229. Om mahasanayai namah: I bow down to Amma who is seated on great seats
I remember many years ago going for Amma's darshan. It was the first time I was seeing Amma. The queue had about 100 devotees and I remember groaning and thinking "this, will take ages!". More than a decade ago I went for Amma's programme in Mumbai and I could barely see Amma in that sea of Her children. There She was, a dot far, far away. A spiritual dot of love and compassion. I just hope there never is a time when Amma is unapproachable because that would be heartbreaking! Imagine a time when we can see Amma but can't go for Her hug because of the swelling crowds. Each of us wants Amma for themselves. Selfish as it sounds, it also rings true. We love Her and want every second of Her time, with us. We look for ways, from the airport till the time She leaves, to spend in Her presence. Even when Amma is meditating, we will take a quick peek at Her. We stargaze at Her in the hope that the image stays etched in our minds forever. We seek Her in a crowded room or a lonely intersection: our way of connecting with Amma at every juncture. Each of us shares our own personal journey with Amma. It's a relationship that changes as the years go by. But wherever She is, however high the seat She is on, Amma will always stay a true mother: ensuring that everything that happens in our life is for our own good. It's the only way Amma would have it.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
I remember many years ago going for Amma's darshan. It was the first time I was seeing Amma. The queue had about 100 devotees and I remember groaning and thinking "this, will take ages!". More than a decade ago I went for Amma's programme in Mumbai and I could barely see Amma in that sea of Her children. There She was, a dot far, far away. A spiritual dot of love and compassion. I just hope there never is a time when Amma is unapproachable because that would be heartbreaking! Imagine a time when we can see Amma but can't go for Her hug because of the swelling crowds. Each of us wants Amma for themselves. Selfish as it sounds, it also rings true. We love Her and want every second of Her time, with us. We look for ways, from the airport till the time She leaves, to spend in Her presence. Even when Amma is meditating, we will take a quick peek at Her. We stargaze at Her in the hope that the image stays etched in our minds forever. We seek Her in a crowded room or a lonely intersection: our way of connecting with Amma at every juncture. Each of us shares our own personal journey with Amma. It's a relationship that changes as the years go by. But wherever She is, however high the seat She is on, Amma will always stay a true mother: ensuring that everything that happens in our life is for our own good. It's the only way Amma would have it.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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