Guest guest Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 AMMAs VICTORY'S. so far.......... a)seven Lakota native americans from the poorest area in this country,come learn how to build earth dome homes www.calearth.org in honor of AMMAs day of incarnation(birth-day) b)AMMA devotees raise and others on the path raise money and have the electricty of one the familys that came to the traing turned on. c)AMMA devotees and others on the path raise money to have propane provided for the family so that they dont freeze. d)AMMAs love touches someone's heart and they send one of the Lakota girls in the family a lap top computer. the girl is so humble and is in school,which is a miracle because the drop out rate on the reservation is 300 times the average in america. e)three plane tickets have been purchased at very inexspensive rates(AMMAS GRACE)in order to bring three Lakota women off of the reservation for three days to be with their and our beloved AMMA.they are also the land owners of the land that we will build(earth domes) on in march 2009.it will be like coming to heaven for the people that come.to be out of the environment of depression and poverty for at least ONE DAY!. there are ego clashes that happen all the time.but when you stop and reflect on the fact that a few months ago this was not happening and now it is ,you just stand in AWE of HER GLORY!HER GLORY!HER GRACE!HER POWER!HER MERCY! HER COMPASSION!HER VICTORY! HER beloved children which you all are! HER HEALING!.AMMA is simply AWSOME! MAY ALL BEINGS EVERYWHERE EXPERIENCE HER LOVE AND COMPASSION IN THE MOST INTIMATE WAYS........thankyou for all of your prayers and heartfelt intentions...... Ammachi: nierika: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:37:35 -0400 Re: to Temba about the forgotten ones Dearest brother Temba,My heart too has been very heavy for a long time because of how our ancestors chose to use and abuse the indigenous peoples and the very land. I am part Cherokee, and of course, White. Yet, I may also have some black blood because my great great and great grandparents owned slaves. I remember how shocked I was when I learned of this. I also remember being taken out the back porch to look across the field to the stand of trees in the distance. This was, I was told, a " slave ditch, " where the black people fleeing slavery would hide in their journey on the underground railroad. I was horrified, yet I could not tell anyone my feelings. I was happy they had a place to hide on their escape route. I remember going to church there, in Tidewater Virginia, and it was before the Civil Rights Era, so the black people had to sit in the balcony, as far away from the whites as possible. This hurt my young heart.Dear brother, you have done so much for so many; you yourself have likely been the target or subject of racism, and it isn't just racism. A lot of what " looks like " racism is really or is also classism. The upper and middle classes not accepting those who were and are lower on the economic rung. I should beg your forgiveness for what my family did. But Temba, please, please do not take this pain on. You can in gather so many people to help in whatever ways may be possible, and you do so much. Please keep your strength in Amma. If you make yourself part of the cause, it may be harder to be part of the solution because your grief, perhaps, might get in your way. I say this as someone who has strongly felt this grief. When my mother took me to a new high school to look it over, the Principal apologized to her because there were so many blacks. I was shocked. Why would he do such a thing. But in the area where I lived, there were only whites in the schools. When I was very little I found someone to play with in my (paternal) grandparent's neighborhood. We had such a good time; I was so happy that I came home and told my grandmother and my aunt about it. Then I was really in trouble, getting yelled at, and even the next day, my aunt saying what would be the all to familiar punch line, " Well, if you love them so much, why don't you marry one? " !!!!!!!! I was just a child. I didn't understand. I don't know how I escaped having the racist attitudes of my family passed down to me; I never identified at all with what they said and did, but only continued to feel shocked, horrified, and then as I grew older, very sad for them ... to be trapped in these vicious untruths. And these were people, please understand, who were Christian and who were very serious about their religion.To me it just never made sense.During my working years, in my own way I did what I could. In one peace group I worked for, I helped create a multicultural info/action " kit " for teachers to use with school children. Later as I began to get more into my Native American roots, I created something called the " Earth Blessing Ceremony. " This was very much experiential, not just me getting up in front of a group and singing, but instead getting the group in a circle and having them directly participate in all aspects, from saging the group to singing the chants. I was very blessed to be able to do this in a variety of settings with a variety of age groups, from small children to adults. I have been saddened by the loss of my voice because I miss this. Yet, even in my art, there is that influence. My latest work has been 4 " Medicine Sheilds, " each with a different animal. These are my Animal Totems, but I feel others could identify with them. I still have two to complete.You are doing good, important work/seva, dear Temba. Please don't fall on your sword. We all need you. Jai Jai Ma ~ LindaP.S. If there is a central group or agency that I could donate to I might be able to make a small contribution periodically that way. To physically help is beyond my means, and the other thing I can also do is pray. But please understand Temba that your work is valued; you stand for many of us. Let them know their sister Linda cares. The