Amritapuri and my Birthday
Trip Start
Sep 03, 2007
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Trip End
Oct 23, 2007
Kerala,
India
Sunday, September 23, 2007
I arrived at Emma's ashram two days ago. I slept about 28 hours and am feeling much better. I woke up at 4a.m today just in time for 1000 names and Erato. Imagine that. I should have Emma's Dasha today and it's my birthday. We are on time limit here with the Internet and unfortunately after writing emails I'm out of time. I will come back later and fill you in. It's crazy with people here now because of Emma's birthday in a few days. Love you All JAI MA JAI MA!!!
I'm back for a few minutes at least. The computer that I'm on won't let me upload pictures. I may not get a chance to upload until after I leave here. I will probably stay here a week or two. Amma leaves in early October probably around the same time I'll check out. It is pretty cool weather here. There has been lots of rain, having caught the tail end of monsoon season
another cool mountain scene off train
. I got Darshan my first day here. Amma gave me a short but powerful Darshan. She seemed extremely strong. She pulled me into her lap with so much strength. I'll take any kind of attention she wants to give me. She is very Kali in India, but at the same time sweet. She demands and yells here. I've never seen her so open with that kind of energy. I signed up for veggie chopping seva today at 2p.m. and will get Darshan sometime tonight, mentioning of course that it is my birthday. Her birthday is the 27th of this month and it is apparently going to be a big deal. She will be having it at the institute across the backwaters. There is an estimated One-hundred thousand people coming. I've signed up for seva (service work, for those who don't know) for all three days. They will apparently need a lot of extra help to make it run smooth. I am sharing a room with two French guys now, but they may move another into the room for her birthday, and I felt it was cramped now! That's India for you especially ashram life. There is an amazing view from the floor I'm on (15th floor). You can see the ocean and the backwaters. Amritapuri (Amma's ashram) is on a small strip of land between. They just caught the aftermath of the Tsunami. If they had caught it full on there would be no ashram. Got to go I will be in touch. Jai Ma! 
Comments
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! :)
Yeah! you wid Emma, eh? Jai Ma! I had a hunch you'd be posting today. Don't worry about the pictures. It'll just mean more to share when you get back. But your posts are really do take me there with you. So what do they do for someone's birthday over there? Cake? Spankings? hehe
Happy Birthday to you.... and wish Emma happy birthday for me would ya?
Love,
Matthew
cheers
hope you had a good birthday, amigo.
it's been a real pleasure reading about your adventures in India. take care
yebedweba,
happy birthday to you! course from the other side i guess our birthdays are really our deathdays.but i'm digging this shadow world lately...might as well!