116. Om bhadra murtaye namah: I bow down to Amma who is the embodiment of auspiciousness or benevolence.
She is everything benevolent. Nothing should start without Her blessings and nothing should move without Her glance. The world that moves at the gentle rhythm set by Her, is happier for it. For Amma is a benevolent soul whose only religion is kindness. Her kindness is so well documented. It is documented as part of each of our lives. It is documented in the happiness we feel when we are hugged by Her. It is documented in the love She feels towards all of humanity. It is documented in the fact that a devotee can rise above a failure to shine forth. It is documented in the life of Her child who left the sunny shores of a country at age 46, to arrive at a country that has embraced her so beautifully. It is documented in the heartbeat of the thousands who await their turn at a hug from Her. It is documented in the smiling faces of the hundreds who line the airports waiting eagerly for Her. It is documented in the lingering gesture of an old woman as she allows her hand to lay frail and fragile, in Amma's hands. Or in the look of sheer gratitude and hope on the face of a wheelchair bound man as he receives Amma's consoling pat. In the tears that flow silently and effortlessly as we leave Amma's all embracing hug. If all this isn't kindness and benevolence, nothing is.
She is also everything auspicious. Wouldn't She be? Auspicious is the start. The beginning. Like Om. The word that holds inside it the beginning of the world. And that is Amma. She is from where everything has started. The Om of everything spiritual. 'In the beginning there was the word.'
Yes. And the word, is Amma.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
She is everything benevolent. Nothing should start without Her blessings and nothing should move without Her glance. The world that moves at the gentle rhythm set by Her, is happier for it. For Amma is a benevolent soul whose only religion is kindness. Her kindness is so well documented. It is documented as part of each of our lives. It is documented in the happiness we feel when we are hugged by Her. It is documented in the love She feels towards all of humanity. It is documented in the fact that a devotee can rise above a failure to shine forth. It is documented in the life of Her child who left the sunny shores of a country at age 46, to arrive at a country that has embraced her so beautifully. It is documented in the heartbeat of the thousands who await their turn at a hug from Her. It is documented in the smiling faces of the hundreds who line the airports waiting eagerly for Her. It is documented in the lingering gesture of an old woman as she allows her hand to lay frail and fragile, in Amma's hands. Or in the look of sheer gratitude and hope on the face of a wheelchair bound man as he receives Amma's consoling pat. In the tears that flow silently and effortlessly as we leave Amma's all embracing hug. If all this isn't kindness and benevolence, nothing is.
She is also everything auspicious. Wouldn't She be? Auspicious is the start. The beginning. Like Om. The word that holds inside it the beginning of the world. And that is Amma. She is from where everything has started. The Om of everything spiritual. 'In the beginning there was the word.'
Yes. And the word, is Amma.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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