link made me very sad, but I saw a lot of this with my own eyes when I lived in New Mexico. On the one hand the commercialization of Native American culture by white people for white consumers, and, on the other hand, the devastating poverty. Temba wrote:dear beloved family and darling children of AMMA.if there is anyone out there who has a little spare time, an open heart and would like to serve the poorest community in this nation,please call AMMAs sun temba @ 641-233-8255.the spiritual masters have said that until the native american sitution is worked out in this country,lo to this country.it is so sad to me that this country is the suppossed richest country on the planet ,yet we have third world poverty right here in good ole n.america and to make it so sad,it is the indiginous people of this land.the same people that welcomed us into this country with open hearts and hands are now starving and freezing to death.only AMMA and those beings with love awareness could look into this dark situation and bring light to it.if no one can help in a physical sense.can you all just please help the AWARENESS of this situation increase.that is all i ask.let people know so their hearts can make the decision in how they can help**************Play online games for FREE at Games.com! 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Guest guest Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Dear Temba ~ it made my heart soar to read what you shared. If we made donations to Cal-earth, could they be specified for this project alone? I will write more off digest. Jai Jai Mata Ma ~ Linda .................................................................................\ ................................................. Temba wrote: AMMAs VICTORY'S. so far......... . a)seven Lakota native americans from the poorest area in this country,come learn how to build earth dome homes www.calearth. org in honor of AMMAs day of incarnation( birth-day) b)AMMA devotees raise and others on the path raise money and have the electricty of one the familys that came to the traing turned on. c)AMMA devotees and others on the path raise money to have propane provided for the family so that they dont freeze. d)AMMAs love touches someone's heart and they send one of the Lakota girls in the family a lap top computer. the girl is so humble and is in school,which is a miracle because the drop out rate on the reservation is 300 times the average in america. e)three plane tickets have been purchased at very inexspensive rates(AMMAS GRACE)in order to bring three Lakota women off of the reservation for three days to be with their and our beloved AMMA.they are also the land owners of the land that we will build(earth domes) on in march 2009.it will be like coming to heaven for the people that come.to be out of the environment of depression and poverty for at least ONE DAY!. there are ego clashes that happen all the time.but when you stop and reflect on the fact that a few months ago this was not happening and now it is ,you just stand in AWE of HER GLORY!HER GLORY!HER GRACE!HER POWER!HER MERCY! HER COMPASSION!HER VICTORY! HER beloved children which you all are! HER HEALING!.AMMA is simply AWSOME! MAY ALL BEINGS EVERYWHERE EXPERIENCE HER LOVE AND COMPASSION IN THE MOST INTIMATE WAYS........ thankyou for all of your prayers and heartfelt intentions.. .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 dear beloved sister and darling daughter of AMMA,please be so kind to call me as i have requested to you.or please send me your # to my e-mail adress and i will call you beloved. Ammachi: skyedaughter: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:54:02 -0700 Re:HER POWER,HER GLORY,FOREVER! Dear Temba ~ it made my heart soar to read what you shared. If we made donations to Cal-earth, could they be specified for this project alone? I will write more off digest.Jai Jai Mata Ma ~ Linda...........................................................................\ ...................................................... Temba wrote: AMMAs VICTORY'S. so far......... .a)seven Lakota native americans from the poorest area in this country,come learn how to build earth dome homes www.calearth. org in honor of AMMAs day of incarnation( birth-day)b)AMMA devotees raise and others on the path raise money and have the electricty of one the familys that came to the traing turned on.c)AMMA devotees and others on the path raise money to have propane provided for the family so that they dont freeze.d)AMMAs love touches someone's heart and they send one of the Lakota girls in the family a lap top computer. the girl is so humble and is in school,which is a miracle because the drop out rate on the reservation is 300 times the average in america.e)three plane tickets have been purchased at very inexspensive rates(AMMAS GRACE)in order to bring three Lakota women off of the reservation for three days to be with their and our beloved AMMA.they are also the land owners of the land that we will build(earth domes) on in march 2009.it will be like coming to heaven for the people that come.to be out of the environment of depression and poverty for at least ONE DAY!.there are ego clashes that happen all the time.but when you stop and reflect on the fact that a few months ago this was not happening and now it is ,you just stand in AWE of HER GLORY!HER GLORY!HER GRACE!HER POWER!HER MERCY!HER COMPASSION!HER VICTORY! HER beloved children which you all are! HER HEALING!.AMMA is simply AWSOME! MAY ALL BEINGS EVERYWHERE EXPERIENCE HER LOVE AND COMPASSION IN THE MOST INTIMATE WAYS........ thankyou for all of your prayers and heartfelt intentions.. ....[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] _______________ When your life is on the go—take your life with you. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/115298558/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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