Jan Kounen’s awestruck film follows the mahatma from one jampacked event to another, eavesdropping as she offers advice on everything from caring for a skin condition to the correct way to feed an elephant. (The elephant, unbelievably, looks ecstatic.) “Mr. Kounen, who is Dutch, wants everyone to share his captivation: watching the white-garbed faithful line […]

So, I, who am a Westerner, have been translating a Swami’s talks about Sri Shankaracharya’s commentary of the Gita in Malayalam to English for the Western devotees here. What? Yes, I think many people are surprised at this. Let me tell you a bit about how this began. Before Amma left the ashram for Her […]

I am proofing a book for my friend Laura,who met Amma in the eighties and told me that if I had any opportunity to see her I should. I went to Albuquerque June 26 to the Hyatt Regency, where Amma was giving darshan, and now I want to realize my dream since childhood of going […]

a new chappathi machine was installed in the ashram today. it started its seva by 4 pm this evening in our kitchen. you just need to feed the raw flour(mixed with water) to the machine. the machine will do the rest. — will flatten the ‘mav’ then cut into the shape of chappathi, carries it […]