127. Om srikaryai namah: I bow down to Amma who bestows riches in abundance
Srikara is Visnu. Srikari is Devi, Visnu's sister.
The abundance mentioned here may refer to many different things. Abundance in terms of money. Abundance in terms of spiritual wealth. I would hope it means spiritual wealth more, because when the last bone has burnt into an ash, there is little the ash will evolve into with money. So Amma bestows even more spiritual riches on us. She fills us with a sense of abundance. So much so that we are forced to sit up and take responsibility with the faith She reposes in us!
The past few days have been an emotional roller coaster for me. And while the foundation of a few beliefs were shaken, Amma was there stolidly. As usual. As always. I may have lost faith in doing good for others but I know Amma will pull me out of this quagmire and make me see that doing good for others will always have to remain my dharma. It's each of our dharma. There can be none other. How can we possibly float through life with hands outstretched, taking and taking without sparing a thought for anyone else? How can we possibly take a step forward without wondering whether it will hurt an ant or not?
As the world is growing and 'progressing', our ideas of wealth and abundance is getting skewed. We all want more and more money to make mountains out of. And yet we would never sit atop these mountains to meditate. We might stand in them, neck deep, and ponder over the advantage of greed. But if this were a mound of spiritual abundance, the more we swim in it, the better it is for us and for all those around us. Spiritual abundance is a sea that gives of itself. It's nature. We can take away as much as possible and it will only swell! So what is spiritual abundance? Those same qualities I tom-tom here all the time. Compassion. Kindness. Goodness. If we are able to show even one person a sliver of compassion in one day, we have done our dharma. Not surpassed it but exercised it. Who knows what battles the other person is fighting? Once an arrow of kindness is released from the bow of our spiritual abundance, it'll blaze a trail of goodness. Happiness. Who can't be touched by kindness? We live entire lives looking for ways to be happy. What we forget is that our happiness depends on how much of ourselves we give to others. The more we give, the happier we are. Amma cleverly devised the world like that so we never forget that we're all connected. And this abundance is meant to be shared.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
Srikara is Visnu. Srikari is Devi, Visnu's sister.
The abundance mentioned here may refer to many different things. Abundance in terms of money. Abundance in terms of spiritual wealth. I would hope it means spiritual wealth more, because when the last bone has burnt into an ash, there is little the ash will evolve into with money. So Amma bestows even more spiritual riches on us. She fills us with a sense of abundance. So much so that we are forced to sit up and take responsibility with the faith She reposes in us!
The past few days have been an emotional roller coaster for me. And while the foundation of a few beliefs were shaken, Amma was there stolidly. As usual. As always. I may have lost faith in doing good for others but I know Amma will pull me out of this quagmire and make me see that doing good for others will always have to remain my dharma. It's each of our dharma. There can be none other. How can we possibly float through life with hands outstretched, taking and taking without sparing a thought for anyone else? How can we possibly take a step forward without wondering whether it will hurt an ant or not?
As the world is growing and 'progressing', our ideas of wealth and abundance is getting skewed. We all want more and more money to make mountains out of. And yet we would never sit atop these mountains to meditate. We might stand in them, neck deep, and ponder over the advantage of greed. But if this were a mound of spiritual abundance, the more we swim in it, the better it is for us and for all those around us. Spiritual abundance is a sea that gives of itself. It's nature. We can take away as much as possible and it will only swell! So what is spiritual abundance? Those same qualities I tom-tom here all the time. Compassion. Kindness. Goodness. If we are able to show even one person a sliver of compassion in one day, we have done our dharma. Not surpassed it but exercised it. Who knows what battles the other person is fighting? Once an arrow of kindness is released from the bow of our spiritual abundance, it'll blaze a trail of goodness. Happiness. Who can't be touched by kindness? We live entire lives looking for ways to be happy. What we forget is that our happiness depends on how much of ourselves we give to others. The more we give, the happier we are. Amma cleverly devised the world like that so we never forget that we're all connected. And this abundance is meant to be shared.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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