Joanna; Re Mantra from which guru

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Someone asked Amma at a retreat, "How do we know when we have found

our guru?"

Amma replied, "You will fall instantly in love."

 

I am certain by "instantly" Amma did not always mean from the first

moment you see your guru. This does not happen for many of us.

Instead, I believe what is meant by "instantly" is there will be a

moment when there is no mistake, when your heart yearns only for

Her. I liked Sweta's example-wanting to run and and away at the same

time..! There are times like that, too. Sometimes afraid because the

mind just cannot comprehend all of this.

 

 

Ammachi, "joannapollner" <joannapollner

wrote:

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> Jay Maa

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> Actually I just want to clarify that Sri Karunamayi did not give

me mantra She only sad She

> would , I dont know when what and how. I just know that now I feel

very drawn to

> Ammachi , having sad that I was just was not sure if it is proper

to ask once Sri

> Karunamayi

> ( Who did not give me mantra only sad She would ) , and then ask

Ammachi. I love both

> Ammas yet I know one has to be my prime teacher / mother . Thank

You All for great

> responses . Namaste , Joanna

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> > Om Namah Shivaya,

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> > A devotee said that Amma would not give a mantra to her friend,

because Amma just

> knew, correctly of course, that he had aleady been initiated with

a mantra by another

> Guru. Also at a retreat, I overheard a young man seeming to

complain that Amma

> wouldn't give him a mantra, because he already had one. I imagine

that there could be

> exceptions, depending on the circumstances. For instance, I've

heard of an instance when

> Amma gave a new mantra at a devotee's request, when the devotee

felt that her previous

> mantra from Amma wasn't appropriate anymore. Maybe it would be

good to ask Amma

> directly about this.

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> > Sweta

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> > nierika@ wrote:

> > joanna wrote:

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> > Then I met Sri Karunamayi asked Her for mantra for three years

> > She did not respond , finally last year She promised to give

me mantra , I

> > was happy but

> > now again I feel a very strong pull to Ammachi and feel strong

connection to

> > ask Ammachi

> > for mantra . I dont know what is considered proper anymore ,

or I am doing

> > something not

> > right are the Gurus testing me ?

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> > Dear joanna ~ one goes where the heart leads. Even though

Karunamayi gave

> > you a mantra doesn't mean that you can't ask Amma for one also.

I have never

> > heard of Amma refusing to give some one a mantra, although I

have heard that She

> > will sometimes make people wait for a spiritual name. When you

see Amma this

> > year, ask Her for a mantra. I can't imagine Her saying no.

> >

> > One factoid: you need to know what Deity you want the mantra

for. For

> > example, my sister asked for a Hunaman mantra. I asked for an

Amma mantra, which I

> > adore. Some people ask for Jesus mantras. If you have an ishta

devata

> > (spelling?), which is your Deity of choice, like Shiva or

Saraswati or Ram, etc.,

> > you can ask Amma for a mantra for that Deity. So all you need

to take with you

> > is the awareness of what type of mantra you will ask for. Then,

I believe,

> > there is now a special line for people who want mantras to get

in, and a class

> > for people who have received mantras, which I believe is

wonderful. They

> > didn't have that when I received mine.

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> > Jai Ma ~ Linda

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