764. Om svargapavargadayai namah: I bow down to Amma who bestows heaven and liberation
During a christmas programme in Amritapuri, Amma spoke thus to all Her devotees:
Amma recollected the words of Jesus, “Love thy neighbour as thyself, and explained that only when you see others as your own true self will real love flow towards the whole of Creation.
Elaborating, Amma said, “All are joined by the thread of love. Love knows no barriers, such as caste, creed, religion or nation. We are all like different beads joined by the thread of love. Love has no boundaries. Love is the essence of all religions. The awareness level is very low in all of us at present, and festivals like Christmas must help us to regain this awareness. Such occasions have to be used to rekindle love within us.
“Awareness is needed for this. We have to wake up. To realize one’s true nature, the Divine within us, we have to transcend the ego, and this comes through surrender towards God. As you become more and more humble, you become more and more receptive to God’s grace. The attitude that ‘I am just a mere instruments in God’s hands’, that it is God’s strength and not my own that does everything, should always be maintained.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
Amma recollected the words of Jesus, “Love thy neighbour as thyself, and explained that only when you see others as your own true self will real love flow towards the whole of Creation.
Elaborating, Amma said, “All are joined by the thread of love. Love knows no barriers, such as caste, creed, religion or nation. We are all like different beads joined by the thread of love. Love has no boundaries. Love is the essence of all religions. The awareness level is very low in all of us at present, and festivals like Christmas must help us to regain this awareness. Such occasions have to be used to rekindle love within us.
“Awareness is needed for this. We have to wake up. To realize one’s true nature, the Divine within us, we have to transcend the ego, and this comes through surrender towards God. As you become more and more humble, you become more and more receptive to God’s grace. The attitude that ‘I am just a mere instruments in God’s hands’, that it is God’s strength and not my own that does everything, should always be maintained.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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