277. Om bhaga-malinyai namah: I bow down to Amma who wears a garland made of the six excellences
"If we watch Amma, we will see the embodiment of all the divine qualities she is constantly encouraging us to cultivate. If you want to understand devotion, watch the tears as they roll down her cheeks during bhajans. If you want to learn about serving the world selflessly, sit by her side one evening as she embraces 12,000 people. If you have questions about sadhana, envision her years on the seashore when she sat motionless, completely estranged from the world. And whatever Amma does, it is meditation, whether sitting in silence, speaking to thousands or sweeping the ashram courtyard."
When we garland Amma, we garland Her with our love and devotion. Amma is also garlanded by the universe with all the excellences of the world. She holds within Her, the beauty of the world. It is all these excellences that we touch when Amma hugs us. When She wipes a tear from our faces, it is all the beauty of the universe that is reaching out with its compassion, towards us. Everything Amma does is what the universe wishes. Amma's will is the universe's will. Amma is the goodness in each of us. She is the brilliance of the sun and the beauty of nature. How incredibly lucky and blessed we are, what incredible karma we have been born with to be Amma's devotees in this birth! Imagine not knowing Amma!!! What a frightful thought. How incomplete our lives would have been. We would possibly have lived this life in search of compassion and beauty and fallen short. Everything, absolutely everything we search for in our lives, lies with Amma. All we need to do is keep the faith.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
"If we watch Amma, we will see the embodiment of all the divine qualities she is constantly encouraging us to cultivate. If you want to understand devotion, watch the tears as they roll down her cheeks during bhajans. If you want to learn about serving the world selflessly, sit by her side one evening as she embraces 12,000 people. If you have questions about sadhana, envision her years on the seashore when she sat motionless, completely estranged from the world. And whatever Amma does, it is meditation, whether sitting in silence, speaking to thousands or sweeping the ashram courtyard."
When we garland Amma, we garland Her with our love and devotion. Amma is also garlanded by the universe with all the excellences of the world. She holds within Her, the beauty of the world. It is all these excellences that we touch when Amma hugs us. When She wipes a tear from our faces, it is all the beauty of the universe that is reaching out with its compassion, towards us. Everything Amma does is what the universe wishes. Amma's will is the universe's will. Amma is the goodness in each of us. She is the brilliance of the sun and the beauty of nature. How incredibly lucky and blessed we are, what incredible karma we have been born with to be Amma's devotees in this birth! Imagine not knowing Amma!!! What a frightful thought. How incomplete our lives would have been. We would possibly have lived this life in search of compassion and beauty and fallen short. Everything, absolutely everything we search for in our lives, lies with Amma. All we need to do is keep the faith.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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