912. Om savyāpasavya-mārgasthāyai namah: I bow down to Amma who occupies (or is reached by) both the left and the right paths of worship.
The different ways of reaching Amma bring us to the doorstep of unflinching faith. It is possibly the most difficult concept to inculcate within us. What we often are unable to fathom is the full extent of Amma's divinity. To reach Amma's divine feet, we have to first remove the layers of ego we clothe ourselves in. To even remotely begin to understand Amma, we need to go inwards as much as possible. Amma tells us to "Love" everyone the way we love Her. She makes the concept sound so simple but how impossible is that?! I find it extremely difficult to see Amma in anyone else. That's my fault, my ego playing out. I need to remove the illusion that I am in control of any situation or that I am the creator of my destiny. I need to understand that we are all of humanity, in this world, together. As Amma's example of the burning building, we have to feel the fire burning on the 1st floor even as we lounge in our home, ten floors above! The interconnectedness between all of us cannot be ignored. We are all human beings living a spiritual experience while Amma removes all our negative tendencies and erases the karma from our past births. So I bow down to Amma and pray that whichever path I take to reach Her, may it be with unflinching faith and the realization that I take my next breath only because of Her infinite grace!
Om Amriteshwariye namah!
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