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we were wondering if J might have been in Asia/India during the earthquake/tsunami.
i got an email this morning from madison house saying J is with family in the states now.
so, phew!
good news indeed !!!
i had been wondering about that myself, but i’m on amma’s uk (e)mailing list + i’ve been getting updates about her situation over there … apparantly they got lots of water, but no one was hurt or killed where she is right now …
i also had a dream about j last night … i went to see him play + i showed up a little bit late + he had decided to only play one song, so i missed it … hopefully not a sign of things to come !!
this is what the amma uk mailing list organizers have sent around:
Original Message
From: Mike & Ray Sofroniou <ammauk>
To: ammauk@yahoogroups.com <ammauk>
Date: 30 December 2004 13:16
Subject: [ammauk] Ashram Disaster ReliefOm Amriteshvaryai Namah
Dear Friends,
The Tsunami disaster which has tragically afflicted so much of South East Asia has also affected the coast of Kerala where Amma’s ashram is situated. Although the ashram was flooded, no one was hurt and there was little damage. However the lives of the villagers who live on the peninsula have been devastated; homes have been swept away and many lives have been lost. Amma’s ashram is mounting a huge relief operation supplying food, shelter and medical aid on a 24 hour basis throughout the area. Amma’s website http://www.amritapuri.org has information about what is happening as well as photos of the flooding and videos of the relief activities.
Many people have asked whether they can send donations to help. This is the way to do it:
Send a cheque made payable to Friends of Amma with "disaster relief" clearly written on the back to:
The Treasurer,
19 Hitherwood Drive
London
SE19 1XAAlternatively you can pay money directly in to the Friends of Amma bank account:
Friends of Amma
Lloyds TSB
sort code 30-96-35
Oxford branch
Acct number: 00512560If you do this please let the Treasurer know by email your name, how much you’ve put in and that it is for the disaster relief fund so that your donation can be properly allocated. email aru@amma.org.uk
We will ensure that your donations reach the ashram as soon as possible and we will inform you of any developments.
In Amma’s love,
Friends of Amma committeeone account of what happened which was sent to me …
Dear List Members,on the Ammachi Yahoo group messages are being posted with experiences
of devotees at Amritapuri.I have copied and pasted one post here. The writer is Ramaa Devi,who,
if I am correct, is one of the IAM meditation instructors in the U.S.A..In Amma,
Sara
This was forwarded from the Monterey bay satsang.
Forwarded Message
From: Ramaa Devi
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 10:10:36 -0800 (PST)Subject: news from a devotee in Amritapuri
AUM Amriteswaryai Namah!
Hi everyone – I just want to let all of you know that
I am OK, so DO NOT WORRY. It has been quite the
experience. We are all fine, only due to Amma’s Grace.
I don’t know alot about what is happening coz we cant
get the news, the phone lines are down, and we just
hear rumors of massive deaths and the worst earthquake
ever. Tamil Nadu is the state just over from us, and I guess
they were hit badly. We were affected here, but not as bad and had to
evacuate the ashram. but we are ok. I don’t know about
the rest of Kerala.It was unbelievable. I was resting in my room and I
heard a very strange noise that I couldnt identify –
got up to look out my window and there was this wall
of water, and I thought it cant’ be a broken pipeline,
and it must be the SEA – for those who dont know, we
are about 1.000 feet from the ocean.
so I ran out to the front of the flats onto the
balcony and could not believe my eyes – there was a
flood of water EVERYWHERE, completely inundating
everything – they say the wave that hit us was 25 feet
high, but by the time it got to the ashram it was
disipated and spreat out and the depth was about 5
feet of water everywhere. Mother was giving Darshan,
and suddenly stood up and ran outside, took off Her
sari shawl and threw it into the water, and it stopped
flowing and started receding. Luckily darshan was in
the inner temple – Mother said if it had been in the
big hall, there would have been a stampede.Everyone was in a huge panic as you can imagine – it
was a Devi Bhava day, and there were 15,000 visitors
here. She evacuated every one of them., and then it
was our turn. First we heard she said to come down to
the ground, coz the buildings werent safe, then we
were told to go up higher – so no one knew what the
truth was. I ventured over to the temple from the
flats to try and get water in case it ran out, and to
see what was happening, and there she was, standing in
the water in her petticoat!!|!!!!
Very calm, smiling, directing people.
then she said, all westerners get your belongings and
get in the boats and go across the backwaters, which
by then was completely flooded and full of debris,
with boats floating downstream.We are now housed in the Engineering college and the
computer school. I feel like a refugee.
I can relate now to the people who are in disasters,
altho this is nothing compared to what others are
going thru. All the villages along the coast in this
area are completely gone, inclluding Parayakadavu, the
little village just down the alley directly on the
beach where the chai stalls are – everyone there lost
their homes, their belongings, and in many cases their
children and other family members. Many villagers were
brought to the ashram hospital and died there.
The ashram is the only place that was protected – no
casualties, no major damage.Mother managed to get almost 20,000 people out in a
few hours. There are almost 1,000 westerners here now.
