If there is sukha (joy) there will be dukha (sorrow). “If you have desires there will be sorrow, if there is smoke there is fire. By constant Satsang, we should awaken our Self. We receive the result of our own actions and have to take responsibility for the same without complaining about God. Amma does not believe that the five letters (mantras they utter) can inflict harm on anyone, as there is no power behind them. In the olden days, the mantravadis (black magicians) would do tapas, but in this day and age, this is not the case. People who suffer from depression and see such things should take medication. Amma doesn’t believe in all these bhutas and pretas – ghosts and spirits. When asked why she had three tokens she said that ‘it is for the ghost accompanying’ them.
Once someone came for Amma’s darshan with three tokens when there were only two people. Most of the time these individuals suffer from some form of depression and have hallucinations as a result. “People with a weak mind may say that they have seen ghosts. We are not a kitten saying ‘ miaow miaow‘ but we should roar like a lion. We should realise we are not a candle to be lit by somebody but that we are the self-luminous eternal sun itself. In the same way, once we realise ‘उत्तिष्ठत जाग्रत uttisthata jagrata…‘, that we are the self-effulgent sun, we will remain unaffected by anything external. “The sun remains still in the centre, while all the other planets revolve around it without affecting it in any way. God is undivided consciousness present everywhere. Nothing in the world can affect you if you are a spiritual aspirant. “Spiritual life is equal to putting on a coat of armour or a bulletproof jacket. Amma does not believe in all these alleged cases of so-called black magic. We have people who have the mentality of asuras but they do not perform any tapas. But this is not the case in the present day. How to protect ourselves from all these negativities?”Īmma: “In the olden days both Asuras (demons) and Devas (demi-gods) were doing tapas. – Amritapuri Ashram – from Amma’s Satsangĭuring the question-answer session, one person asked Amma – “Nowadays there are a lot of negative thoughts, emotions and black magic around.
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