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Namaste to All! :)
My birth name is Darrell, and my spiritual name as given by Amma is
Advait.
I found Amma's face on the cover of a book in a commercial bookstore
(Books-a-million) and the book just happened to be in the
Entertainment section which was a strange misplacement, and meant to
be. As soon as I saw her face I felt a spiritual connection and for
two years felt this connection before finally meeting her in the
physical form and receiving her darshan in Detroit, Michigan in 2003
(I think, it was the one in Ann Arbor). I even had an Amma doll long
before meeting her. So when I first met her I received my mantra on
that retreat, realizing that I was recognizing her as my Guru and the
full impact of such.
My most special retreat with Amma was in New Mexico the first year it
was held in Albuquerque instead of Santa Fe. I received my spiritual
name there and had some beautiful experiences.
I have attended four retreats with Amma only, and unfortuantely have
missed the past three years because I live in Tennessee in the
southern US and Mother's programs are always at least 400 or more
miles away. I feel my connection to her strongly, and have always
felt drawn to Amritapuri.
My hope is to one day visit Amritapuri and stay for a few months,
when I was younger since the age of 12 I always said I wished to be a
monk and saw myself wearing orange or white which was surprising when
I learned that Amma's devotees wear white.
I have shared my own slightly more detailed personal story of Amma on the In Her Embrace board.
Aum Amriteshwaryai namah
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