717. Om madhumatyai namah: I bow down to Amma whose nature is as sweet as honey.
This is why I think my Mother is the most beautiful person in the world: (an article by Amma!)
'Children, everywhere we look, we see people trying to enhance their physical beauty. Amma often thinks how good the world could be if people tried to enhance their internal beauty in a similar way. What do we mean by internal beauty? To clarify this Amma will tell a story.
A man once gave his son a photograph and told him, “Son, today we are going to see the man in the photograph. He is a very beautiful person.” The son looked at the picture and asked, “How can you call this man beautiful? He looks quite ugly in this picture.” The father said, “No son, come with me to see him. Then you will understand.” When they reached the place, the man was consoling some people who had come to share their grief with him. He wiped their tears and comforted them. Then he went to serve food to some poor orphans. After that, he went to a nearby slum and distributed medicine to some sick people. Seeing the man doing all these good deeds, the boy said, “Father, he is such a good man. I don’t feel like leaving him.” His father replied, “Yes son, didn’t I say we were coming to see a beautiful person?”
We usually give our bodies good exercise. But we fail to exercise our heart. The way to exercise our heart is to console the distressed. The beauty of our eyes is not in the eye make-up we wear, but in our compassionate glance and in seeing only the good in others. The beauty of our hands lies not in the ornaments we wear, but in the good deeds we do. Our ears become beautiful not when we wear pretty earrings, but when we lend an ear to the sorrows of others. When we cultivate this attitude, our hearts will become beautiful even without our knowledge. In fact, real beauty is the beauty of the heart.
Even the most beautiful woman in the world will look ugly if she develops an allergic reaction. She wears the best make-up and highly fashionable clothes. Whatever she may wear, even if it is just a rag, people see beauty in it and admire her. But even if the entire world acknowledges her beauty, she does not believe in it herself and her self-confidence does not last. She is always plagued by the fear that her beauty will fade. That is why she spends more and more time in make-up. Those who are really confident about their beauty will not do that. Real beauty is within. Only when we have this will we have self-confidence and peace.
Real beauty lies in good actions, compassionate looks, and helping others. The foundation for this is love. According to Amma, everything around us is God. We should not limit ourselves to a God-concept that sits high above in the heavens, or stands aside holding a flute. God is the epitome of beauty, because He is the embodiment of love. So we should try to bring that love into our lives and make it our inner beauty.
There is a famous song in praise of Lord Krishna, “Adharam Madhuram, Nayanam Madhuram, Hasitam Madhuram, Hridayam Madhuram, Gamanam Madhuram...” etc., describing the sweetness and beauty in every mood and action of the Lord. It ends by saying how everything about the Lord is exceedingly sweet and how the Lord renders sweetness to everything—“Mathuradhipate Akhilam Madhuram”. The Lord is the embodiment of love. Love is sweet and beautiful. Due to the beauty in Lord Krishna’s heart, everything became beautiful, every action became beautiful.
In God’s creation, there is only beauty at all times. It is in our creation that there is ugliness. God dwells wherever there is love and compassion. When we become compassionate, the beauty within us will awaken. Others will see beauty in us and we will see beauty in others. It is this beauty—this love and compassion—that we need to awaken within us.'
Om Amriteswariye namah!
This is why I think my Mother is the most beautiful person in the world: (an article by Amma!)
'Children, everywhere we look, we see people trying to enhance their physical beauty. Amma often thinks how good the world could be if people tried to enhance their internal beauty in a similar way. What do we mean by internal beauty? To clarify this Amma will tell a story.
A man once gave his son a photograph and told him, “Son, today we are going to see the man in the photograph. He is a very beautiful person.” The son looked at the picture and asked, “How can you call this man beautiful? He looks quite ugly in this picture.” The father said, “No son, come with me to see him. Then you will understand.” When they reached the place, the man was consoling some people who had come to share their grief with him. He wiped their tears and comforted them. Then he went to serve food to some poor orphans. After that, he went to a nearby slum and distributed medicine to some sick people. Seeing the man doing all these good deeds, the boy said, “Father, he is such a good man. I don’t feel like leaving him.” His father replied, “Yes son, didn’t I say we were coming to see a beautiful person?”
We usually give our bodies good exercise. But we fail to exercise our heart. The way to exercise our heart is to console the distressed. The beauty of our eyes is not in the eye make-up we wear, but in our compassionate glance and in seeing only the good in others. The beauty of our hands lies not in the ornaments we wear, but in the good deeds we do. Our ears become beautiful not when we wear pretty earrings, but when we lend an ear to the sorrows of others. When we cultivate this attitude, our hearts will become beautiful even without our knowledge. In fact, real beauty is the beauty of the heart.
Even the most beautiful woman in the world will look ugly if she develops an allergic reaction. She wears the best make-up and highly fashionable clothes. Whatever she may wear, even if it is just a rag, people see beauty in it and admire her. But even if the entire world acknowledges her beauty, she does not believe in it herself and her self-confidence does not last. She is always plagued by the fear that her beauty will fade. That is why she spends more and more time in make-up. Those who are really confident about their beauty will not do that. Real beauty is within. Only when we have this will we have self-confidence and peace.
Real beauty lies in good actions, compassionate looks, and helping others. The foundation for this is love. According to Amma, everything around us is God. We should not limit ourselves to a God-concept that sits high above in the heavens, or stands aside holding a flute. God is the epitome of beauty, because He is the embodiment of love. So we should try to bring that love into our lives and make it our inner beauty.
There is a famous song in praise of Lord Krishna, “Adharam Madhuram, Nayanam Madhuram, Hasitam Madhuram, Hridayam Madhuram, Gamanam Madhuram...” etc., describing the sweetness and beauty in every mood and action of the Lord. It ends by saying how everything about the Lord is exceedingly sweet and how the Lord renders sweetness to everything—“Mathuradhipate Akhilam Madhuram”. The Lord is the embodiment of love. Love is sweet and beautiful. Due to the beauty in Lord Krishna’s heart, everything became beautiful, every action became beautiful.
In God’s creation, there is only beauty at all times. It is in our creation that there is ugliness. God dwells wherever there is love and compassion. When we become compassionate, the beauty within us will awaken. Others will see beauty in us and we will see beauty in others. It is this beauty—this love and compassion—that we need to awaken within us.'
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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