Guest guest Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 My husband and I decided that the new token system is brilliant. People just can't freak out about how many people Amma will hug until their turn comes. We can't obsess about it. Everyone seemed so much more relaxed about the tokens. When we were hosting in San Ramon I was really impressed by how smoothly it went. Also, the programs seemed much smaller and more relaxed than recent years. Anyone notice that in LA and New Mexico? It was really nice. love, Prajna Romi <romi_jordanna > wrote: But there's more. They don't always give out all the numbers for each letter. Or all the letters. So D might have 1-4, but E will only have 1, and then F could be skipped, and then G will have 1-3. It seems completley random. Some letters will be up for an hour, and then they'll skip over the next 2 letters. Challenging indeed! With love, Romi --- ammasiswari <ammasiswari > wrote: > Instead of numbers, the token ranges go A1, A2, A3, > A4, A5, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, C1....Z1, > Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5. They may give out different numbers > of tokens in each range. So, it seems > like it'll be challenging to estimate how long the > darshan will go on.... > > Iswari > > Ammachi, "Ananthasree" > <ananthasree wrote: > > > > Namah Shivayah, > > > > Romi mentioned a new token system. Can anyone > elaborate on that? > > > > Jai Ma! > > > > Ananthasree > > > > http://ananthasree.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > "Children, all of spirituality is contained in that one word: Awareness." - Amma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 I was surprised by the small crowds too. I noticed I could take 2 or more steps rather than the usual 1/2 -1 steps during Devi Bhava before I bumped into some one else !!! Ammachi, Prajna - Brianna <prajnaji wrote: > > My husband and I decided that the new token system is brilliant. People just can't freak out about how many people Amma will hug until their turn comes. We can't obsess about it. Everyone seemed so much more relaxed about the tokens. When we were hosting in San Ramon I was really impressed by how smoothly it went. > > Also, the programs seemed much smaller and more relaxed than recent years. Anyone notice that in LA and New Mexico? It was really nice. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Yes the new token system totally rocks, I am hardly bothered by those signs now - the less the distraction the better - I had even forgotten that they existed till I started reading posts here. In fact I was totally stumped when someone asked me in the dining hall what token was on - I mumbled something like may be A, B but definitely not Z - before this I was pretty good at tracking the numbers! Actually people seemed proud of their tokens rather than being disappointed may be because there are just 26 alphabets rather than a discouraging number like 5500-5600 !! Ammachi, Prajna - Brianna <prajnaji wrote: > > My husband and I decided that the new token system is brilliant. People just can't freak out about how many people Amma will hug until their turn comes. We can't obsess about it. Everyone seemed so much more relaxed about the tokens. When we were hosting in San Ramon I was really impressed by how smoothly it went. > > Also, the programs seemed much smaller and more relaxed than recent years. Anyone notice that in LA and New Mexico? It was really nice. > > love, > > Prajna > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 --- Prajna - Brianna <prajnaji > wrote: > Also, the programs seemed much smaller and more > relaxed than recent years. Anyone notice that in LA > and New Mexico? It was really nice. > > love, > > Prajna In San Ramon, the first Devi Bhava was indeed smaller. I think this was mainly because it listed as "Tentative" until the about 2 days before. I was doing greeter seva in the dining hall for the overflow and people didn't turn up until like 7:00pm. However, I felt the Retreat and 2nd Devi Bhava had a larger turnout. We went to LA just for the Devi Bhava, and I felt it was pretty crowded, I think the fire marshal came in once. During the Atma Puja, there were 2 or 3 overflow rooms, one in the dining hall below, the 3rd floor and another terrace somewhere. Definitely more than last year. This time in LA, they had these huge posters of Amma on many prominent streets announcing her tour, that definitely helped bring in a lot of people. Yes, the new token system has taken the stress out of the waiting game. BTW, did anyone else notice, Amma having the clicker in her right hand during Darshan? We saw it during many of the day programs in San Ramon, and during LA Devi Bhava. In LA I wanted to ask Amma what my number was, but then She distracted me by playing out an entirely different Leela. I'll write about it in a different message shortly. -Gopinath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Dear Prajna, I also noticed that everyone was more relaxed with the new token system. Someone told me that Amma said we were all too hung up on numbers like how many people came for darshan in the morning on Tuesday, etc. The other aspect of it is that the head honchos can't think "We handled 1400 people this morning" or "7000 people for Devi bhava." Somebody must now the number because the food has to be figured out but it is almost a secret. We did have smaller groups in San Ramon this year. Why? Who knows!? The MA Center is really not large enough for the numbers that have been coming so maybe Amma just did a little crowd thinning somehow. It was nice I will selfishly say. Aikya Ammachi, Prajna - Brianna <prajnaji wrote: > > My husband and I decided that the new token system is brilliant. People just can't freak out about how many people Amma will hug until their turn comes. We can't obsess about it. Everyone seemed so much more relaxed about the tokens. When we were hosting in San Ramon I was really impressed by how smoothly it went. > > Also, the programs seemed much smaller and more relaxed than recent years. Anyone notice that in LA and New Mexico? It was really nice. > > love, > > Prajna > > Romi <romi_jordanna wrote: > But there's more. They don't always give out all the > numbers for each letter. Or all the letters. > > So D might have 1-4, but E will only have 1, and then > F could be skipped, and then G will have 1-3. It > seems completley random. Some letters will be up for > an hour, and then they'll skip over the next 2 > letters. > > Challenging indeed! > > With love, > Romi > > --- ammasiswari <ammasiswari wrote: > > > Instead of numbers, the token ranges go A1, A2, A3, > > A4, A5, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, C1....Z1, > > Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5. They may give out different numbers > > of tokens in each range. So, it seems > > like it'll be challenging to estimate how long the > > darshan will go on.... > > > > Iswari > > > > Ammachi, "Ananthasree" > > <ananthasree@> wrote: > > > > > > Namah Shivayah, > > > > > > Romi mentioned a new token system. Can anyone > > elaborate on that? > > > > > > Jai Ma! > > > > > > Ananthasree > > > > > > http://ananthasree.