Saturday, September 28, 2013

Happy Birthday, Amma!

68. Om cakra raja ratharuda sarvayudha pariskrtayai namah: I bow down to Amma who shines in Her chariot Chakraraja, equipped with all kinds of weapons.


You are the celestial star that shines brightest in our spiritual sky. You are our guiding star; the lodestar of our life. Amma, this is a blessing for there are many who traverse their entire life without having even a whiff of Amma!! Imagine a life bereft of Amma, with no hand above our heads and no grace to ensure we stay on the right path! Even imagining it is frightening and that makes me doubly grateful to Amma for letting us be a part of Her life.

Amma is our leader who is there to take us to the highest spiritual realm. Her life is the perfect inspiration to us. She never speaks one unkind word. She never indulges in one unkind action. She only thinks of us. Today, on the occasion of Amma's birthday, thousands have congregated in Amritapuri to wish Amma and get Her darshan. Amma will sacrifice every material comfort to ensure our happiness. Even today, Amma's thoughts will only be with us, Her children.

The path you walk is illumined with the footsteps of truth, kindness and compassion. Your empathy for each living being is testimony to your unending divinity. Your deadliest weapon is the love with which you envelop everyone. Faced by it, even the hardest hearted cynic will realize the futility of ignoring the presence of Godliness.

On this day Amma, thank you for making this world such a beautiful place to live in. For allowing us to   rejoice in your magnetic charisma. Unexplainable as it is, you exude a force that draws each of us to You. But that's just our good karma. And may we be born with that every lifetime.

Om Amriteswariye namah! Happy 60th birthday, Amma!

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