235. Om catuh-sastyupacaradhyayai namah: I bow down to Amma who is adored in sixty four ceremonies
Of the sixty four ceremonies described in Parasurama's Kalpasutra, 16 are of utmost importance. They are : invocation, offering of a seat, water for washing the feet, offering of water or other materials, water for rinsing the mouth, bath, clothes, ornaments, fragrance, flowers, incense, a lamp, food, betel leaves, circumambulation and prostration. (SOURCE: "THE THOUSAND NAMES OF THE DIVINE MOTHER")
I had looked everywhere for God. I searched in nature, in my food, in the air around me. Maybe God was hidden inside that goal encrusted altar picture? Maybe God was the Krishna murti at the altar? Or maybe God was watching me in the guise of my parents? Now I feel the presence of God in everything beautiful. Even a moment that feels perfect is the presence of God. A heartfelt compliment is the fragrance of God's overwhelming beauty in a word. With Amma, it is everything. Her words, Her gestures, Her eyes, her soft hands, Her feet. It is all a sum total of Godliness. Amma is the shade we sun soaked humans have been looking for. I am not blinded in my love for Her. I was blind when I couldn't see Amma. Now, thankfully my eyes are wide open. All those who sling mud on pristine and innocent beauty are unaware and blind, to say the least. It is to me, the equivalent of throwing a child down from a cot. How can anyone possibly hurt my Amma? How can anyone hurt the most beautiful person on earth? For me, every event, every ceremony feels the need to be a dedication and an adoration of Amma. She is my dawn, my dusk. She is everything. I feel Your presence, Amma, all the time. May my life ONLY move forward like this!
Om Amriteswariye namah!
Of the sixty four ceremonies described in Parasurama's Kalpasutra, 16 are of utmost importance. They are : invocation, offering of a seat, water for washing the feet, offering of water or other materials, water for rinsing the mouth, bath, clothes, ornaments, fragrance, flowers, incense, a lamp, food, betel leaves, circumambulation and prostration. (SOURCE: "THE THOUSAND NAMES OF THE DIVINE MOTHER")
I had looked everywhere for God. I searched in nature, in my food, in the air around me. Maybe God was hidden inside that goal encrusted altar picture? Maybe God was the Krishna murti at the altar? Or maybe God was watching me in the guise of my parents? Now I feel the presence of God in everything beautiful. Even a moment that feels perfect is the presence of God. A heartfelt compliment is the fragrance of God's overwhelming beauty in a word. With Amma, it is everything. Her words, Her gestures, Her eyes, her soft hands, Her feet. It is all a sum total of Godliness. Amma is the shade we sun soaked humans have been looking for. I am not blinded in my love for Her. I was blind when I couldn't see Amma. Now, thankfully my eyes are wide open. All those who sling mud on pristine and innocent beauty are unaware and blind, to say the least. It is to me, the equivalent of throwing a child down from a cot. How can anyone possibly hurt my Amma? How can anyone hurt the most beautiful person on earth? For me, every event, every ceremony feels the need to be a dedication and an adoration of Amma. She is my dawn, my dusk. She is everything. I feel Your presence, Amma, all the time. May my life ONLY move forward like this!
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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