What a joy it has been to mark the Silver Anniversary of Mother Hamilton’s Mahasamadhi. As the saying goes, Many hands make light work. Larry designed a card to mark the occasion; Jill created a beautiful cake for the potluck along with all the devotees whose loving contributions made for a delicious lunch after service.
However, what stands out most for me from the day is the feeling of Mother’s presence; her thoughts and her love pervading the Service and the day. I had the thought that I should say something about Mother’s place in history and her role in the evolution of world-consciousness, but in the moment that seems distant compared to her loving intimate divine presence; the cherished merging of Guru and disciple.
It often happens that when giving a spiritual talk I am keenly aware of Mother’s thoughts and spiritual power in close connection to my own. That presence has all the hallmarks of God’s Presence, only it has the unmistakable print of Mother’s personality and consciousness upon it. It is a most remarkable communion with Mother that manifests all the purity, wisdom and power of unalloyed God-consciousness.
And this is part and parcel of Mother’s teachings and life example; you must strive to overcome ego in order to know God, and when that is accomplished then it is God who manifests as the Divine Ego. This is described in the Mystical Crucifixion when Jesus gives up the ghost (the ego) and returns with the power of the Holy Ghost (or the Divine Ego).
The Divine Ego is enabled to manifest all the attributes of God; for then, in truth it may be said, “I and Thou are one.” This great event is a tremendous boon to the world, for it brings all the purity of God into this physical realm in ways that are unique. Mother was, and is, just such a blessing for this world.
For all those who recognize the truth of Mother’s existence a deep and personal blessing is theirs. Through inner attunement Mother’s love, wisdom and power are available. Just as a radio can receive messages from invisible signals, and a transmitter can broadcast the same, so built within a human being a soul may receive and broadcast spiritual consciousness.
The source of that power may come from a spiritually charged place on earth such as an ashram or a holy site; it can also be derived from making connection with an embodied or transcendent spiritual Being, or directly from the Source-Being of God. An attuned receiver may in turn become a transmitter, sending out those blessings to all the earth. It is a fact that we all have that capacity; only at this time most individuals are filled with radio-static of worldly concerns and attachments.
By going deep into meditation, setting aside all limitations and knowing God you may be just such a receiver/transmitter. All the wisdom of God, all the love, joy and bliss may be yours, and you may in turn give that same Spirit to one and to all. There would be nothing more pleasing to Mother or any of the great spiritual Masters this world has ever known than for you to follow in their footsteps and become what they became; for there is no limit to God’s power, love and wisdom.
The more joy you manifest the more joy Mother feels for you, and adds to her already superabundant joy! So let us honor Mother’s life and teachings today and everyday by being all that we are meant to be in divine consciousness, until we merge our little selves in the universal Divine Being, God, even as Mother did.
