Towards a cleaner heart!

195. Om dosa-varjitayai namah: I bow down to Amma who is free from all faults

Amma who has always walked the path of selflessness, has dedicated Her life to creating a better world for us. I read this beautiful story of Amma cleaning the streets of Kolkata.

"20 Jan 2013, Kolkata, Bharata Yatra 2013

After sitting for almost 12 hours of continuous darshan during the last day of programs in Calcutta {news}, Amma still wanted to do more for her children.

During the darshan, at about 6:00pm, she announced that the road had to be cleaned and in this way the ABC would be launched in Calcutta. She sent brahmacharis to inspect the area that was to be cleaned and procure the necessary equipment for the cleaning operation." The article went on to describe how Amma led the entire cleaning up procedure throughout the night and that when Amma left the next morning for Odisha, the road was spotlessly clean. The picture above is from that night. Isn't this exactly what Amma does with our hearts too? She may be occupied with a million other things but She will always find the time to cleanse our hearts and keep us free from all faults. She will not care about sullying Her hands so long as it means that She has left a spotlessly clean heart behind. And going by the picture, Amma will do whatever it takes to create a heart that is never capable of dirt. A heart that will always remember the time it was made clean in the hands of the most wonderful Mother ever! If every hug of Amma's is really a massive clean up exercise to remove each speck of vice from our lives, we owe Her a deep debt of gratitude. I hop each of us can one day see ourselves as spiritually clean individuals who Amma can look upon and smile with genuine pride. We owe Her this at the very least! 

Om Amriteswariye namah!