6. Om udyad bhanu sahasrabhayai namah: I bow down to Amma who has the radiance of a thousand rising suns
As dusk approaches, the sun slowly disappears over the horizon and slips away quietly to wash over another land. As night takes over, all color and hues are lost to the darkness. And yet, with the first rays of the benevolent sun, nature works its magic once again. There is a clarity that the night cloaked and the world resonates with life once again. The green trees no longer look like shadows swaying gently as if in unison to a deathly beat. The nothingness over a sea gives way to gentle waves dancing with fairy lights twinkling on them, as the sun throws it's rays on the mighty waters.
Whenever I see Amma, I don't see the sun in her. Because the sun is just one of 100 billion stars in the milky way. How can I see the sun in One who provides the light and the shade? How can I see the sun in Her who gives the warmth and keeps me safe from the heat? How can I see the sun in Amma whose cool touch calms my heart?
When I see Amma, words come to life: Radiance, Divinity, Beauty, Compassion, Understanding, Patience, Love. I see in Her a mirror that makes me reflect. I see in Her a Mother who has reached out and embraced me, protecting me with her cloak of love. I see in her a non judgmental friend who I can confide in any time, any day...And this is why Amma has the radiance of a thousand rising suns. She tirelessly and selflessly gives of Herself, reaching out to the millions who have come for shelter in Her shade. She has changed the spiritual landscape of the world. Today I can walk into an ashram in Tokyo and connect to a devotee there only because we speak the same language: Amma. Her radiance has spread across the world. One day there'll be a new map titled Amma's Love. It'll encompass each holy land which Amma's footsteps have graced, where Her all encompassing love has reached. All the lands where Amma's radiance has risen, never to set.
My Amma, who is God, Guru, Mother to the world. My Amma, who is omnipresent. My Amma, who makes me want to be a better person. How can She be just one celestial body? Her brilliance is nothing short of at least a thousand rising suns!
Om Amriteswariye namah!
As dusk approaches, the sun slowly disappears over the horizon and slips away quietly to wash over another land. As night takes over, all color and hues are lost to the darkness. And yet, with the first rays of the benevolent sun, nature works its magic once again. There is a clarity that the night cloaked and the world resonates with life once again. The green trees no longer look like shadows swaying gently as if in unison to a deathly beat. The nothingness over a sea gives way to gentle waves dancing with fairy lights twinkling on them, as the sun throws it's rays on the mighty waters.
Whenever I see Amma, I don't see the sun in her. Because the sun is just one of 100 billion stars in the milky way. How can I see the sun in One who provides the light and the shade? How can I see the sun in Her who gives the warmth and keeps me safe from the heat? How can I see the sun in Amma whose cool touch calms my heart?
When I see Amma, words come to life: Radiance, Divinity, Beauty, Compassion, Understanding, Patience, Love. I see in Her a mirror that makes me reflect. I see in Her a Mother who has reached out and embraced me, protecting me with her cloak of love. I see in her a non judgmental friend who I can confide in any time, any day...And this is why Amma has the radiance of a thousand rising suns. She tirelessly and selflessly gives of Herself, reaching out to the millions who have come for shelter in Her shade. She has changed the spiritual landscape of the world. Today I can walk into an ashram in Tokyo and connect to a devotee there only because we speak the same language: Amma. Her radiance has spread across the world. One day there'll be a new map titled Amma's Love. It'll encompass each holy land which Amma's footsteps have graced, where Her all encompassing love has reached. All the lands where Amma's radiance has risen, never to set.
My Amma, who is God, Guru, Mother to the world. My Amma, who is omnipresent. My Amma, who makes me want to be a better person. How can She be just one celestial body? Her brilliance is nothing short of at least a thousand rising suns!
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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