Amma is everyone's Mother. There is absolutely no one Amma will ever turn away be they sinners in the eyes of the world. Once a devotee has accepted Amma as their Mother, Amma will fulfill every duty as Guru and Mother towards that person. Therein lies the greatness of Amma. She accepts each of us exactly the way we are. We run about in our lives pumped up by ego and pretending to be better and more virtuous than others. There's such a lovely story about it at www.amritapuri.org:
There was once an old man who was looking back on his life. He sat in a tea shop with his friends, telling them his story. ‘When I was a young man, I was arrogant and thought I knew it all. I felt I could do anything, and wanted to change everyone. I would pray to God to give me the strength to change the world. When I reached middle age, I awoke one morning and realised that my life was half over. I had done nothing, and I hadn’t changed anyone. So, I prayed to God to give me the strength to change those who were close to me since they needed it so much. But now I am old and my prayer is very simple: ‘God, please give me the strength to change at least myself.’ ”
“Children, don’t try to change the world or other people before you are able to change yourself. If you try to change others without changing your own attitudes, it will not have any effect. Change yourself, the world around you will change.”Please let us move forward each day with the primary thought of bringing change for the better in our own lives.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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