613. Om kavyalapa-vinodinyai namah: I bow down to Amma who delights in hearing poetry
I found this beautiful story about Amma on this site. As usual, Amma's compassion shines through!
"Again as a tribute to motherhood which Amma symbolizes, I want to present the readers with the episode involving Amma and another Amma.
One point to be noted is Amma, the creator of this universe cries, while She sees Her children crying!
A woman devotee with tears during darshan, “Amma all the chickens in our area are sick; our hen is also starting to get sick, Amma wont you please save her? “
A brahmachari thought this woman was bothering Amma on a trivial matter
Amma cast him a severe glance that made him shiver.
Then Amma gave holy ashes to that woman and advised her to spread on the hen.
After this Amma called the brahmachari “Son you don’t understand her suffering; the only income that woman has is from the eggs’ sale she gets from this hen; her family will starve if the hen dies; that woman spends part of that income to come over here; knowing how she struggles Amma gives her money for the bus fare now and then; look at her attitude of surrender, even in the midst of misery”
Amma gets tears while she thinks of this episode.
“One who eats to his heart’s content does not know the pain of hunger. You have to starve to know this pain”
“Don’t compare one person to another; think from their level; only then we can understand their concerns and console them”
Om Amriteswariye namah!
I found this beautiful story about Amma on this site. As usual, Amma's compassion shines through!
"Again as a tribute to motherhood which Amma symbolizes, I want to present the readers with the episode involving Amma and another Amma.
One point to be noted is Amma, the creator of this universe cries, while She sees Her children crying!
A woman devotee with tears during darshan, “Amma all the chickens in our area are sick; our hen is also starting to get sick, Amma wont you please save her? “
A brahmachari thought this woman was bothering Amma on a trivial matter
Amma cast him a severe glance that made him shiver.
Then Amma gave holy ashes to that woman and advised her to spread on the hen.
After this Amma called the brahmachari “Son you don’t understand her suffering; the only income that woman has is from the eggs’ sale she gets from this hen; her family will starve if the hen dies; that woman spends part of that income to come over here; knowing how she struggles Amma gives her money for the bus fare now and then; look at her attitude of surrender, even in the midst of misery”
Amma gets tears while she thinks of this episode.
“One who eats to his heart’s content does not know the pain of hunger. You have to starve to know this pain”
“Don’t compare one person to another; think from their level; only then we can understand their concerns and console them”
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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