Destroyer of the demons!

639. Om avaradayai namah: I bow down to Amma who destroys the unholy demons.

Let the unholy demon You destroy be our ego and all the negative energy we gather around us, Amma. It's high time we realised that we are not the doers. We are the instruments by which You orchestrate life on earth...a life in which each of us has to complete our cycle of karma before the final, grand exit. The day we let go of the steering wheel, the ride will be so much smoother. I guess then we can actually sit back and enjoy the ride instead of constantly doing some very pointless backseat driving. I was talking to a friend today about Amma and about Her question: do we pray out of fear or love? Do we look at Amma with fear or love? I used to worship Amma with fear. I saw Her as Kali, with the power of destroy. But over time I realise Amma is a Mother. Why would She destroy Her children? I can sometimes throw a tantrum and ask Her for a thing or two. Amma always obliges. She'll always be a Mother first. To me, Mother is divine anyway. The bond a Mother shares with Her children is a different one altogether. There's something very blessed in that. And thankfully, my Guru is my darling Mother, who will destroy all the unholy demons that threaten my peace.

Om Amriteswariye namah!