It's So simple - It's Just about Love and Light

I LOVE YOU !

I have just spent the past few days in the company of Amma.

After some synchronicity,I was invited to come along to meet Amma.

I first saw her humbly sat with queues of people lined up to be hugged/held by this mysterious woman…

There were hundreds of people, families, children and elderly.

I watched her and felt such an emotion as she gave her full attention to each devotee.
I cried because she expressed her love in such a simple and divine way.

I felt Joy and sheer delight !
I was amazed by the amount of energy she possessed – on the last night she continued without a break…Hundreds of families and individuals camped out in Alexandra palace, meditating, resting, singing, dancing, sharing therapies, love, food and the Sublime energy until the following day.

Ending With a freeing dance and tributes for the Divine Mother incarnated "Amma".

The sunrise was of a stunning rosey/blue hue.

She must have shared her self for 18 hours.
I had the privilege of having Darshan, Bhajan and a personal Mantra with this beautiful being….Amma !

Darsham means – to meet or be in the presence of the divine or someone holy: Amma's Darshan was a warm embrace filled with love and tenderness…
I felt her body physically vibrate as she whispered a Mantra in my ear.
Flowers and gifts are brought to her and recycled – petals and sweets are given to all those who come and see her.

Songs and mantras were sang by her Swamis.

Amma is a Spiritual Master also known as Divine mother and A Living Saint.

I was present for puja – A simple ritual for all, it precedes Devi Bhava and purifies and harmonizes the atmosphere.

On the final evening, A special Darsham took place in which Amma manifests the mood of Devi, The divine mother, And shows more clearly her love and compassion.
This incredible being who has hugged over 25 million people worldwide.

She Says, "I Love You" in all languages and by her words she speaks and the things she does…. As well as her Hugs!

I was given a personal Sacred Mantra – It is a short powerful spiritual formula for connecting yourself to the supreme.
It is like a password for the computer of cosmic intelligence.

The hours ~ I spent with hundreds of other people was truly magical.
The mix of cultures, races, gender, sexuality and religions all in one arena paying homage to the Divine Mother incarnated.

If you ever have the opportunity to receive a blessing or simply be in her company, It will inspire the God within you and transform you life towards your higher Self !
Amma


On the morning of the 27th of September 1953, in a small poor fishing village, Parayakadavu in the Quilon district of Kerala, a baby girl was born. Her parents gave her the name Sudhamani. She came into this world not in tears as babies usually do, but with a beaming smile on her face, as if prophesying the joy and bliss she was to bring to the world.
Sudhamani spent the years of her childhood and teens immersed in intense spiritual practices in order to present a living example for the world. Even as a small child, she could often be found absorbed in deep meditation, totally oblivious of her surroundings. By the age of five, she had already begun composing devotional songs laden with deep mystical insight.
Another quality that was clearly manifest in Sudhamani from this tender age was her love and compassion toward her fellow human beings. Though only a child, Sudhamani did whatever she could to ease the suffering of her elderly neighbors. She washed their clothes, bathed them and even brought them food and clothing from her own home. This habit of giving away things from her family's house landed her in deep trouble. However, no amount physical abuse or punishment could stop the expression of her inborn compassion. She later said, " An unbroken stream of Love flows from me towards all beings in the cosmos. That is my inborn nature."
'Amma' as she is known all over the world today, has inspired and started innumerable humanitarian services. She has earned international recognition for her outstanding contributions to the world community. She is recognized as an extraordinary spiritual leader by the United Nations and by the people all over the world.
Though Amma makes no claims herself, those who watch her closely notice that she is the greatest example of her teaching. Her disciples and believers imbibe her teachings by just watching her.
For the past 35 years Amma has dedicated her life to the uplifting of suffering humanity through the simplest of gestures – an embrace. In this intimate manner Amma had blessed and consoled more than 25 million people throughout the world.
When someone asked Amma why she receives every person who comes to her in a loving embrace Amma replied, " If you ask the river,' why do you flow?' what can it say?"
Amma spends most of her waking hours receiving the distressed and all who come to her for comfort, day after day without a break.
Once a press reporter asked Amma how was it possible for her to embrace each and every one in the same loving way, even if they were diseased or unpleasant. Amma replied, " When a bee hovers over a garden of varied flowers, what it beholds is not the difference between the flowers but the honey within them. Similarly Amma sees the same Supreme Self in each and every one." ?As Dr. Jane Goodall, while presenting Amma with the 2002 Gandhi-King Award for Non-violence said, ?" She stands here in front of us. God's love in a human body."


