622. Om klinkaryai namah: I bow down to Amma who is creator of the syllable klim
Had the best time in Amma's presence where She touched upon the one question that has nagged me for years! Do we pray out of fear or do we pray out of love? The politically correct answer is of course to say out of love but Amma said that we live in times where our prayers arise out of fear. Fear during exams, at difficult times. That's what we do. Go to temples and always ask God to make things right. How can such prayer possibly arise out of love? It is fear that guides us. One who is truly spiritually realised will pray out of love. It is faith in God that will give us the self confidence to believe. If we are walking in the dark, we may walk with many fears: fear of ghosts, of robbers, of the dark itself. However if we are walking with our Mother, we won't be scared because we know we are not alone. Similarly, we must always walk with the knowledge that God is with us and God is taking care of us. Fear takes way our faith and erodes every shred of it. God is like our GPS guiding us through life. We may get confused at times but we'll always reach our final destination. One of the fears that we always have is the fear of death. So we pray to God to give us long lives. Amma says that when we check into a hotel, we are aware that we are only there for a few days and so we enjoy our stay there. We don't get upset that we have to check out. Similarly should we approach this life, aware that it is transitory and that we will require to check out.
Amma spoke powerfully and yet wishing for all Her children to have this fearless state. It was truly an evening to live by!
“God’s power is not something outside. It is within us. We need to awaken that power.”: AMMA
Om Amriteswariye namah!
Had the best time in Amma's presence where She touched upon the one question that has nagged me for years! Do we pray out of fear or do we pray out of love? The politically correct answer is of course to say out of love but Amma said that we live in times where our prayers arise out of fear. Fear during exams, at difficult times. That's what we do. Go to temples and always ask God to make things right. How can such prayer possibly arise out of love? It is fear that guides us. One who is truly spiritually realised will pray out of love. It is faith in God that will give us the self confidence to believe. If we are walking in the dark, we may walk with many fears: fear of ghosts, of robbers, of the dark itself. However if we are walking with our Mother, we won't be scared because we know we are not alone. Similarly, we must always walk with the knowledge that God is with us and God is taking care of us. Fear takes way our faith and erodes every shred of it. God is like our GPS guiding us through life. We may get confused at times but we'll always reach our final destination. One of the fears that we always have is the fear of death. So we pray to God to give us long lives. Amma says that when we check into a hotel, we are aware that we are only there for a few days and so we enjoy our stay there. We don't get upset that we have to check out. Similarly should we approach this life, aware that it is transitory and that we will require to check out.
Amma spoke powerfully and yet wishing for all Her children to have this fearless state. It was truly an evening to live by!
“God’s power is not something outside. It is within us. We need to awaken that power.”: AMMA
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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