Brief
History of Oneness
From the book,
"AMMA the
Divine Mother"
The descent of the ‘Golden Ball’
marked the birth of the phenomenon;
the phenomenon of ‘Oneness’. The
year was 1989 and the day, July 19th.
We called it ‘The Golden Ball of
Divine Grace.’ Amma and Bhagavan’s
vision of a world filled with the
divine, a world devoid of boundaries
of any kind - national, religious,
class-based or racial, had begun to
manifest. Jeevashram, a school
founded by Amma and Bhagavan
provided the ideal setting for the
divine miracle. Soon to follow was
the phenomenon of the in-dweller,
the Antaryamin. In the heart of a
young boy, Sri Krishnaji, the
indweller would appear and talk to
him. This young boy would then lay
his hands on his friends and fellow
students and a similar thing would
happen to them.
Walking
and talking with the divine became
contagious. This was the beginning
of the phenomenon, which later came
to be known as Deeksha. Soon, every
student was engaged in a
conversation with Amma and Bhagavan
in their hearts. During this period,
people called this campus God’s
Earth. Astral journeys, past life
experiences, mystical visions, were
the everyday talk of most of the
children. The campus was filled with
divine consciousness. Saints walked
the campus for a few solid weeks.
The
campus then became the movement’s
first spiritual center and was named
‘Sathyaloka’ the abode of truth.
The
first retreat was conducted on April
18th, 1990. Forty seekers
received the much awaited
benediction of experience. The
movement began to progress. People
from all walks of life, young and
old, men, women and children
participated in these courses,
expecting a boon, a miracle, a
change of heart to take place, and a
few to rediscover their lost
communion with God.
Bhagavan redefined God- a God so
inseparable from man. “God and man
are not the same and yet not
different. They are two ends of the
one same reality,” says Sri
Bhagavan. In their mutual dependence
lies the joy of this everlasting
relationship. The idea of a personal
God was spreading rapidly. People
thronged the campus and passionately
partook in the initiation to meet
this benevolent , friendly God in
their hearts. Thus Amma and Bhagavan
entered millions of homes. The
movement’s popularity grew among the
masses. The new song was “Know your
personal God” People from many
faiths queued for this initiation,
for they could meet the God of their
faith! People loved the movement.
Freedom
was the very essence of this
movement, “Religion is personal.
Create your own religion,” said Sri
Bhagavan. A new era had dawned;
belief was discarded and replaced by
a direct experience of the
transcendental. God or spirituality
was no more the prerogative of a few
idealists; it was now every man’s
choice. A spiritual revolution was
in the reckoning. A change of heart
needed a change in perception and
that was possible only through
divine intervention. This exactly
was what people found in the
Movement and this was the very
purpose of the Avatars, Amma and
Bhagavan.
The
movement was now growing faster then
ever, spreading far and wide. People
from many countries now followed the
movement. The Campus was too small
to accommodate the aspirations of so
many seekers and disciples too few
to attend to their needs. Thus the
need for a spiritual order emerged.
A group of young men and women,
talented and devoted were picked,
trained and initiated into the
service of mankind. The order was
founded on the September 14th,
1995. Their surrender made them
ideal vehicles for Amma and
Bhagavan’s divine grace. These monks
traveled the length and breadth of
the country and even to far corners
of the world, bestowing upon all
people the gift of grace. Public
gatherings of over 100,000 people
took place in many towns and cities
in India. Thousands of centers were
established. Responsible devotees
emerged and carried the movement
forward to more towns and cities in
India and the world at large.
Meanwhile these one hundred and
fifty seven helpers belonging to the
spiritual order advanced spiritually
until finally the gift of Mukthi
(Enlightenment) was bestowed upon
them. Brokenness was the key to
their transformation. Their long
enduring bond with Amma and Bhagavan
opened the doors of divine grace and
the rest is benediction. Thus the
year 2004 marked a significant year
in Sri Bhagavan’s scheme of things.
These young disciples now carried
with them the gift of Deeksha. The
art of prayer was learned and by the
power of their prayers they could
now affect the same transformation
and oneness in the seeker. The power
to transform powerful states of
consciousness to another was
bestowed on them. The only solution
to human problems is to end the
limited sense of the self. This is
the one sure way to the Golden Age.
The human mind being incapable of
transformation, the individual has
to give way to the divine. The
phenomenon is evolving. Today
seekers from around the world are
being blessed with the power to give
Deeksha to others by the laying on
of hands.
In a
short span of fifteen years the
movement has spread across the
length and breadth of India and the
far corners of the world and has a
following of over fifty million.
Sri
Amma and Bhagavan currently reside
at the temple in Nemam, which is
twenty-five kilometers from the
south Indian metropolis of Chennai.
Here they give darshans to the
thronging multitudes during specific
periods of the year. Millions move
into enlightened states at the mere
glimpse of Amma and Bhagavan.
Miracles of every kind whether of
healing or materialization or
setting right of relationships are
witnesses in these darshans. It is
coming face to face with God.
The
temple at Nemam also organizes
powerful Vedic Fire Rituals for the
fulfillment of the four fold
purposes of life, namely creating
wealth, fulfillment of desires,
flowering of the heart and
enlightenment or Mukthi.
The
Oneness University, a center for
learning inspired by Sri Amma
Bhagavan is spread over a few
thousand acres of land from the
hills of Ubbalamadugu to the banks
of the Pulicat- India’s second
largest salt water lake. It is
located off the Grand Trunk freeway
and is 70 kilometers from the city
of Chennai. A variety of courses are
conducted here addressing the needs
of people, from mind development to
God realization, for Indians as well
as foreign nationals. The Oneness
University exists to set man totally
and unconditionally free. It is here
that the critical mass required for
the transformation in humanity’s
consciousness is being created. The
University houses the phenomenon of
Deeksha. This is also the Land of
the ‘Oneness Temple’ which is to
open shortly.
Taken from the new book, AMMA The
Divine Mother released summer
2006
Copyright ©
2006 by Golden Products
Center
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