194. Om duracara-samanyai namah: I bow down to Amma who stops evil customs
My powerful Mother who ensures that evil customs are stopped through the world. With a mere glance, Amma can stop even one thought out of line. She is the power behind the surge of spirituality amongst Her devotees. Many of us who followed religion blindly now have a well lit path. Our eyes have opened to customs that create good in society. Religion for us is no longer a photo at an altar. It is about going out and donating blood. It is about cooking food and feeding the hungry. It is about giving up a part of our salary so that a have-not somewhere can have. The day we are able to understand that the world is all about giving and sharing, we would truly have realized what Amma is all about. Hands outstretched whether to give a hug or to give a helping hand, Amma is a giver. Her vastly generous heart only knows how to make us, Her children, happy. This is what makes Her ever so beautiful. Her selflessness.
While saying my prayer today, I realized just how badly I was missing Her. And just how badly I wanted to see Her. I wonder if She knows how many tears I have shed just missing Her deeply. This creates a pain which is sometimes almost unbearable. To paraphrase the bhajan originally dedicated to Krishna: when will You come, Amma when will You come? Tired eyes await Your visit. Just so that I can sit by Your feet and pour my burdened heart out to You. Once I get that embrace before which I will certainly cry my despair out, a sense of relief will finally wash over me. But till then, the tears just don't seem to stop, Amma. Please come here super fast. Your daughter is waiting. Impatient and Alone.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
My powerful Mother who ensures that evil customs are stopped through the world. With a mere glance, Amma can stop even one thought out of line. She is the power behind the surge of spirituality amongst Her devotees. Many of us who followed religion blindly now have a well lit path. Our eyes have opened to customs that create good in society. Religion for us is no longer a photo at an altar. It is about going out and donating blood. It is about cooking food and feeding the hungry. It is about giving up a part of our salary so that a have-not somewhere can have. The day we are able to understand that the world is all about giving and sharing, we would truly have realized what Amma is all about. Hands outstretched whether to give a hug or to give a helping hand, Amma is a giver. Her vastly generous heart only knows how to make us, Her children, happy. This is what makes Her ever so beautiful. Her selflessness.
While saying my prayer today, I realized just how badly I was missing Her. And just how badly I wanted to see Her. I wonder if She knows how many tears I have shed just missing Her deeply. This creates a pain which is sometimes almost unbearable. To paraphrase the bhajan originally dedicated to Krishna: when will You come, Amma when will You come? Tired eyes await Your visit. Just so that I can sit by Your feet and pour my burdened heart out to You. Once I get that embrace before which I will certainly cry my despair out, a sense of relief will finally wash over me. But till then, the tears just don't seem to stop, Amma. Please come here super fast. Your daughter is waiting. Impatient and Alone.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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