I love seeing pictures of Amma with animals. There is innocence reflected on both faces. Amma anyways has the innocence of the entire universe. The animal, whether it be a dog, cat, bird or even a snake, sits quietly near Amma, enjoying the presence of the Divine. Beautiful stories about Tumban and Amma are a pleasure to read. A dog's innocent yet possessive love for Amma. How lucky is Tumban to be born a dog that Amma loves! Sometimes Tumban even sleeps in Amma's room! He walks the grounds of Amritapuri and can even be seen with Amma during darshan. How fortunate are the elephants and the cows that Amma has adopted?! When Amma was young and thrown out of Her home, it was many animals that came to Her rescue and looked after Her. Way before we humans had the intelligence, these animals knew of Amma's spiritual greatness! I think to have that level of luck, we must totally stay innocent. Not give in to any of the guile the world throws our way and keep with the express intent of 'staying gold'. Amma is everyone's Mother. She cares for each of us and loves us all equally. We just need the grace to have the mind to recognize this.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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