Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 I do have to correct myself. SSB's guidelines on how to do Satsangs (bhajan oriented and less chanting) are definitely stricter than Amma's. There's a list of bhajan singing guidelines that SSB gives, that Amma hasn't yet done. Otherwise, I REALLY miss the "old" Amma from the AC books. A rare SSB tiny old book does exist where I saw more traditional teachings like "A yogi eats once a day, a rogi(?) eats twice a day and a bhogi(?) eats 3 times a day." We should always try to read a guru's teachings ourselves. I was told that there were alot of attempts to shut down the un- official SSB center I went to, by the local official center. Later I read in an SSB newsletter that SSB's say on the matter of badly run centers (run not according to guidelines) was to "take immediate steps to have them removed from the (official) organization", not necessarily to shut them down. Amma too, has stricter less practiced/known teachings (ideals of course). I had once found them collected on a German(?) anti-cult website. Recognize these stricter teachings? (my paraphrasing from memory below) 1. A sadhak should wear clothing of a single color. (i.e., reduces daily mental vacillation) 2. In the morning when you awake, don't lie there. Rise up on your Right Side, then bow down and meditate for a few mintutes. 3. A (male) sadhak should not look women in the eyes. 4. A sadhak should take laxatives 2 times a month to assist in the removal of excess fecal matter. It's these types of strict teachings you won't find among SSB's. And his path generally encourages married life, versus renunciation (internally or externally) like Amma. I keep forgetting to mention the CD-Rom of "From Untruth to Truth" as being helpful in my path. Some people may not care for the traditional upbringing of Indians, but there's a good illustration of the process of re-incarnation, the construction of temples, etc. and other goodies of Sanathana Dharma. tom Ammachi, Mary Ellen Robinson <mare3 wrote: > > Hi Tom, > On some things we can agree to disagree. I have enjoyed many of your > posts. I am reading thru the Awaken Children books, and I will definitely > take your advice on the Swami P's satsang tapes. I was not criticizing > Sai Baba's teachings or favoring one over the other (Tho I am personally > much more drawn to Amma's way) just commenting on how the different > teachings feel to me, personally. In Amma's Service, mare > > On Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:29:54 -0000 "Tom" <tomgull writes: > > You really need to listen to Swami P's satsang tapes and Amma's > > Awaken Children books, and you'll see my influence. > > Anyone I know who's been and is still a SSB devotee, would definitely > > DISAGREE with you. In fact, much of SSB's teachings are quite the > > low-key Love, love, love, etc. that's touted on this > > (teachings for the general public, generic) and in Amma's public > > discourses. > > Trying to practice idealogical teachings instead of the practical > > ones results in years of wasted effort, ending in a Faith Crisis > > (I've seen many folks that are just now coming into this). SSB's > > teachings lack the intricacies that the Swami P tapes, autobio and > > AC books offer and are mostly general in nature. > > > > tom > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Stacee (or others) ... What color sari did Amma Devi wear? Did you get to see Prajna's wedding? Thanks, Love, Prashanti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Om Namah Shivaya! Amma wore a mango-colored sari with gold and touches of deep red! I happened to be on stage when Prajna and her husband got married by Amma. It was so beautiful! The couple was radiant! Om Namah Shivaya Fe - "Prashanti " <ammasprashanti > <Ammachi> Sunday, June 11, 2006 6:02 PM Re: Devi Bhava > Stacee (or others) ... What color sari did Amma Devi wear? Did you get to > see Prajna's wedding? Thanks, Love, Prashanti > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Oh On 6/11/06, flangdon <flangdon (AT) pacbell (DOT) net> wrote: > > Om Namah Shivaya! > Amma wore a mango-colored sari with gold and touches of deep red! I > happened to be on stage when Prajna and her husband got married by > Amma. It > was so beautiful! The couple was radiant! > > Om Namah Shivaya > Fe > - > "Prashanti " <ammasprashanti > > <Ammachi> > Sunday, June 11, 2006 6:02 PM > Re: Devi Bhava > > > > Stacee (or others) ... What color sari did Amma Devi wear? Did you get > to > > see Prajna's wedding? Thanks, Love, Prashanti > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Oh! Oh!! OH!!! Thank you, Fe. Interestingly, last night some devotees were together celebrating a friend's birthday, and also praying for their fruitfulness in their pursuit of parenthood. I kept thinking of a saying someone told me about Devi a few summers ago: "Who causes the mango to ripen?" Sighing in wonderment, Prashanti On 6/11/06, flangdon <flangdon (AT) pacbell (DOT) net> wrote: > > Om Namah Shivaya! > Amma wore a mango-colored sari with gold and touches of deep red! I > happened to be on stage when Prajna and her husband got married by Amma. > It > was so beautiful! The couple was radiant! > > Om Namah Shivaya > Fe > > - > "Prashanti " <ammasprashanti <ammasprashanti%40gmail.com>> > <Ammachi <Ammachi%40>> > Sunday, June 11, 2006 6:02 PM > Re: Devi Bhava > > > Stacee (or others) ... What color sari did Amma Devi wear? Did you get > to > > see Prajna's wedding? Thanks, Love, Prashanti > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Hi Tom, You can find some of these teachings of Amma's in the little book, "Immortal Light" The Divine Mother's Advice to Householders...it is a charming book, full of information on how Amma feels a householder, or those of us outside of an ashram, can live their life the right way. She talks about in the old days in India how every house had a few trees and a pond nearby, and each house had some basil planted near their front door. How each garden should have flowers planted for cutting to put on the altar to offer to God. All animals were fed and watered, as were the plants, before the householder sat down to a meal. She also recommends that if you have a tiny bit of space, to plant trees. Amma also talks about married life in this little book. I didn't feel she discouraged marriage, but does suggest keeping the number of children down, and as soon as possible looking at the reason why you have marital relations and eventually cutting back on the physical intimacies. And she of course says celibacy outside of marriage is a good thing too. I find many of these teachings to be informative and helpful. (And yes, many of them are hard. I have to admit I was surprised to see the advice on laxatives! hahaha) I guess what I was saying about the difference between Sai Baba's teachings and Amma's wasn't so much the content, but how the information was delivered. In Amma's Service, mare On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:44:17 -0000 "Tom" <tomgull (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> writes: > Amma too, has stricter less practiced/known teachings (ideals of > course). I had once found them collected on a German(?) anti-cult > website. Recognize these stricter teachings? (my paraphrasing > from memory below) > > 1. A sadhak should wear clothing of a single color. (i.e., reduces > daily mental vacillation) > > 2. In the morning when you awake, don't lie there. Rise up on your > Right Side, then bow down and meditate for a few mintutes. > > 3. A (male) sadhak should not look women in the eyes. > > 4. A sadhak should take laxatives 2 times a month to assist in the > removal of excess fecal matter. > > It's these types of strict teachings you won't find among SSB's. > And his path generally encourages married life, versus renunciation > (internally or externally) like Amma. > > I keep forgetting to mention the CD-Rom of "From Untruth to Truth" > as being helpful in my path. Some people may not care for the > traditional upbringing of Indians, but there's a good illustration > of the process of re-incarnation, the construction of temples, etc. > and other goodies of Sanathana Dharma. > > tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 One other thought: She does after all perform weddings at the end of Devi bhavas. Max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 I just was shopping for a birthday present, and saw that new photos are available at Mother's Books website, including the Seattle Devi Bhava and the first San Ramon Devi Bhava. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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