151. Om nir-antarayai namah: I bow down to Amma who is all-pervading
Just as the cool wind soothes each of us irrespective of color, race, creed, gender or social status, so also Amma soothes each of us like a cool breeze. She is all pervading, present in everything. Thus this mantra is beautiful for me. If Amma is suffused in everything around us, we really are never far from Her, are we? She is present in everything around us. She is also within us, in our hearts. And just as we clean the precincts of the altar squeaky clean everyday and light the lamp of knowledge and wisdom, so also we have to keep our hearts clean. Because Amma lives there. If that is our temple, we must sweep it clean of hatred, jealousy and every other possible feeling that creates tension in our body. Aren't these feelings just the worst? When they start with a tightness in the chest and a feeling of tension all over. How then can Amma, the epitome of love and compassion, live and love freely within us? How can we possibly create a good space for someone as pristine and pure as Amma to dwell in? If we can choke with tears at just the thought of Amma being in our lives, how can we ever impurify the space that She definitely dwells in? Just because we can't physically see Her dwelling in our hearts means nothing. She is there, dictating every thought, every emotion. And isn't that such a comforting thought knowing that we are for certain guided by the Mother of the Universe Herself? That our every thought and action is being lovingly moulded by Her? But we perforce drag in negative emotions, Amma will have no place to dwell. She will need to exit quietly.
So let us only have the nicest and the best of thoughts. For ourselves and for others. May we live with the wonderful attitude of having compassion for everyone. Loving others as Amma loves us. For then our hearts will truly be temples. Temples, worthy of the divine Mother.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
Just as the cool wind soothes each of us irrespective of color, race, creed, gender or social status, so also Amma soothes each of us like a cool breeze. She is all pervading, present in everything. Thus this mantra is beautiful for me. If Amma is suffused in everything around us, we really are never far from Her, are we? She is present in everything around us. She is also within us, in our hearts. And just as we clean the precincts of the altar squeaky clean everyday and light the lamp of knowledge and wisdom, so also we have to keep our hearts clean. Because Amma lives there. If that is our temple, we must sweep it clean of hatred, jealousy and every other possible feeling that creates tension in our body. Aren't these feelings just the worst? When they start with a tightness in the chest and a feeling of tension all over. How then can Amma, the epitome of love and compassion, live and love freely within us? How can we possibly create a good space for someone as pristine and pure as Amma to dwell in? If we can choke with tears at just the thought of Amma being in our lives, how can we ever impurify the space that She definitely dwells in? Just because we can't physically see Her dwelling in our hearts means nothing. She is there, dictating every thought, every emotion. And isn't that such a comforting thought knowing that we are for certain guided by the Mother of the Universe Herself? That our every thought and action is being lovingly moulded by Her? But we perforce drag in negative emotions, Amma will have no place to dwell. She will need to exit quietly.
So let us only have the nicest and the best of thoughts. For ourselves and for others. May we live with the wonderful attitude of having compassion for everyone. Loving others as Amma loves us. For then our hearts will truly be temples. Temples, worthy of the divine Mother.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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