30 Oct 2007, Amritapuri It was about 12.30 in the night, I was returning to my room after watching the webcast of Amma’s Devi Bhava in Munich. We in Amritapuri could not get the video to work properly while Amma was talking to us before the start of Devi Bhava.  She could see us and […]

30 Oct 2007, Amritapuri After the rain comes the rainbow. The daily rains continue. Tonight, just before sunset, a brief shower came in from the west over the ocean. When it passed, a beautiful rainbow filled the sky over the mainland. It lasted about 10 minutes. Then it was followed by one of the more […]

Question 15: “Are men and women essentially different, or does each individual simply have his/her own nature and character?” – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

29 Oct 2007, Amritapuri Well, that’s the consensus of a few of the Brahmacharis.  To me, it looks a bit pinkish rose red – definitely more red.  The sleeves are creme/white.   The red part has lots of gold designs.   Earlier, when Amma came out for Ambike Devi, one or two Brs. took a guess and […]

28 October 2007, Italy Traditionally one does not applaud a bhajan. It is a prayer set to music. The intent of singer is not to perform for others, but to pray through song. Similarly, the listener is attempting to focus on God through the medium of the song, more often than not singing along himself. […]

Question 14: “What are the qualities that you like the most in babies?” – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

21 Oct 2007, Amritapuri it’s always blissful during puja holidays. it didn’t start just now.  since my school days it has been like that. even if you get two months vacation you are not as happy as during puja holidays. what is the great thing about puja holidays? hey ! it’s the only 3 days  […]

Red

Red….or was it maroon?  Again, the conflicting images on the main screen and the laptop made it hard to determine the true color.  Someone said ‘looks like Campbell Soup red’.  Another said ‘almost red’.  Yet another said it was ‘so red, not an off-red, not pink. It was bright, flaming red.’ Anyway, there was big […]

Question 13: “Why do we watch movies with excitement, even though we know it is just acting?” – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –