138. Om nir-akulayai namah: I bow down to Amma who is without agitation
Isn't this mantra just brilliant! And true! We go through life fluttering with every breeze that passes our way. Some days, with the blowing of the breeze, we totally stoop. In desperation. Fear. Anger. Sadness. Some days, we allow it to waft through, enjoying the challenge or the joy it brings. But never a day does go by when our innermost veneer hasn't been stirred or agitated either for the good or the bad. Rarely do we have serene moments of no agitation.
Amma is that placid lake. She lives in the moment. How else can Amma enjoy one devotee's good news so much and laugh with joy and in the next moment console yet another devotee in the throes of sadness? Because beyond the worldly state, Amma is truly in a serene state of no agitation. We are so affected by our friends stories. Or our neighbors misfortunes. Imagine if Amma allowed each story that reaches Her spiritual garden to affect Her?! On an average day, when Amma gives at the very least about 7000 darshans, imagine being agitated 7000 times! Amma lives without the worldly turbulence we allow ourselves to face. And in this mantra is a big inspiration hidden for each of us. Amma wants us to be so spiritually charged, that we are able to look an event in the eye and bring about an attitude of acceptance. Which loosely also translates into faith. If we accept the situation, we are accepting God's will and plans for us. This for the moment, is Amma's plan for me. And She will ONLY do what is perfectly right for me. For my spiritual growth.
When I am able to understand and ingrain this faith within each particle of me, that's when I will actually stand in a land of no agitation. Because then the spiritual and divine order will make perfect sense. I will not have to look skywards and wonder at the unfolding. I will walk with trust and my head held high. For faith is not only a great teacher. It's also the finest healer the world has ever known.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
Isn't this mantra just brilliant! And true! We go through life fluttering with every breeze that passes our way. Some days, with the blowing of the breeze, we totally stoop. In desperation. Fear. Anger. Sadness. Some days, we allow it to waft through, enjoying the challenge or the joy it brings. But never a day does go by when our innermost veneer hasn't been stirred or agitated either for the good or the bad. Rarely do we have serene moments of no agitation.
Amma is that placid lake. She lives in the moment. How else can Amma enjoy one devotee's good news so much and laugh with joy and in the next moment console yet another devotee in the throes of sadness? Because beyond the worldly state, Amma is truly in a serene state of no agitation. We are so affected by our friends stories. Or our neighbors misfortunes. Imagine if Amma allowed each story that reaches Her spiritual garden to affect Her?! On an average day, when Amma gives at the very least about 7000 darshans, imagine being agitated 7000 times! Amma lives without the worldly turbulence we allow ourselves to face. And in this mantra is a big inspiration hidden for each of us. Amma wants us to be so spiritually charged, that we are able to look an event in the eye and bring about an attitude of acceptance. Which loosely also translates into faith. If we accept the situation, we are accepting God's will and plans for us. This for the moment, is Amma's plan for me. And She will ONLY do what is perfectly right for me. For my spiritual growth.
When I am able to understand and ingrain this faith within each particle of me, that's when I will actually stand in a land of no agitation. Because then the spiritual and divine order will make perfect sense. I will not have to look skywards and wonder at the unfolding. I will walk with trust and my head held high. For faith is not only a great teacher. It's also the finest healer the world has ever known.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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