--- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This was posted on the Amma chat. I found it kind of sweet and thought some > here might enjoy it. > > ------ Forwarded Message > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 11:06:16 EST > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Ammachi] Digest Number 1840 > > Namaste: > > I live in the Bible belt and have not encountered any problems explaining > Amma. Also, my mother in law is a strict Cathloic and she wanted to go with > me to > attend a darshan and it was beautiful. > Here is what I say to friends, family and patients at work. > > I explain that Amma is a very advanced spiritual person. That I do not want > them to think I am being blastmous (spell??) that when I go and see Amma the > Bible comes to life for me. That I see all of Jesus's words and life in > action. > I say this with a lot of love in my heart. I explain that she offers free > medical service and builds homes for widows, etc etc, and this inspires me > to be > more Christ like in my giving and serviing others. > > I explain that one of the ways she helps others is that she hugs them and > calls everyone her children. I let them know that I have personally > witnessed her > sit for more than 9 hours hugging people with the same smile and love and > care. That you can ask her questions and ask for a personal prayer from her. > That > when you are hugged by her you can feel Divine Christ Love around her and > smell sweet rose smells. I stay very simple and sweet when speaking of her > and > with a lot of love in my heart. > > I explain that being in her presence and seeing a woman giving such love and > care to people in the world without asking for a dime helps me as a woman > relate better to walking a spiritual path. That I love Jesus but for some > reason > watching another woman walk a path of Divine Love and Compassion and do > everything that Jesus did has helped me. > > That Love & Compassion is so important to me that I dont care that I dont > understand all the beautiful devotional music being sung and I dont care if > she > is showing her love through the Hindu path. So, each year, I go and spend > spiritual retreat with her and I pray and meditate and cry and bring all my > problems to her to help me understand and heal and become a better person. > So I can > return and love/serve people more. > > I usually do not go into the unbelievable profound spiritual experiences I > have had with her which are beyond words. Or talk about my entire life > transforming since meeting her. I stay very light and simple with truth as I > experience > it. > > I have always experienced a very positive response when I speak of her > explaining from my heart meeting people at where they are at instead of > where I am > at. > > I prayed for Amma to give me the words because I am here to serve not to be > crucified. She has never let me down in guiding me with what to say to > people. > > I Loves Service > malati>>
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