Yesterday was Deepavali, the festival of lights. Amma's Darshan seemed to go on as usual. At home, Deepavali is celebrated as "the awareness of the inner light" and in bliss of the Divine Mother's victory, whose Grace can remove the darkness of ignorance. Amma had come in the morning and finished around 4pm. She came back again at 7:30pm and after Satsang, Bhajans and meditation, Darshans started and went on until late in the morning. For Amma, everyone is unique and everyday is special. Amma consoled many of her crying children and enjoyed the happiness that she shared with her children. Yesterday was special indeed in the mind of many. Through a little chat whilst Darshan was going on, Amma reminded us that the luminous inner light of the Self is ever shining steadily in the chamber of the heart and that the very goal is to seek that Self. The usual tour-cooks, Paul and Lavan and their team, had prepared sweets for Amma and all. They brought some very "sugared" Deepavali sweets and a special less sugared version for Amma. Amma enjoyed both versions of the Prasad and blessed it by having some of both. Very special was that moment. The Prasad was then distributed to one and all by the very same hands that made them. On the door way leading out of the hall, people had sparklers(fireworks) in their hands while many others had lit candles. Amma touched every single person who had stood on the way on either sides as she walked out of the stage after a full night's Darshan. It was around 3:30am here at Mannheim(DE). It is so very beautiful to be in this very presence of Amma.
Amma had reached Helsinki late noon on Oct 4, 2009. She had come after all the marathon sessions during Amma's Birthday celebrations that had just taken place at Amritapuri. We assumed Amma would take rest but infact at around 8 pm the same evening we heard Amma calling for her singing children to hear them practice a Finnish bhajan that Amma would sing the next day. Amma lovingly talked with some, who had come from India for their very first time on an European tour.
On the first day of the program, Amma came out at 10am. As usual, Amma leads the guided meditation session with all the kids(of all ages) huddled close to her. After the meditation, Darshan started with most of the time taken by interviews by press and related. Swamiji usually translates the immensely direct yet subtle meanings of Amma's message into English. Amma answers each and every question in a patient way, although some of the questions may seem very much the same ones that Amma would have recieved at every other place, yet Amma delivers her answer freshly.
People flowed in later that day and evening set in. Morning Darshans were soon over. Amma came in the evening. The guests of the day were the mayor of the city of Vantaa who welcomed Amma in his own warm way. The mayor's garlanding of Amma and speech was followed by Mr. Kalra, Minister at the Indian Embassy at Finland. It was a cheerful setting and Amma went on with her sweet Satsang. As the day grew older and evening mellowed, Darshans became slower and loving as the rushing crowd had settled in. Amma suddenly spotted our regular sound systems person sitting in his post and laughing just as an old bhajan started. Amma looked at all of us and said, "what a bhajan! Do you think he understood the meaning and hence he is laughing?". Amma was talking of the bhajan "Kali Maheswariye". Amma asked the sound systems person who had come forward to Amma if he was laughing, knowing the inner meaning or knowing the subtle Vedantic comedy in that song. His bemused "No" came useful to many of us. Amma looked sidewards at one of the bramhacharis and said "Da, do you know the meaning?" Immediately he too said that he did not know the lines. Amma started asking for the bhajan lyrics. Amma started singing paragraph by paragraph and started explaining the beauty of Vedanta in that song.
Amma sang a bit of the Bhajan where the lines go "O Mother Divine! It is heard that Thou Art the root of the universe, yet who doesn't have a head or tail. Mother dear, What a craziness! You turn both truth and untruth upside down!" Amma was ofcourse taking this a notch up with her descriptions. Amma then moved on describing the paragraphs "O Bhairavi! Thou Art are the architect of the Universe! The houses of five elements are made by Thee. Because you could find no place to place your feet, you reside in the graveyard!" Going on she made a much laughable comment on the paragraph that says "Even though one may not have even a penny to take with them at the time of death, Yet you make foolish humans strive to earn crores.". Amma's translations were getting more and more insight-filled yet humorous and the English language could not frame it as nice as it actually sounded. The bramhachari told Amma that he dint read the same fun the way Amma was explaining. Amma mentioned about that need of having such full translations that could yield so much more joy in devotion. It is said that the Guru's word is actually the essence of Shastras itself.
