AMMAs letter to HER BELOVED DARLING children in prison(HOW GREAT IS HER LOVE)

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Om Namah Shivayah

 

Darling children,

 

Amma knows your hearts, which are longing to see the vast sky and the beautiful

earth beneath it, decorated by the warm rays of the sun, the cool moonlight and

all of nature. Your minds must be longing to get just a glimpse of your friends

and family. Your only friends right now must be your memories – the good and bad

memories that days gone by have bestowed to you. One moment a handful of good

memories gives you peace and happiness; the next moment, the guilt about

mistakes you knowingly or unknowingly committed in an cursed moment might prick

your conscience.

 

My children, we should remember that the capacity to remain happy in all

circumstances is within all of us. Due to a wrong notion, we believe that only

the objects of the external world can give us happiness. We remain unaware of

the truth that the source of this happiness is actually within us. This

misconception makes us depend more and more on the external objects, rather than

seeking the real happiness, which indeed is our very own nature.

 

Suppose a dog finds a bone and begins chewing on it. The bone wears and tears

away the dog’s own gums until they begin to bleed. But the dog, tasting the

blood, thinks that it is coming from the bone. He doesn’t realize that the blood

is actually coming from his own gums. So he chews more and more vigorously,

relishing the taste of the blood. In the same way, we, too, believe that

happiness comes from external objects. We should find strength and happiness

within and become more independent.

 

It is the law of any country that wrongdoing should be met with punishment. But

there are also innocent people who are caught in the mysterious ways of fate and

are being punished. Either way, my children, you should remember that these are

all opportunities given by God to you, and to anyone who is traveling down the

wrong path to reflect and mend their ways. The past experiences and the

punishment that followed may be seen as the dark period of your life. But the

lessons we can learn during these times are priceless. As we go through the heat

of these experiences, if we can dive deep into their intensity, we will find

many pearls.

 

These are the precious gems that will illuminate your future. If you can find

these gems, the mistakes committed in the past and the punishment received will

gain a new dimension that you have not known before. This, indeed, is the

sky-like inner expansiveness of knowledge and awareness, the capacity to imbibe

and understand the sorrows and mental agony of others, and the maturity and

strength to hold them close to you and console them with love and compassion.

 

Blessed are you, my children, if you can utilize the experiences you are going

through right now to achieve this expansiveness. Above all this, you must pray

for God’s Grace. Amma lovingly prays to the Supreme Self for her darling

children to attain inner strength, peace and happiness.

 

All for now...

 

Om Namah Shivaya

 

With affectionate kisses,

 

Amma

 

Ammachi: patria1818: Fri, 11 Jul 2008

19:51:53 -0700 Amma in New York (NY Times article)

 

 

 

 

Tour of Embraces Makes a Stop in ManhattanBy APRIL DEMBOSKYPublished: July 10,

2008The line started outside on 34th Street, entered the lobby and snaked up the

stairs to the balcony. It veered left at the aisle, then downstairs again to the

rear orchestra section. " Stay to the right-hand side,” one of the line

controllers said, kindly but firmly.Those at the head of the line received a

numbered token, a place holder for another line. Some waited up to seven hours

for their turn. When that moment finally came, they all got what they came for:

a hug.More than 8,000 people were hugged on Tuesday and Wednesday, and one

person was doing all the hugging: Mata Amritanandamayi, 54, known to her

followers as Amma, or Mother. full article (includes slide show and video

clip)http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/nyregion/10hugs.html

 

 

 

 

 

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