Amma in San Ramon, Weds. evening

[Guest guest]

First night: The orientation began with a wonderful comedian doing a

routine about all the funny subcultural idiosyncrasies of the Ashram and

Amma devotees. Saving space in the hall. Looking for an Amma-minded mate

and then leaving them to follow Amma. Etc. He closed telling us, Amma will

be here in about thirty seconds, and She was.

 

Some "Darshan: The Embrace" film-type thumping disco beat started, which

was pretty fun/funky to sink into for the 27 seconds or so that it played.

"eye" was near the back of the hall and could see the loving pada puja. The

garland was a beautiful white, pink, and yellow mala. Amma hugged all the

children and the whole family. They had offered the loveliest mauve-rose

roses at Her feet.

 

When She got about halfway through the room She let out a sweet exclamation,

and the whole front of the hall sighed and "Ahhed" with Her, perhaps

glancing for the first time that evening Her form.

 

During Mother's talk last night, She emphasized the need for balance in

life. The importance of values. The scriptures say:

Dharma-Artha-Kama-Moksha... Right action, wealth, desire, and liberation.

But too much in this world the values of righteousness and the desire for

liberation have fallen away. What is left is wealth and desire. This is

like trying to drive a car with the two front tires flat.

 

The first bhajan was Varuvay Varuvay, then Sri Krishna Charanam. Then Mano

Buddhya (sung in unison) and several others on the songsheet, including

OMKARA swarupini unaru. English translation:

 

"Awake O form of the Cosmic sound as a sweet mantra in my heart resonating

to the chords of celestial vina in my soul.

 

Like the gracefully dancing peacock in the grove of contented ecstasy, dance

the dance of bliss in the prepared venue of my life.

 

Like the flitting butterfly among gracefully swaying creepers and swishing

bunches of flowers you dance sing in my soul."

 

(I'm not sure if I remember this from visits to the MA Center earlier in the

Fall, but the hangings in back of Amma's eat, at the front of Amrita Hall

where the murtis of Devi and Krishna are, are sprinkled at the top with a

flock of soaring gold & coloured metallic butterflies!

 

The arathi was very sweet. Amma kept bursting into smiles. You could feel

all the love in the room.

 

Happy Thanksgiving!!

OM Amriteswaryai Namah.