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Om Amriteswaryai namah,

 

Re Devi's clothes: The color blue... a little bit turquoise, a little bit

robin's egg (at times), and then it looked sort of like Windex or Windshield

Wiper Fluid. Or "electric" blue, one might say. At times it felt royal

blue, befitting the Queen of Saints.

 

(I wonder if different people see different colors or shades of color.)

(I wonder what the word for "blue" is in Malayalam...and other of the

World's languages.)

 

Powerfully "water" it seemed to me. Which made me wonder: is the color of

bluesky we see today different than it used to be, pre-pollution or

pre-industrial revolution-level burning of such concentrated amounts of

organic material? The smog layer over New York is so obvious on high ozone

days like today, that the eye wondered...

 

(Sorry you couldn't make it Erica. People kept telling me that when Amma

looks out into the crowds at programs She says she thinks of everyone who's

face is not there.)

 

At the end of the Devi Bhava there were, I think, about three baby feedings

-- much splashing of water Newborn!!! -- and one wedding. (The bride wore

that lovely deep maroon color.)

 

After the closing prayers, when Amma came out of the temple in Her pure

white cloths, radiant, She enjoyed viewing some pictures on the computer --

not sure what She looked at, I heard people say it was Her babies at the

Ashram in India, but Her comportment was SO full of love and giggling at the

screen and blowing them yummy yummy scrumptious delicious kisses. She

really bent down to get a good look!

 

lots of love, Prashanti

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Prashanti put in excellent way. Other thing I want to mention about NYC program was about a crazy lady (seems like she is in mid 20's). She was yelling and shouting during bajans, grabbing everybody's attention. When volunteers were trying to stop her, she shouted loudly 'I hate men, I hate men'. Couple of ladies had to pacify her since she wouldn't listen to men. During bajans when a song finishes and ashramites are flipping through Bajanamritam for next song (in the break), she would pass some weired comments, this lady seems to be extremely confrontational. The scene became absurd in concluding phase during 'Amma Amma Taye', She ran into front of the line and sat in Lotus Posture. This is the moment when everybody go in circle and Ammachi blasts rose petals, but this lady was first in line and sat in Lotus Posture (eyes closed) and not budging. Now ashramites (all men) grabbed and pushed her aside making way for devotees.

Besides that NYC program was really great, I got to do Prasad seva. I was there on the stage during the baby feeding, first baby seemed to be scared, but second baby was directly staring at Ammachi without a blink, that was a sight to behold.

It was nice meeting Ammasiswari, Ananthasree, Jyostna form this group. I guess others can add more insights.

ONS

Avinash.

 

Prashanti <ammasprashanti > wrote: Om Amriteswaryai namah,

Re Devi's clothes: The color blue... a little bit turquoise, a little bit

robin's egg (at times), and then it looked sort of like Windex or Windshield

Wiper Fluid. Or "electric" blue, one might say. At times it felt royal

blue, befitting the Queen of Saints.

(I wonder if different people see different colors or shades of color.)

(I wonder what the word for "blue" is in Malayalam...and other of the

World's languages.)

Powerfully "water" it seemed to me. Which made me wonder: is the color of

bluesky we see today different than it used to be, pre-pollution or

pre-industrial revolution-level burning of such concentrated amounts of

organic material? The smog layer over New York is so obvious on high ozone

days like today, that the eye wondered...

(Sorry you couldn't make it Erica. People kept telling me that when Amma

looks out into the crowds at programs She says she thinks of everyone who's

face is not there.)

At the end of the Devi Bhava there were, I think, about three baby feedings

-- much splashing of water Newborn!!! -- and one wedding. (The bride wore

that lovely deep maroon color.)

After the closing prayers, when Amma came out of the temple in Her pure

white cloths, radiant, She enjoyed viewing some pictures on the computer --

not sure what She looked at, I heard people say it was Her babies at the

Ashram in India, but Her comportment was SO full of love and giggling at the

screen and blowing them yummy yummy scrumptious delicious kisses. She

really bent down to get a good look!

lots of love, Prashanti

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Nice point of comparison to Amma's persona of calling herself "just a crazy

girl." The avadhuti-like behaving one (contra the discipline of the hall)

also wore a similar shade to Devi: BVM coloured blue on the lower half, and

her toenails were colored with a sparkly silver-blue.

 

"To one who doesn't hear the music the dancers look crazy." Sufi proverb

 

She seemed less wild to me this year. I wish I could remember her name.

loveprashanti

 

On 7/17/06, ecjensen_us <ecjensen_us > wrote:

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> OM NAMAH SIVAYA

>

> thanks for this great story. maybe She was the younger Amma of

> yesterday visiting HerSelf? did Amma shower Her with flowers?

>

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Ammachi, avinash ramidi <avinash7_99 wrote:

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> Besides that NYC program was really great, I got to do Prasad seva. I was there on the

stage during the baby feeding, first baby seemed to be scared, but second baby was

directly staring at Ammachi without a blink, that was a sight to behold.

 

The look on that first baby's face made me laugh! It looked so...highly suspicious! ;-D

 

> It was nice meeting Ammasiswari, Ananthasree, Jyostna form this group. I guess others

can add more insights.

 

It was nice seeing you too! I'm always so sorry that I never really have time to talk to

anyone outside of the seva context in NYC, because of my coordinating the darshan lines.

 

Blessings,

Iswari

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