conversationswithswami

Conversations with Swami, in Meditation.(taken from Amma's books ...)
Vasantha: Swami! I understand one thing after reading three parts of this book - in the major part of this book I am blowing my own trumpet. There must have been some desire in my mind that I am greater than all and that everyone should praise me, glorify me. Is this why I am publishing this book? Is my mind secretly desiring name and fame? All this is my own ego trip! I know this! (Tears flood my eyes.)Swami: When one’s own experiences are written, it will be like this. Why do you exaggerate and cry?Vasantha: Swami! In the conversations where You talk about the definitions of Prema bhakthi it appears as though I am a big intellectual. It looks as if You are defeated by me and I am praised by You.Swami: Why do you cry thinking they are about you only? They are common to all who practice Prema bhakthi. If anyone practices devotion like you and asks Me questions, I will give the same answer; they are the characteristics of Prema Bhakthi. After reading about them, at least a few may try to practice devotion like you. Is it not?As SOON AS SWAMI SAID THE ABOVE, vibhuthi appeared around the altar as blessings.7 March 1991We went to Puttaparthi to attend Shivarathri celebrations. There, I randomly opened page 239 of Summer Showers, it said:"It is not correct to think that Radha is a name of a woman or hers is an ordinary human love. God does not make differences such as man or woman. If one surrenders like Radha, whether he is a man or woman, it will be considered as Radha’s aspect. Those who have this aspect can think nothing but God; they never think otherwise. Radha is a jnani, though she lives in this world, she does not allow the world to live in her. To experience this, one should know about Radha’s devotion."I was surprised by this beautiful proof for the above explanation.28 April 1997 Meditation.Swami said, “You are Radha. You are born to show the world, the suffering of separation. You aspire for God like a fish out of water. You have been born to show how one should lament, yearn, aspire and cry for the Lord. Your life is the best example to show the sufferings of separation. Since every atom of your body, every drop of blood, nerve and cell suffer of separation from God, you alone can be Radha.”
Characteristics of a Prema Bhaktha...
Vasantha: When Arjuna asked, You told the characteristics of a man of wisdom, likewise, kindly tell me the characteristics of a Prema bhaktha. How will those who have Prema behave and speak? What will they look like?Swami : "They won’t forget God even for a single second. They will talk of nothing but God; they will listen to nothing but God. They cannot live for even a second without the thought of God; all their actions will be centered on God. Only for God’s sake, they eat and sleep. Since they do everything in thoughts of God, their life becomes a sacrifice. They would have all relationships with God only. They won’t slip from their stand or lose sight of their goal in any circumstance. Nothing of this world can attract them.
"They would create a separate world and live with God. They would perceive only truth through their five senses. Their senses won’t go to the external world. Through the five elements, they would get only divine news through TV, radio, books, newspapers, everywhere in all things. They would realize and speak with the Lord in many ways. Every question that arises from the mind would get the answers at once.

Amma reminisces... ‘You are Radha'Once Swami said, “You are Radha. You are born to show the world, the suffering of separation. You aspire for God like a fish out of water. You have been born to show how one should lament, yearn, aspire and cry to the Lord. Your life is the best example for the sufferings of separation. Since every atom of your body, blood drop, nerve and cell chant God, you alone can be Radha.”I randomly opened the 1991 edition of Summer Showers and on page 239 Bhagavan says, “It is not correct to think that Radha is a name of a woman or hers is ordinary human love. God does not make differences as man and woman. If one surrenders like Radha, whether he is a man or woman, it will be considered as Radha’s aspect. Those who have this aspect can think nothing but God; they never think otherwise. Radha is a jnani, though she lives in this world, she does not allow the world to live in her. To experience this, one should know about Radha’s devotion.”
The Reason for Nivaran ...
On 21-4-98 I told Swami : “Swami, instead of my praying for others and your granting relief, why not you directly grant and bless them?"Swami replied: "For me to help them directly, their karma is a hindrance. When you are moved and you pray for them, Your Prema sakthi reaches them and it brings down the load of their karma. Your power is not an ordinary power Those who realise it and want to make use of it will be greatly benefited. When you pray for them, it works much better than how it does when they themselves often pray. All these books have been published only to make you pray for others and help others. Your tears wipe out their difficulties. When I want to help them, I have to evaluate their worth and scrutinize all the three kalas (the past, present and future). You do not look at these factors at all and directly pray for them. This is the state of a mother. Therefore, for your sake, I have to do it.”“When you go to a place, the vibrations emanating from you wipe out the karmas of the people and they pound all the interferences in their getting the grace of God. The vibrations produced by you, purify the place. Wherever you happen to be, there lies great Ananda. Whoever can draw from it, can do so, depending upon the capacity of their containers. To that extent they get this great Ananda.”

I want "ONLY" You ...Once Swami appeared in Amma’s dream and asked, “You do not have any peace? Do you want any money?”After the dream Amma wrote in her diary, “Swami you are so mischievous. Did I ask for money?
I asked the way to control my mind.I asked for devotion and wisdom.I asked for good eyesight.I asked you to accept my songs at Your feet.
I asked You for all these and instead of saying a word about all these things that I want, You are saying that you will give me that which I have never asked for!
I want You! I want only You!”