To find our true nature!

163. Om moha-nasinyai namah: I bow down to Amma who destroys delusions in Her devotees

Amma knows that when we walk through life in delusional states, we set ourselves for a lot of disappointments and sadness. It's a known fact that when expectations and reality differ, it gives rise to problems. Amma wants us to understand our reality and live our life under no delusions. 

My soul bro Michael is at Amritapuri. He wrote to me yesterday after a discourse by Amma by the beach. Amma advises us to look at events in our life as we would a tiger in a zoo. We would never put hands inside the tiger's cage for fear of it being bitten. Similarly so too, life events. When we are unable to create a distance between events and our reactions to it, we set the stage for sorrow. That's when delusions creep in. When we look at life as a witness, from a respectable distance, the clarity is startling.  And revealing. But when we get too close to everything (which possibly is a result of allowing ego to take the drivers seat) we lose perspective and focus. What Amma does is allow us the much needed distance. Then our hearts and minds are stripped of all delusions. All that remains is the bare honest true nature. A state we are meant to dwell in. The way God meant us to be!

In this new year may Amma shower this grace on us. Om Amriteswariye namah!