She's watching us, every day!

282. Om sahasra-sirsa-vadanayai namah: I bow down to Amma who has a thousand heads and faces

Amma sees everything we do, think and hear. Which is why the mantra says She has thousand heads and faces. She is everywhere. Omnipresent. With a view of this, hereby is my humble plea to Amma. Please don't forget my wish I expressed to You. I don't know what more to do to make the world happy. I always play by the book and by the rules. Please deflect any bad karma that may be coming my way. Please help me keep the faith.

Amma's presence helps us keep on the spiritual path. It helps us realise that we must only do that which She would approve off. We are always so wonderfully behaved when in Amma's physical presence. What we totally forget is that Amma is always present with us. She is always watching and listening! So the good side of us that we reveal only during Amma's visits, should also be displayed at all times. The world would be so much easier to live in then!

Om Amriteswariye namah!

A helping hand!

281.Om unmesa-nimisotpanna-vipanna-bhuvanavalyai namah: I bow down to Amma who causes a series of worlds to arise and disappear with the opening and closing of Her eyes.

Amma, if you can make worlds disappear, why can't you make my problems disappear? You know which ones I am talking about. And You could do it so easily! If you did a sankalpa for me, it would just disappear. I have kept a stone at the altar today Amma. That is representative of my problem. Please help me sort it out and I know that only You can do this for me. For You are the ultimate judge and jury of the Universe who will mete out to us karma or the sum total of our actions.
What am I still paying for? For trusting outright? For helping? Surely these can't be faults! Foolish perhaps but not a vice that I need to be taught a lesson! Please hear my pleas and help this child of yours. Unless the problem is sorted, how can I enjoy the beauty of the moment? With the closing of Your eyes You can make worlds disappear. In the larger scheme of things, my problem isn't much then, is it?

I hope You get to read this Amma. I hope my message will reach You.

Om Amriteswariye namah!

She who guides...!

280. Om padma-nabha-sahodaryai namah: I bow down to Amma who is Lotus-Navel's (Visnu's) sister

Amma makes everything perfect. Amma makes everything beautiful. Amma makes everything simple. When we look back on our lives, every turn and twist in the road is orchestrated by Amma. She knows everything that is required to strength our spiritual lives. She can see what we can't. I have the best experience of this. For a year I sat on a movie that would not get released. And I wondered and I worried and I questioned Amma. But Amma would not budge. She knew it needed a tweak. She knew I would develop as a film maker and look back critically on my work. She knew I needed that year of perspective. And She gave it to me. And I am grateful for that. Thank You Amma for allowing me that time and thank You for only giving things to me when You knew I was ready! You always know when to guide me and when to do what is needed for my growth. In Your hands, I am moulded and I grow. I surrender my entire life at Your feet. Please bess my family forever!

Om Amriteswariye namah!

In absolute protection!

279. Om bhagavatyai namah: I bow down to Amma who protects those who worship Her

I know this very well. When down in the dumps and going through a bit of hell, Amma wrapped Her protective arms around me and held on to me very tightly. She said Swamiji to Singapore and that calmed me much. She reached out to me in every which way only so I would feel the highest sense of protection.

A few months after this incident, there was much furore in the press about baseless allegations against Amma and this entire tirade by someone not worth mentioning here. What did Amma do? Did She hide in a room and wonder, why Me? Amma continued to go about Her business and continued to give darshan. Amma did everything that She normally does. And in these actions, Amma was really protecting us! She was, yet again, teaching us a very valuable lesson. Once again, the subject, was faith. That absolute faith would see us through. That unquestioned faith would help us cross any hurdle at all. And in that lesson lies the universe's biggest life lesson to us. Amma has sacrificed everything to be a Universal Mother to Her children. She will always protect us, no matter what! She will always be there for us, come what may. And in that peaceful thought, let us keep the faith!

Om Amriteswariye namah!

Because Amma knows....!

278. Om padmasanayai namah: I bow down to Amma who is seated in the lotus flower

Dreams are in color. I had the most incredibly vivid dream. Amma arrived in a car. She was wearing the most gorgeous saree of blue and pink. She blessed me and we spoke to each other! When I woke up from that beautiful dream, my heart swelled with gratitude. Amma knew how important a day it was for me. Amma knew just how much I was relying on Her. So She obliged. As a mother does to Her daughter's wishes. She came in my sleep and gave me darshan. How can my heart not swell with gratitude? I feel humbled by the fact that Amma gave me darshan in such a unique way. I feel humbled to know that Amma cares about each and every one of us. On this incredibly special day or me, Amma  did not just send a blessing byway, She came Herself to deliver a blessing. Thank you Amma for making it extra special for me. Thank you for knowing that I need Your presence. And thank you for obliging this child of yours. Because You know what makes each of Your children happy!

Om Amriteswariye namah! 

The excellence of the universe!

277. Om bhaga-malinyai namah: I bow down to Amma who wears a garland made of the six excellences

"If we watch Amma, we will see the embodiment of all the divine qualities she is constantly encouraging us to cultivate. If you want to understand devotion, watch the tears as they roll down her cheeks during bhajans. If you want to learn about serving the world selflessly, sit by her side one evening as she embraces 12,000 people. If you have questions about sadhana, envision her years on the seashore when she sat motionless, completely estranged from the world. And whatever Amma does, it is meditation, whether sitting in silence, speaking to thousands or sweeping the ashram courtyard."

When we garland Amma, we garland Her with our love and devotion. Amma is also garlanded by the universe with all the excellences of the world. She holds within Her, the beauty of the world. It is all these excellences that we touch when Amma hugs us. When She wipes a tear from our faces, it is all the beauty of the universe that is reaching out with its compassion, towards us. Everything Amma does is what the universe wishes. Amma's will is the universe's will. Amma is the goodness in each of us. She is the brilliance of the sun and the beauty of nature. How incredibly lucky and blessed we are, what incredible karma we have been born with to be Amma's devotees in this birth! Imagine not knowing Amma!!! What a frightful thought. How incomplete our lives would have been. We would possibly have lived this life in search of compassion and beauty and fallen short. Everything, absolutely everything we search for in our lives, lies with Amma. All we need to do is keep the faith. 

Om Amriteswariye namah! 

The charioteer of our lives!

276. Om bhairavyai namah: I bow down to Amma who is the wife of Bhairava (Shiva)

I love the whole concept of Amma and Shiva as the yin and yang of the world. The feminine and masculine. The whole concept for me, is that there is a feminine and masculine in each of us. We just need to balance it out as best as we can. The Amma and Shiva in us. Amma, with Her absolute gorgeousness and Her unending compassion. Shiva, our father, with His extremely protective circle of love around us. With both of them watching over us, we are protected and safe. We are living on the right path. We will always have compassion for everyone around us. We will always recognize the futility in exercising the destructive power of our ego. We will always know that goodness will go a long way. We will hopefully always realize that only faith can save us. My favorite lines: Vishwasam tannanne rakshikyu! The reins of our lives lie in Amma's hands. May She always steer us. May She always be the charioteer of our life.

Om Amriteswariye namah!