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At 2:59pm on August 4, 2009, Lorna Meyer Daigle said…: I need to reconsider my previous comments to you regarding Dr. King and fasting. Please refer to email.

At 2:04pm on August 2, 2009, Lorna Meyer Daigle said…: Anni is beautiful. I need more time to read the excerpts as you are truly a profound and prolific writer. Thanks for suggesting I look at amritapuri.org. I don't think I've ever looked at this site, always going to the other one. Take care. I'll be in touch.

At 11:17am on August 2, 2009, Donna M. Walker said…: Thank you for the comment. I have never had anyone to describe anything that I have written in the way. It is an interesting thought.

Again, thank you and have a good day!

At 10:31am on August 1, 2009, Morgana Washington said…: Hello dear friend; Yes, the fast is a terrifying weapon. The thought occured one night while I had been awake for unknown reasons. I mulled it for two days before deciding it may be a way to bring moral law to the Senate and House. They are so busy worrying and politicking for their mid-term elections, while hundres of thousands contiue to sicken and die due to lack of health care coverage. Please do send the FAST article to: myspiritdogs@yahoo.com.

At 3:28pm on July 31, 2009, Lorna Meyer Daigle said…: Did you get my last response? Sent to your other email. Let me know. Thanks!

At 7:46am on July 31, 2009, ceil deprey said…: hello aunty,
I donot knowhow to get a scrren name. can you help me?
ceil

At 7:22am on July 31, 2009, Shishirbindu C. B. said…: hi!
thanks for your comment.
interested to know more about your work and perticularly about publication
would like to talk with you.

At 11:43am on July 21, 2009, Lorna Meyer Daigle said…: Please use this email: lorna@stanfordalumni.org

I was stunned to hear about your daughter. It must be hard. I have one daughter and one son as well. My sincere condolences. Hope to hear from you soon.

At 3:09pm on July 20, 2009, Lorna Meyer Daigle said…: Thank you for your quick response that I was hoping would be available when I logged on. I feel that I have found a real friend based on our mutual journey to improve our spiritual self. I am blessed to be meeting you (I'm sure our gurus have a hand in this (smile).

I'm pleased that Clay Carson began this network (he's my old boss and friend), as through it we can meet and share ideas that will hopefully broaden our awareness of so many things, if we are open to the possibilities.

I certainly don't think I could take the path you have chosen in the ashram, but in my early days I did seriously consider such a life as a cloistered nun, but ultimately chose a different path in life.

I'm interested in learning what you do in your professional life. Are you married with children? If so, is it difficult living the communal life with a family?

I "met" Master on Good Friday,1985, when a friend from work invited me to attend a meditation service in an office building nearby. A group of devotees were meditating during their lunch hour. It was lovely and uplifting. Even though I had read part of the Autobiography of a Yogi in college for a religious studies class, the reading hadn't resonated with me at the time. But you never know when a life-changing event will occur. Over the years my spiritual eye has become more focused, and I was lucky to meet a man who is a beautiful spiritual soul, whom I married in 1992. In early July of this year, we spent an afternoon at the SRF Mother Center in Los Angeles (his 2nd visit, my 4th), just walking the grounds where Master once lived and feeling his presence. It was a gloriously beautiful, sunny day. I felt ultimate joy! If you're interested, I'd like to share a few photos taken that day. Let me know, and I'll post them to this site.

More later. Blessings!
Lorna

At 7:46pm on July 18, 2009, Lorna Meyer Daigle said…: Aunty,

When I read that you are from Kerala, the first thing I wondered was whether you have met "Ma" or not...now that I've read that you actually live in the Ashram, the question no longer exists. Welcome to the community! I was an original of the King Papers Project at Stanford (1985-86), and have met Mother several times during her early journey's to California. Her pictures adorn our house (for many years) and my husband considers himself a devotee of "Ma." I am a devotee of Yogananda. I am very curious about what it is like to live at the ashram? Do you work outside of the ashram?

I went to "Ma's" ashram in California in the early days (1989) (before she became a "superstar" in the US), and had the good fortune of being in the kitchen while she assisted in preparing lunch. It was a relatively small group of people then. Those days are gone, and the opportunity to be so close to her is only a sweet memory. I also saw her when she visited a church in Palo Alto, around the same time (1990?), and again in Berkeley, CA. When she walked down the aisle toward the front of the Congregational Church, I impulsively reached out and touched her arm when she passed by to let her know we were there (by that time, I felt like we were old friends). She smiled as she walked by. I immediately realized that I shouldn't have done that, but I just couldn't help myself.

After she became a mega star, I stopped going to see her when she came to the U.S. There were too many handlers and it was impossible to regain the familiar interaction of the early days. I'm grateful that we met her during her first visits to the U.S. and had her blessings and darshan as often as we did.

Blessings be upon you. I look forward to your reply.

- Lorna

P.S. I am an educator as well, and work with special needs middle school and high school students. I teach reading and English.