To GeorgeSon about Profound Amma Instructions upon Leaving Amritapuri

[Guest guest]

Dear GeorgeSon ~ thank you for posting this account of Amma's conversation

with her Ashram children when She was leaving for Her tour. The statement, "You

should pray that you come to be able to see Amma clearly in your heart,"

touched the core of my soul. Not everyone is able to see Amma or physically be

with Her. I had my times with Her, and they were glorious. I really liked what

she said that, even with tapas, you could still have the idea, "I am the

doer." And Amma is truly the Mother of Compassion as She enjoins Her ashram

children to focus on that, even above tapas. I believe the answer to your

question would be both (inner and outer journeys). The longer we are on the

journey,

the more the inner and outer journey become the same journey. Blessings ~

Linda

 

 

GeorgeSon wrote:

 

When Amma asked her children to say something, one of

them said, "Come back soon." To this Amma responded,

"Do you mean you want me to fall sick? All the

programs are already fixed. When you say 'come back

soon,' either it means there should be some problem

with the programs or Amma should fall sick. You

shouldn't pray like this. You should pray that you

come to be able to see Amma clearly in your heart."

 

Amma then explained how most of the people who come to

see her on her Indian Tour only have her darshan once

every two years. She asked the ashramites to try to

think of them and not themselves. "Instead of all the

time thinking 'I!,' 'I!,' 'I!,' 'I!' and 'for me!'

'for me!' 'for me!', you should start thinking, 'you'

and 'for you,'" Amma said. "Only in compassion do we

truly lose ourselves. In tapas [austerities], we still

have the attitude that 'I am the doer.'"

 

Telling her ashram children that they must struggle to

keep their thirst for liberation alive, Amma gave them

instructions to do as much japa and meditation on

their bus trip back to Amritapuri as possible.

 

Before getting up to go to the airport for her trip to

Australia, Amma then blessed everyone: "Children, may

your journey be safe and happy."

 

Was it a blessing for the physical journey or for the

inner one?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Namaskar

 

Dear Lindaji:

 

Please forgive my sloppy post.

That last question was posed by the web journalist.

I did not have the insight to ask that.

 

In the other part of your post you quote Amma who said:

 

"You should pray that you come to be able to

see Amma clearly in your heart."

 

I have decided to memorize this line.

I L-O-V-E the word "clearly" in Amma's instruction.

 

Amma has told us to focus on the Jyoti within.

Do we obey?

 

I sure try not to. We want to touch Her hand!

We want to see Her shining transcendental eyes.

There is nothing wrong with that. This is better

than the general public (as it were)

 

But to the Ashramites Amma gives a schematic diagram

to Liberation.

 

God is spirit Amma instructs the deluded child.

 

Do not seek Children - See! See Clearly.

No?

 

See? See what?

Where?

 

Amma is inside our Heart. We do not have to fly

to Australia and pay thousands. We do not need

to buy a flat at Amritapuri for a fleeting glance.

To quote Kathy Zavada:

 

I'M RIGHT HERE.

 

Namah Shivaya,

 

GeorgeSon

 

P.S. Glad to see you are posting again

 

 

 

Ammachi, nierika wrote:

>

>

> Dear GeorgeSon ~ thank you for posting this account of Amma's

conversation

> with her Ashram children when She was leaving for Her tour. The

statement, "You

> should pray that you come to be able to see Amma clearly in your

heart,"

> touched the core of my soul. Not everyone is able to see Amma or

physically be

> with Her. I had my times with Her, and they were glorious. I

really liked what

> she said that, even with tapas, you could still have the idea, "I

am the

> doer." And Amma is truly the Mother of Compassion as She enjoins

Her ashram

> children to focus on that, even above tapas. I believe the answer

to your

> question would be both (inner and outer journeys). The longer we

are on the journey,

> the more the inner and outer journey become the same journey.

Blessings ~

> Linda

>

>

> GeorgeSon wrote:

>

> When Amma asked her children to say something, one of

> them said, "Come back soon." To this Amma responded,

> "Do you mean you want me to fall sick? All the

> programs are already fixed. When you say 'come back

> soon,' either it means there should be some problem

> with the programs or Amma should fall sick. You

> shouldn't pray like this. You should pray that you

> come to be able to see Amma clearly in your heart."

>

> Amma then explained how most of the people who come to

> see her on her Indian Tour only have her darshan once

> every two years. She asked the ashramites to try to

> think of them and not themselves. "Instead of all the

> time thinking 'I!,' 'I!,' 'I!,' 'I!' and 'for me!'

> 'for me!' 'for me!', you should start thinking, 'you'

> and 'for you,'" Amma said. "Only in compassion do we

> truly lose ourselves. In tapas [austerities], we still

> have the attitude that 'I am the doer.'"

>

> Telling her ashram children that they must struggle to

> keep their thirst for liberation alive, Amma gave them

> instructions to do as much japa and meditation on

> their bus trip back to Amritapuri as possible.

>

> Before getting up to go to the airport for her trip to

> Australia, Amma then blessed everyone: "Children, may

> your journey be safe and happy."

>

> Was it a blessing for the physical journey or for the

> inner one?

>