Thoughts on the Satguru

[Guest guest]

Just some thoughts that I wanted to share with you all. No need to read if

you're not interested.

 

Remember the Saturu will sometimes act in a way that isn't logical or seems

different from how they usually act. How they act towards one person is for that

person's benefit not for the Satguru nor for anyone else. What Amma says or does

to someone is not relevant to someone else because it is always for a specific

purpose for the person it is directed to.

 

The Satguru is beyond everything and is not defined by a particular behavior or

act. Certain actions are usually done to crush the person's ego, to help mold

them, to lessen a certain karmic impact, and more. So to make judgments of how

Amma acts or what She says based on stories being heard, from gossip, or from

personal experience is only portraying Amma as a human being with ego and limits

rather than respecting Her as a Satguru, a True Master, as Brahman in Form.

 

In fact if one is speaking of Amma this way, then obviously one is not seeing

Her for who She truly is. You can either see Amma as a Satguru and have total

faith in that, that ALL IS PERFECT around Her or see Her as an imperfect human

being and constantly question everything without humility.

 

If you accept Amma as your Satguru, then you have to have surrender, trust,

faith and humility that She will help you reach your goal of Self-Realization.

If one day She totally ignores you or disregards any gift you give Her, or

something like that, are you going to gossip about how She treated and acted

towards you? Those types of actions have a very specific purpose to mold you, to

make you shine brighter. She is doing the dirty work for us. This relationship

is not like any other relationship. It does not fit any particular mold, so it

is beyond logic. Amma will take us through twists and turns with us not knowing

what to expect around the corner, but if you truly have faith in Her Love for

us, then there is nothing to be fearful of where She is guiding us. It is all

perfect with Her Pure Love for us..

 

It is not beneficial to spread what other people say about their own negative or

not so good experiences with Amma because they only contribute to

misunderstandings, to bias, fosters gossip, feeds egos, creates new judgments

and doubts, causes bickering between devotees, and takes time and energy away

from more productive, loving and positive things.

 

This guru-shishiya relationship with Amma that I have learnt is very sacred and

not everything that one experiences is meant to be shared unless there is total

understanding in the Satguru's actions beforehand among us. Reading a lot about

the saints (both Eastern and Western) and about Amma continuously will help

tremendously to understand the nature of life around the Satguru, make sense of

things, clears up doubts, and also is a great way for Amma to syncronistically

give you answers you need through them.

 

Also remember the staff of the organization are not without faults of their own

regardless of how long they have been with Amma, so they shouldn't be the cause

of any doubts in a relationship with Amma because this relationship with Amma

exists not only externally but within as well. There should be a distinction

between the two.

 

In Amma's Love,

Stacy