Born With a Smile

"The baby looked at me with a penetrating gaze and a benevolent smile on her tiny face" says Amma's mother Damayanthi, talking on Amma's birth. Amma took birth in a small poor fishing village, Parayakadavu in the Quilon district of Kerala. She was born to simple and pious parents Sugunanandan and Damayanthi. Before Amma's birth, Damayanthi had two normal pregnancies, during which her body would begin to swell during the ninth month. The swelling was a sign that her body was preparing to deliver. But, when she gave birth to Amma on September 27th, 1953, the entire birth was silent and felt almost nothing. Damayanthi looked at the baby's face and was amazed to see the baby's dark eyes looking directly into hers with a sweet smile.
Later talking on her birth Amma had said that she had no feelings of strangeness when she came into this world. Everything was so utterly familiar to her, and when one knows everything about the world one can only smile.
"When one beholds the entire universe as a play of Consciousness, what else can one do but smile?" Amma explains.



Early Years

"From birth itself I had an intense love of the divine name. I would repeat the Lord's name incessantly with every breath, and a constant flow of divine thoughts was kept up in my mind irrespective of the place I was or the work I was attending to", says Amma. At the tender age of five she used to sing beautiful songs on her beloved Lord. Often she went into the woods, to sit alone and meditate. Or, during normal childhood play she might stop and become withdrawn and meditative. Her parents would scold her for not being playful. They wanted her to fit in with the other children with the village. The family was also disturbed by her constant singing and chanting, and it bothered them that her lips were constantly moving, as if she was talking to herself. This was odd behavior for a small child, and they feared that she had some mental illness. The family didn't understand that Sudhamani's lips were moving in silent prayers.
Because of Sudhamani's dark skin, and her strange, unchildlike behavior, she was viewed by her parents as inferior to the other children. Her schooling ended when she was nine and she had to take care of the domestic work full-time. In addition to the arduous job of looking after her own family, she served the elderly, the poor and sick neighbors with love and care. Her parents were horrified to see her mingle with untouchables and forbade her to give away any more of their food, but she continued to do so despite their punishments. Some villagers called her "the crazy girl" given that she worked and sang in longing worship, often slipping into profound God-intoxicated states. Amma never had a spiritual mentor or guru, nor was she exposed to philosophical books. Her unmistakable Self-realization and wisdom seemed to spark from a constant remembrance of God.

Mission



Amma says, " My sole mission is to love and serve one and all. Amma's only wish is that her hands should always be on someone's shoulder, consoling and caressing them and wiping their tears, even while breathing her last."

The greatest miracle that takes place in her presence occurs in the hearts of those who come to her – the gentle, gradual awakening of love, compassion and selflessness, an awakening of one's own inherent divinity.

She says, " Mother is just an offering to the world and wants to be available to everyone." Anyone who watches Amma on a day- to-day basis will understand the significance of this statement.

Amma always says that the purpose of human birth is to realize the Self or in other words, " to realize who we really are". This goal lies in the heart of all her institutions. Through the example of her own life of tireless service to humanity, Amma inspires her children to walk towards the goal of self-realization by serving the poor and the needy. She has inspired many humanitarian activities that have drawn the attention of the world community. In recent years, Amma has addressed the Parliament of World's Religions in Chicago, the United Nations in New York and the Global Peace Initiative of Women religious and Spiritual Leaders, conducted at the UN in Geneva, where she gave speeches on the present day social problems and their solutions. It was there that Amma was awarded with the 2002 Gandhi-King award for Non-violence.
Amma has never sought to convert anyone. Her's is not a sectarian mission. But Amma has always stressed that along with a new home, a pension, an operation or a meal, the beneficiaries of her Humanitarian activities receive a compassionate smile and a kind word from those who serve them. In this way those who give, those who receive, and those who look on--all are transformed by the selfless love and sense of universal kinship, blossoming in an experience of essential unity—the oneness in the Self.
Teachings


Amma's life is her message. In other words, Amma does not teach anything that she herself does not practice. Living from moment to moment in a constant state of supreme happiness, Amma warmly embraces thousands of people day after day, wiping their tears, giving them her divine guidance and offering solace to all who come to her. Amma recommends the path of selfless-service through the example of her own life.
Amma says, "The beauty and charm of selfless love and service should not die away from the face of the earth. The world should know that a life of dedication is possible, that a life inspired by love and service to humanity is possible.
Meditation and studying the scriptures are like two sides of a coin. The engraving on that coin is selfless service, and that is what gives it its real value. Our compassion and acts of selflessness take us to the deeper truths. Through selfless action we can eradicate the ego that conceals the Self. Detached, selfless action leads to liberation. Such action is not just work; it is karma yoga."
Amma always points out that the purpose of one's life is to realize who we really are. She says, "By realizing our own Self we become full, with nothing more to gain in life. Life becomes perfect."
To attain this goal, Amma says that no particular path or spiritual practice can be recommended for all. "Just as a doctor gives different dosages or even different medications to patients with the same ailment according to their constitution, so does a Spiritual Master prescribe different methods to different people to reach the same goal. Spirituality is the practical science of life. Apart from taking us to the ultimate goal of Self-realization it also teaches us the nature of the world, and how to understand life and live fully in the best way possible."
However, Amma says that the path of devotion and selfless-service is the safest and most conducive path for many people.