148. Om nitya suddhayai namah: I bow down to Amma who is eternally pure
Pure is an oft repeated word. It is used loosely to describe various things. Food, organic, in it's purest form. Pure water. Pure thoughts, undiluted by the sinister or the dirty. Intentions, as pure as milk.
A pure heart, born of love. A mind whose only intention is to bring a smile to everyone's face. Arms that reach out relentlessly, untiringly, to embrace thousands and thousands so that each life can walk away with a meaning. Amma, who understands the strains of everyday life and knows that each of us is seeking our own paradise, our own home grown method of creating some sort of peace in our worlds. We rake our way through the many unexpected twists and turns of life hoping to stay out of harms way and walk the required distance with as much happiness as possible. Who's clearing the snow in front of us? We ourselves. Supposedly. What Amma does after entering our lives is that She takes over the shovel and begins clearing all obstacles. Amma ensures that once undiluted faith is placed in Her hands, She reduces the karma along the way and makes it a smooth ride. All She wants in return is for us to lead a life free of vices. A life laden with compassion and love.
And this is how Amma, the eternally pure Mother of the universe, goes about ensuring that each of Her children not only is happy but also shares a portion of Her purity. Each hug of Hers divests us of some of our wickedness. And regular heartfelt prayer takes a long, twisted stab at each of our iniquities, hoping to clean us up and keep us as pure as She can. We have to be pure because our Mother is pure. Hopefully we apples haven't fallen too far away from the Tree. Hopefully we will do everything we can to inculcate all the right values She constantly teaches us. Hopefully the purity we display will make a big difference in the lives of everyone we come in contact with. And we must do it. We must change. Not so much for ourselves but for Amma. For a small woman from Kerala who has put Her life, Her comfort on a back burner only so that our lives, our future can be enlightened and happy.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
Pure is an oft repeated word. It is used loosely to describe various things. Food, organic, in it's purest form. Pure water. Pure thoughts, undiluted by the sinister or the dirty. Intentions, as pure as milk.
A pure heart, born of love. A mind whose only intention is to bring a smile to everyone's face. Arms that reach out relentlessly, untiringly, to embrace thousands and thousands so that each life can walk away with a meaning. Amma, who understands the strains of everyday life and knows that each of us is seeking our own paradise, our own home grown method of creating some sort of peace in our worlds. We rake our way through the many unexpected twists and turns of life hoping to stay out of harms way and walk the required distance with as much happiness as possible. Who's clearing the snow in front of us? We ourselves. Supposedly. What Amma does after entering our lives is that She takes over the shovel and begins clearing all obstacles. Amma ensures that once undiluted faith is placed in Her hands, She reduces the karma along the way and makes it a smooth ride. All She wants in return is for us to lead a life free of vices. A life laden with compassion and love.
And this is how Amma, the eternally pure Mother of the universe, goes about ensuring that each of Her children not only is happy but also shares a portion of Her purity. Each hug of Hers divests us of some of our wickedness. And regular heartfelt prayer takes a long, twisted stab at each of our iniquities, hoping to clean us up and keep us as pure as She can. We have to be pure because our Mother is pure. Hopefully we apples haven't fallen too far away from the Tree. Hopefully we will do everything we can to inculcate all the right values She constantly teaches us. Hopefully the purity we display will make a big difference in the lives of everyone we come in contact with. And we must do it. We must change. Not so much for ourselves but for Amma. For a small woman from Kerala who has put Her life, Her comfort on a back burner only so that our lives, our future can be enlightened and happy.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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