Gem from Awaken Children Volume 5

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"Cry and pray to God. Sing His glories. Don't

overstrain yourself to try to sit in lotus posture or

hold your breath to meditate on His form. Meditation

is remembrance of God, constant and loving

remembrance. Consider Him as your beloved or just

consider yourself as His child. Or consider Him as

your father or mother. Simply try to think of Him just

as we think of our father or mother or beloved. How

does a lover remember his beloved? Certainly not by

sitting in lotus posture. The remembrance simply

happens in him while he is lying down, walking or

sitting on the banks of a river, or it may happen

while he is at work. It does not matter where he is or

what he is doing. Likewise, remember your beloved

deity whenever you can, no matter where you are or

what you are doing.

 

Contemplate Him as your creator, protector and the

final abode to where you will return. Try to feel Him

with your heart; try to feel His presence, grace,

compassion and love. Open your heart and pray to Him,

'O Lord, my creator, protector, and final resting

place, guide me to Your light and love. Fill my heart

with Your presence. I've been told that I am Your

child, but I am totally ignorant of my existence in

You. My most beloved Lord, I do not know how to

worship You, or how to please You or meditate on Your

form. I have not studied the scriptures: I know not

how to glorify You. O Compassionate One, show me the

right path so that I can return to my real abode which

is nothing but You.'

 

Children, pray and shed tears as you think of Him.

That is the greatest sadhana (spiritual practice). No

other sadhana will give you the bliss of divine love

as effectively as sincere prayer. You don't have to

undergo any academic training to love God. You don't

have to be a scholar or a philosopher to worship Him

or to call out to Him. Just call out, but let the call

come from your heart. Just as a child cries out for

food or to be fondled or cuddled by his mother, call

out to Him with the same intensity and innocence. Cry

and pray to Him. He must reveal Himself. He cannot sit

silent and unmoved when somebody calls Him like that.

 

Children, innocent prayer, calling out to the Lord, is

a very powerful way to please the Lord. You don't need

to be a scholar to do that. Even for an unschooled

layman or an illiterate forest dweller, the Lord's

grace can be attained if one is really determined to

achieve the goal."

 

Ammachi - Awaken Children, vol. 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

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excellent ! NAMASTE !

 

you are on a roll chitanand;

must be reading "Awaken Children"; great !

see how much good it did our brother Temba;

i met with a friend of mine who has been recovering for the last ten

years;

he is doing much better; even got a job recently;

but when I told him temba's story,

HE REALIZED HOW MUCH TIME HE WASTED BY NOT TAKING AMMA AND HER

TEACHINGS MORE SERIOUSLY;

some years ago i took him to see Amma and made sure he was able to

see Her every year;

anyway, the message seems to be that Amma helps us according to our

receptivity;

i really have no reason to complain; i myself am kind of slow at

getting things;

but like my former teacher said :

MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES

AMMA IS OUR SUN

HAS THERE EVER BEEN A MORE BRIGHTER ONE ?

 

blessings,

amarnath

 

Ammachi, GeorgeSon <leokomor wrote:

>

> "Cry and pray to God. Sing His glories. Don't

> overstrain yourself to try to sit in lotus posture or

> hold your breath to meditate on His form. Meditation

> is remembrance of God, constant and loving

> remembrance. Consider Him as your beloved or just

> consider yourself as His child. Or consider Him as

> your father or mother. Simply try to think of Him just

> as we think of our father or mother or beloved. How

> does a lover remember his beloved? Certainly not by

> sitting in lotus posture. The remembrance simply

> happens in him while he is lying down, walking or

> sitting on the banks of a river, or it may happen

> while he is at work. It does not matter where he is or

> what he is doing. Likewise, remember your beloved

> deity whenever you can, no matter where you are or

> what you are doing.

>

> Contemplate Him as your creator, protector and the

> final abode to where you will return. Try to feel Him

> with your heart; try to feel His presence, grace,

> compassion and love. Open your heart and pray to Him,

> 'O Lord, my creator, protector, and final resting

> place, guide me to Your light and love. Fill my heart

> with Your presence. I've been told that I am Your

> child, but I am totally ignorant of my existence in

> You. My most beloved Lord, I do not know how to

> worship You, or how to please You or meditate on Your

> form. I have not studied the scriptures: I know not

> how to glorify You. O Compassionate One, show me the

> right path so that I can return to my real abode which

> is nothing but You.'

>

> Children, pray and shed tears as you think of Him.

> That is the greatest sadhana (spiritual practice). No

> other sadhana will give you the bliss of divine love

> as effectively as sincere prayer. You don't have to

> undergo any academic training to love God. You don't

> have to be a scholar or a philosopher to worship Him

> or to call out to Him. Just call out, but let the call

> come from your heart. Just as a child cries out for

> food or to be fondled or cuddled by his mother, call

> out to Him with the same intensity and innocence. Cry

> and pray to Him. He must reveal Himself. He cannot sit

> silent and unmoved when somebody calls Him like that.

>

> Children, innocent prayer, calling out to the Lord, is

> a very powerful way to please the Lord. You don't need

> to be a scholar to do that. Even for an unschooled

> layman or an illiterate forest dweller, the Lord's

> grace can be attained if one is really determined to

> achieve the goal."

>

> Ammachi - Awaken Children, vol. 5

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