I will never forget going out to the balcony and
seeing that water. I thought was dreaming – your mind
can’t conceive of what is happening.So, somehow, we have food and a place to sleep. I am
sleeping in a room that is full of construction
materials, sawdust, open windows, cold, drafty, on top
of some pieces of styrofoam and cardboard and
sheetrock, with no blanket, just in my clothes with
thousands of people just in shock, up all night, etc –
those of you who have been here can just imagine. It
is like being on tour again!!!The elephants were walked all the way down to the
bridge over the backwaters, and are safe, and the cows
are all in the temple!!!!!Supposedly, we can go back to the ashram tomorrow –
the government said we have to wait 48 hours, coz
there were aftershocks expected.We are all doing archana and bhajans as usual, and
meditating and praying.Many of us feel that we want to help in some way, but
don’t know how. The Indians are really rallying –
especially the brahmacharis and brahmacharinis –
helping those who were in the villages (no one is
allowed to go back there). We cant do much coz of the
language, etc. …..so, if you sent me an email for christmas or anything,
I havent had a chance to read it yet, so I will do so
when things get back to normal.Please pray for all the people who are suffering.We
are all safe here, and Mother is with us – she is
staying in a room at the computer school. She said
when we go back tomorrow, we are to stay in our rooms.
Many are saying that this is the beginning of the
difficulties that are expected in 2005. It is going to
be a very difficult year.So, Merry Christmas to all of you,please dont worry.
And please remember to be grateful for what you have,
because it can be gone in a split second.Love and kisses to all of you –
Patrice"ammaringnyc" wrote:"LittleTroubleGirl" wrote:Reality related to J. has been dreamlike enough. I don’t think I’ve ever had dreams about J. Reality makes up for it. This is real: I was trying to find The Roxy Club in NYC one summer. As I approached the club, on the corner of the street, a little girl started circling and circling around me. We all laughed gleefully and I think I asked her mother where The Roxy club was. I saw the band unloading their gear but I did not approach them. There’s more stuff but I’ll let it be.
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talk about writing problems 
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J. story (1) I went to NYC to see Dino Jr. play at the Roxy. I walked around the area trying to find the club. As I was standing on a corner wondering whether I should go left or right, a little girl and her mother were there too, waiting to cross the street. I was looking around and managed to see someone (maybe J.) unloading gear from a truck. As I was watching this, the little girl started circling around me.
J. story (2) I had just come back from one hellish, non-stop, four day bus ride from Seattle. On the evening of my return, was a Dino Jr. show. I went to the show–the only thing that I thought was keeping me from completely breaking down into oblivion–being thwarted back into a town that I hate. That night, Dino Jr. broke up.
J. story (3) Dino show where my co-workers and I went to. Anyway, I’ll leave out a part of this story… We waited after the show but finally, the band never came out.Oh yes, first 9-11 and now the tsunami? J, stay out of trouble!!
well, i’ve been listening to the spaceland bootleg a lot over the past few days which definitely inspired my dream last night …
my husband + i went to LA to see dinosaur jr play … unfortunately we couldn’t get in b/c it was sold out, but my husband was REALLY excited b/c he got to meet j outside the club + j signed something for him too …
Rambleon, I am so glad you found this for me and I didn’t have to look for it.
I had a sort of J dream last night. I dreamed I was in Mary’s house ( Mary was my Mothers best friend) my sister is named after her, it was late and a party was ending, I was walking toward the front door and Mike Watt met me and now while writing this I realise that it was a combination of Mike Watt and Mike Mantione from the local band Five Eight. He told me "You probably don’t know this but George Bush used to play music with J Mascis." "Really, I thought, I had no idea, I need to find out more about George Bush" The Watt/Mantione guy said "Yeah Bush was into drugs and stuff back then and that didn’t go over well with J" As I was walking out of the party I thought, Thats what is wrong with George Bush, he fu@ked his brain up with drugs and loud music.
CRAZY DREAM [img]http://www.fiveeight.com/fiveeight/images/bio-mike.jpg[/img]
I’ve never had a dream about J, but Lou was in one of my dreams for a second. I was at the mall with my friend (who kinda looks like Lou, if he was from Pakistan) and I just saw Lou playing Turkey Hunt in an arcade. I said "Hey, aren’t you that guy from that thing?" And he just looked at me like he was really pissed, and kept playing turkey hunt.
Weird.
Thanks for keeping the dreams coming. I have not had a J or Dinosaur dream in a long time, too bad. I do dream everynight and remember them, everynight, my husband never dreams, and I see with our children, we have a few dreamers and a few non dreamers.
"Annastefka " wrote:Thanks for keeping the dreams coming. I have not had a J or Dinosaur dream in a long time, too bad. I do dream everynight and remember them, everynight, my husband never dreams, and I see with our children, we have a few dreamers and a few non dreamers.Hmmm, I wonder if dreaming is hereditaryÂ
I have hardly been remembering my dreams of late, but this one I’ve remembered.
It was like something out of Sin City. Everything was grey. Some buildings were about to collapse and the water was rough. I was with my friend and there was J. in this dark blue track suit.
I’ve never dreamt of J. This is the first time.
And it was like all of the other frustrating dreams I’ve had about certain people. Just the same.
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