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Children, all of spirituality is contained in that one word: Awareness." - Amma > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Dear Prajna, I also noticed that everyone was more relaxed with the new token system. Someone told me that Amma said we were all too hung up on numbers like how many people came for darshan in the morning on Tuesday, etc. The other aspect of it is that the head honchos can't think "We handled 1400 people this morning" or "7000 people for Devi bhava." Somebody must now the number because the food has to be figured out but it is almost a secret. We did have smaller groups in San Ramon this year. Why? Who knows!? The MA Center is really not large enough for the numbers that have been coming so maybe Amma just did a little crowd thinning somehow. It was nice I will selfishly say. Aikya Ammachi, Prajna - Brianna <prajnaji wrote: > > My husband and I decided that the new token system is brilliant. People just can't freak out about how many people Amma will hug until their turn comes. We can't obsess about it. Everyone seemed so much more relaxed about the tokens. When we were hosting in San Ramon I was really impressed by how smoothly it went. > > Also, the programs seemed much smaller and more relaxed than recent years. Anyone notice that in LA and New Mexico? It was really nice. > > love, > > Prajna > > Romi <romi_jordanna wrote: > But there's more. They don't always give out all the > numbers for each letter. Or all the letters. > > So D might have 1-4, but E will only have 1, and then > F could be skipped, and then G will have 1-3. It > seems completley random. Some letters will be up for > an hour, and then they'll skip over the next 2 > letters. > > Challenging indeed! > > With love, > Romi > > --- ammasiswari <ammasiswari wrote: > > > Instead of numbers, the token ranges go A1, A2, A3, > > A4, A5, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, C1....Z1, > > Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5. They may give out different numbers > > of tokens in each range. So, it seems > > like it'll be challenging to estimate how long the > > darshan will go on.... > > > > Iswari > > > > Ammachi, "Ananthasree" > > <ananthasree@> wrote: > > > > > > Namah Shivayah, > > > > > > Romi mentioned a new token system. Can anyone > > elaborate on that? > > > > > > Jai Ma! > > > > > > Ananthasree > > > > > > http://ananthasree.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Children, all of spirituality is contained in that one word: Awareness." - Amma > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Everyone was much more relaxed about the new token system. Once I realized there was no hope, I really enjoyed the freedom from trying to figure out when my token would be up. Also, it was nice to not have the panic about not being in the hall at just the right time, and missing my number and having to beg the line seva folks to be let in! Everything was just much more fluid this year. With the exception of the retreat and the second Devi Bhava, the MA Center seemed much less packed than it usually is when Amma is here. I keep feeling like it is the water receding before the wave hits, and next year will be crazy! So I focused on making the most of all the time I got to spend so close to Amma this year. It was such a blessing! Though, it was also nice when the second Devi Bhava was packed, and the energy was high (and I still managed to get close to Amma). Love, Romi --- Aikya Param <aikya > wrote: > Dear Prajna, > > I also noticed that everyone was more relaxed with > the new token > system. Someone told me that Amma said we were all > too hung up on > numbers like how many people came for darshan in the > morning on > Tuesday, etc. The other aspect of it is that the > head honchos can't > think "We handled 1400 people this morning" or "7000 > people for Devi > bhava." Somebody must now the number because the > food has to be > figured out but it is almost a secret. > > We did have smaller groups in San Ramon this year. > Why? Who > knows!? The MA Center is really not large enough for > the numbers > that have been coming so maybe Amma just did a > little crowd thinning > somehow. > > It was nice I will selfishly say. > > Aikya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Speaking of high energy, wasn't that amazing when the power went out during Amma Amma Taye at the end of the first DB? Everyone just started singing louder, and when it came back on, the swamis hadn't missed a beat. I guess that's what happens when there is a surge of energy... love, Prajna Romi <romi_jordanna > wrote: Everyone was much more relaxed about the new token system. Once I realized there was no hope, I really enjoyed the freedom from trying to figure out when my token would be up. Also, it was nice to not have the panic about not being in the hall at just the right time, and missing my number and having to beg the line seva folks to be let in! Everything was just much more fluid this year. With the exception of the retreat and the second Devi Bhava, the MA Center seemed much less packed than it usually is when Amma is here. I keep feeling like it is the water receding before the wave hits, and next year will be crazy! So I focused on making the most of all the time I got to spend so close to Amma this year. It was such a blessing! Though, it was also nice when the second Devi Bhava was packed, and the energy was high (and I still managed to get close to Amma). Love, Romi --- Aikya Param <aikya > wrote: > Dear Prajna, > > I also noticed that everyone was more relaxed with > the new token > system. Someone told me that Amma said we were all > too hung up on > numbers like how many people came for darshan in the > morning on > Tuesday, etc. The other aspect of it is that the > head honchos can't > think "We handled 1400 people this morning" or "7000 > people for Devi > bhava." Somebody must now the number because the > food has to be > figured out but it is almost a secret. > > We did have smaller groups in San Ramon this year. > Why? Who > knows!? The MA Center is really not large enough for > the numbers > that have been coming so maybe Amma just did a > little crowd thinning > somehow. > > It was nice I will selfishly say. > > Aikya "Children, all of spirituality is contained in that one word: Awareness." - Amma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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