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Awaken Children, Book 7 Changes a Life
| One of the Circle of Love Inside letter writers brought someone for Amma's darshan this summer whose life was changed by reading Awaken Children, Book 7. Here is the story that he sent to us by email about himself. |
| He wrote: |
| A friend of mine has suggested to me that others may benefit from my story. So, here it is. |
| After the third month in this unit I looked around my little cell and asked myself "How did I end up like this"?. Then I told myself that I needed to change but I didn't know how. The next day the officer came around with a book cart on wheels, he stopped in front of the cell and asked if I would like something to read. I looked down and was immediately drawn to Amma's book Awaken Children VII. In the book Amma talks about the mind being mad and how we make poor decisions when in an emotional state. This is how I had lived my life up until this point. I began to use meditation to bring the mind into the present moment; eventually I began to live in the present moment during the course of the day, even when I was angry. Living in the present moment when angry allowed me to make better decisions. I no longer said or did negative things while angry. This was the first step for me in learning to have some measure of control over things that I thought were just part of my personality. You see when we are angry it is because of a thought that causes a chemical reaction in the body; this chemical reaction can affect our ability to think rationally, unless we are aware of our anger in the moment. Then we can make a conscious decision not to do something that we will regret. |
| At this time I meditate regularly, I practice living in the present moment daily, and I continue to be aware of all of my emotions even the so called good ones. Today, I am in college instead of committing crimes. I am a straight "A" student in physics/engineering. I owe everything I have to Amma and her Divine Wisdom. I will continue to use her book to improve the quality of my life. |
| Thank You Amma. |
| If you are interested in participating in this simple project of giving through a kind letter, please contact: circle.of.love.inside@gmail.com and we will send you information about the program. |
| Aikya Param |
| Coordinator, Circle of Love Inside |
Did You Know?
When Amma adopts a village, she gives the people there everything she possibly can: food, shelter, medicine, education, jobs & most importantly love.
The villagers of Samanthampettai were both excited and in tears on seeing Amma during her visit to their village. Amma is building homes for the tsunami victims in the area. They thanked Amma for coming and blessing their village. Amma told them, "There is no need to thank Amma. Amma is not a guest. Amma is a member of your family."