Seva — selfless service — purifies us and retrains our mind to think of others instead of our own desires. Similar to the way a parent models the behavior that they want their children to have, Amma is constantly showing us that the path to enlightenment begins with Seva. Her tireless work with the poor […]
Question 61: “Amma tells us to be “like a bird on the twig (small branch)”. What is your understanding of this teaching? To what extend do you succeed in applying this into your daily?” – To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please make your answer brief and clear.
24 – 25 May 2008, Kobe, Japan It is said that to show a sign of reverence one must look up upon that which is to be honored. Upon seeing the set-up of the Kobe Home Stadium program, that was my first thought. How could we all sit above and look down on our Beloved […]
Question 60: “What is the best book that you read recently? What did you learn from it?” – To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please make your answer brief and clear.
This second “short inspiring story with Amma” probably took place about 5 or 6 years ago. It was the very first time that darshan was going beyond 9am in the morning. I remember this very clearly because we had to deal with the issue of whether to wait for darshan to end before we serve […]
Recently and for reasons out of our control, the web-team has not been able to update you with tour news, or to post new items on the site. To partially fill this gap and being away from Amritapuri at present, I will try to write short entries on the blog, sharing some past inspiring moments […]
16 May 2008, Amritapuri The kids camp here in Amritapuri has started in full force. Thousands of kids from all the over the state descended upon the ashram yesterday. The whole place is turned upside down with laughter and goodhearted mischief. The good thing about it is that although Amma is really busy receiving all […]
Question 59: “For you, does spirituality mean more, avoiding to be dragged into the dualistic nature of the world or interacting with it while trying to remaining untainted?” – To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please contemplate well on the question before you answer, and make your answer brief and clear.
Question 58: “How much time do you spend using the computer per day? How much time on the internet?” – To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please make your answer brief and clear.