my brothers and sisters > > > as well. We have a disconnect - somehow. > > > We could relate better - that's all. > > > This does not mean they are lesser than > > > quote unquote "Amma people". > > > > > > >I find your whole post very to the point, but I particularly > like the > > > above paragraph. > > > > My own daughter who is named Ananda and was raised in a spiritual > home > > comes to mind. I prayed for her conception for seven years. I > prayed > > to God to give me a soul who desired a spiritual path. She has > turned > > out to be highly ethical and compassionate but not at all > interested in > > moving ahead spiritually. She is very antagonistic toward my path > and > > uses every chance she can get to tear down gurus. She had the > blessing > > of Amma's darshan when she was only 17 (on Amma's first tour of > North > > America), but barely has any respect for our Divine Mother. > > > > I love her deeply as a mother loves her only child. But it is > > frustrating to be confronted by her anger and resentment. > > > > Obviously, this is a deep lesson for me. > > > > But I do feel so much closer to all of Amma's precious children > that I > > meet on this forum. Also the children of Shree Maa and Swami > > Satyananda Saraswati who are my root teachers. > > > > It seems strange that one's biological family often puts up such a > > fight regarding belief in God and spiritual practice. But read the > > stories of the lives of Amma and Shree Maa and Swamiji and we find > that > > we are not alone. Perhaps the disconnect we feel with our > biological > > families serves to turn us to our eternal families. > > > > With deepest love to all my divine brothers and sisters, > > > > Pahari Maa > > > > > > > > Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! > > > > > > > Mata amritanandamayi > > > > > > ▪  Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. >  > ▪  >  Ammachi >  > ▪  Terms of > Service. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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