The challenge of meditation
is not just to still the mind,
but bring fruits of contemplation
to a world that is defined
by greed and competition
and poverty of soul.
This love is Amma's mission,
a smile for each her goal.
Author notes
"When one beholds the entire universe as a play of Consciousness, what else can one do but smile?"
- Amma -
In a list
A contest entry
- Words Of Wisdom By Contemporary Spiritual Teachers : Amma by maa.
333 points, ended September 29, 2008, 6 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What do you think?
Comments
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What a lovely attribute ...
you captured here: a smile for each her goal ... How wonderful if this could be true on global scale.
Congratulations on your "golden bronze" as Marion put it
-- you are truly wise, Precious.
Love
Myra
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Thank you very much Myra. If every person had a smile, wow! Amma has a smile for every person, which makes her pretty special.
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true, truth in simle terms..well done
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Thank you for your appreciation, Venugopal.
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Brevity's Wit
is obvious here, as Truth is simple.
Obviously!
No argument here.
Superb form as always!
Terry
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Thank you Terry
Amma is quite remarkable, and I would not have heard of her except for Marion. She doesn't do much, she just makes each person she meets feel special.
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Margaret
Your epigrammatic styled verse offers truisms with a pleasant rhyme and rhythm. It is purely didactic but charmingly so.
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Dear Ron,
Thank you for your applause and kind comment. Quite an obvious verse, once you have seen her website, but many good things are simple.
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Beautiful poem and meditation! Good luck in the contest!
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Thank you Maggie, I'm happy you like it.
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I smile with your steps into knowing...
Shine ever brightly.
Rahad
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Thank you Rahad.
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yay !
and it's amma's birthday today !!!
I love your poem, your words offer a faithful translation and in-depth exploration of the quote ...
they point to the necessity for us to dissolve the hatred and greed within our own minds before trying to eradicate it from the "outer world" (a hopeless endeavor) ...
then we shall discover the peace we are seeking in the world, within ourselves ...
thank you for this enlightening entry ...
maa
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Haha, there is no outside.
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