740. Om lajjayai namah: I bow down to Amma who exists as modesty in living beings.
This is excerpts from an article by Swami Amritagitananda, from the Amritapuri archives:
"The Bible says: "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." Amma is a perfect example of the highest form of humility. In her talks She repeatedly stresses the importance of bowing down and having a humble attitude.....To Amma, humility is natural. She cannot be otherwise, for it is Her nature. She is humble because She sees herself everywhere. That pure vision is what we should develop: the attitude that everything is a form of God. Then we can serve Him with humility in our hearts, thinking of everything as His: I'm taking care of His garden, His car, etc.
Only someone like Amma can show real humility. Only a rich person can show true humility, having the attitude that all of his or her wealth belongs to God; for what appears to be humility in a poor person is often false humility. Amma has so many institutions, so much manpower and so many resources, and yet She never feels that any of this belongs to Her. It is all for the benefit of the world. Such is the supreme humility of Amma: that not even Her own life belongs to Her but is, at every moment, an offering to the world."
Om Amriteswariye namah!
This is excerpts from an article by Swami Amritagitananda, from the Amritapuri archives:
"The Bible says: "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." Amma is a perfect example of the highest form of humility. In her talks She repeatedly stresses the importance of bowing down and having a humble attitude.....To Amma, humility is natural. She cannot be otherwise, for it is Her nature. She is humble because She sees herself everywhere. That pure vision is what we should develop: the attitude that everything is a form of God. Then we can serve Him with humility in our hearts, thinking of everything as His: I'm taking care of His garden, His car, etc.
Only someone like Amma can show real humility. Only a rich person can show true humility, having the attitude that all of his or her wealth belongs to God; for what appears to be humility in a poor person is often false humility. Amma has so many institutions, so much manpower and so many resources, and yet She never feels that any of this belongs to Her. It is all for the benefit of the world. Such is the supreme humility of Amma: that not even Her own life belongs to Her but is, at every moment, an offering to the world."
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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