To GeorgeSon, man-egos, Cliffie, etc.

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Chitanand,

  

  I used to teach ballet to John Ratzenburger's (the actore who played Cliff on Cheers) grandkids.... To me you are not so much a Cliffie as you are a George Harrison, but that is my perception. Funny how we view ourselves and how we are seen by others.

  

  I used to say things like "Bring down your sword on my neck" and "Make me less than dust at Your feet" in malayalam when I went up for darshan, which Amma seemed to think was really funny. A few times she yelled out to the people around her what I said. "PADADHOOLI!!" She hollered so that the whole MA Center could hear. Maybe I was saying it wrong.... Then one time she make her hand like a blade and hacked at my neck a little, like she was going to saw it off.

  

  The best part is that at every stop on the tour last year Amma found some way to reduce me to a puddle. There were times when I just couldn't even enter the hall, I felt so small and all my "stuff" just seemed so petty and silly. These were the times when I experienced the flow of grace so strongly that it was almost unbearable, and was physically incapacitating.

  

  There is no doubt that our sincere pleas for the removal of the ego are most welcome by our dear mother and satguru. Maybe if I give her a watermelon she'll REALLY turn up the heat....

  

  love,

  

  Prajna

 

GeorgeSon <leokomor > wrote:

  Sweta wrote:

 

someone suggested I give a mango to Amma, & mentally

say, "Please take my ego, it's a burden to me."  She

did take the mango, & seemed to act like it was the

most beautiful, precious gift she had ever

received.

 

Mamaskar,

 

Sister Sweta you said a lot in a concise manner.

 

Please allow me to digest this

 

"Someone suggested"

 

It is possible (how can I tell) that Amma used that

"someone" as Her instrument to instruct you and now

the Y-Satsang on how to offer during Darshan.

 

When I offer a fruit to Amma (Good lord what a

blessing to offer the Divine Mother anything) I offer

Her my MIND and my Heart and all of me - every cell

-every membrane, on the physical plane or subtle

plane.

 

"Please take my ego, it's a burden to me." 

 

Sisterji the acknowlegment of the burden speaks

volumes about your awareness.  Most of the world

thinks to ego is a plus.

 

This weekend I shared a long auto ride with two

elderly and learned devotees of Sri Ramakrishna.

We were talking about the personality clashes within a

spiritual community.  I always have to be "clever"

like Cliff the mailman on the old TV show "Cheers".

Somewhat egoically I interjected "It has to be Ego"

 

The devotee named Bill who is in his 80's quickly

corrected:

 

{The "unripe ego" is to be discarded.  Not the "ripe

ego"[

 

He was correct. I was reminded  that the ego is not a

throwaway line.  Sri Ramakrishna said that the Ripe

Ego is quite alright.

 

Still GeorgeSon (or Cliffieson) the BASTON (Boston)

mailman can comment on Vedanta oh sure!!

 

Let us offer Amma whatever feels appropriate.

Oh Amma take my Cliffieness.  O Amma take my know it

all personae.  Oh Amma protect me from Egoity.

 

Sweta also wrote"

 

'seemed to act like it was the most beautiful,

precious gift she had ever

received".

 

In Her omniscience She knew!!!

Amma knew that you were offering up the Ego.  Check

that one out!

 

Amma has everything.  Amma is full and has (personal

selfish) desires whatsoever.  Nevertheless She wishes

to break us out of the penitentiary.  Amma wishes to

free Her children from the San Quenton of the unripe

ego.

 

What Mother wants her daughter locked up and confined?

Even a common earthly Mother would hock her wedding

ring to free her daughter from jail.

 

What can be said of the Mother of Mothers. IMHO Amma

is pleased when we offer the ego because we have taken

a step (like the babies first steps) toward FREEDOM by

offering the mango of egoity.

 

Namah Shivaya

 

Chitanand

 

 

 

 

 

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