As night grew turned day and Darshans got over early in the morning. The second day, Amma had some visitors from Industry and the Technological University at Helsinki. Amma was as joyful with every single devotee in her own ways. She consoled many who cried on her shoulders as she embraced them warmly engulfing them in a recess of peaceful rest.The grand evening Devi Bhava started late that evening. Amma's beautiful blue-green color touched that eyes of many. As lines filled in, Amma would get eager to see them all. Amma even called the tour-staff that day to take their Darshans. While she blessed all with flowers tears, smiles and plainly bliss engulfed one and all. Amma wanted all as her children and that very look in her eyes could have no equivalents. No words would ever convey that. That ended the Finnish program around 4:30am Finnish local time. Next day was a travel day to Zurich and then the next program would start there with its many sweet stories to tell. It is such a blessing to be in that very presence of Amma.
On the first day of the program, Amma came out at 10am. As usual, Amma leads the guided meditation session with all the kids(of all ages) huddled close to her. After the meditation, Darshan started with most of the time taken by interviews by press and related. Swamiji usually translates the immensely direct yet subtle meanings of Amma's message into English. Amma answers each and every question in a patient way, although some of the questions may seem very much the same ones that Amma would have recieved at every other place, yet Amma delivers her answer freshly.
People flowed in later that day and evening set in. Morning Darshans were soon over. Amma came in the evening. The guests of the day were the mayor of the city of Vantaa who welcomed Amma in his own warm way. The mayor's garlanding of Amma and speech was followed by Mr. Kalra, Minister at the Indian Embassy at Finland. It was a cheerful setting and Amma went on with her sweet Satsang. As the day grew older and evening mellowed, Darshans became slower and loving as the rushing crowd had settled in. Amma suddenly spotted our regular sound systems person sitting in his post and laughing just as an old bhajan started. Amma looked at all of us and said, "what a bhajan! Do you think he understood the meaning and hence he is laughing?". Amma was talking of the bhajan "Kali Maheswariye". Amma asked the sound systems person who had come forward to Amma if he was laughing, knowing the inner meaning or knowing the subtle Vedantic comedy in that song. His bemused "No" came useful to many of us. Amma looked sidewards at one of the bramhacharis and said "Da, do you know the meaning?" Immediately he too said that he did not know the lines. Amma started asking for the bhajan lyrics. Amma started singing paragraph by paragraph and started explaining the beauty of Vedanta in that song.
Amma sang a bit of the Bhajan where the lines go "O Mother Divine! It is heard that Thou Art the root of the universe, yet who doesn't have a head or tail. Mother dear, What a craziness! You turn both truth and untruth upside down!" Amma was ofcourse taking this a notch up with her descriptions. Amma then moved on describing the paragraphs "O Bhairavi! Thou Art are the architect of the Universe! The houses of five elements are made by Thee. Because you could find no place to place your feet, you reside in the graveyard!" Going on she made a much laughable comment on the paragraph that says "Even though one may not have even a penny to take with them at the time of death, Yet you make foolish humans strive to earn crores.". Amma's translations were getting more and more insight-filled yet humorous and the English language could not frame it as nice as it actually sounded. The bramhachari told Amma that he dint read the same fun the way Amma was explaining. Amma mentioned about that need of having such full translations that could yield so much more joy in devotion. It is said that the Guru's word is actually the essence of Shastras itself.
As night grew turned day and Darshans got over early in the morning. The second day, Amma had some visitors from Industry and the Technological University at Helsinki. Amma was as joyful with every single devotee in her own ways. She consoled many who cried on her shoulders as she embraced them warmly engulfing them in a recess of peaceful rest.The grand evening Devi Bhava started late that evening. Amma's beautiful blue-green color touched that eyes of many. As lines filled in, Amma would get eager to see them all. Amma even called the tour-staff that day to take their Darshans. While she blessed all with flowers tears, smiles and plainly bliss engulfed one and all. Amma wanted all as her children and that very look in her eyes could have no equivalents. No words would ever convey that. That ended the Finnish program around 4:30am Finnish local time. Next day was a travel day to Zurich and then the next program would start there with its many sweet stories to tell. It is such a blessing to be in that very presence of Amma.
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