Indian ‘hugging saint’ won’t leave till everyone in queue has been embraced By Hedy Khoo, The Electric Newspaper March 31, 2009 SHE waited 16 hours for a hug that lasted mere seconds. But for Filipina Evangeline Alivio, it was worth the long wait. The 36-year-old civil servant flew here from the Philippines with 20 friends […]
25 Mar 2009, Bangalore That was a solemn Shani puja evening in Bangalore. Amma was giving Satsang prior to Puja instructions. The translator was translating, and Amma, having nothing to do, started throwing Her enchanting love glances at the little children in the audience. The front-ramp was tightly occupied by little children and young students […]
The inseparable twins of good and evil Carved on the canvas of existence, Are mere flashes in the mirror of mind That let you know the false existence. You dream and you don’t know you are in dream, As the dreamer can never know he is in dream, The Great Master lets you know you […]
Oh Amma My Lord! Oh Amma My Lord! I have a Mother, whom i Call lovingly Amma, This is the only name i carry in my mind and everyday i chant. She is the Mother of this Universe and i believe she is with me always. Keeping thought on your abode, Amma i bow down […]
Question 112: “Give the most recent example of how you’ve put Amma’s teachings into practice.” (Please, don’t write more than 5 or 6 lines!) To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please think well before you answer, and make your answer brief and clear.
A few months ago my wife and visited our favorite nature area in Danmark. We noticed state workers cutting many trees with a chain saw. The trees which were getting cut had red paint marks on them, the noise and smoke from the metal chain actions was terrible! We went away feeling worried and returned […]
God created this magnificent world and then thought by, Why not add the beauty, and so hung the stars on the sky, He went on, with the smiling mountains, dancing trees, the land and sea The lovely animals, chirping birds, blooming flowers, then you and me. He felt that this world should remain good and […]
23 mar, bharata yatra 2009, sriranga pattinam, karnataka en route to bangalore from mysore, we stopped at sriranga-pattinam for lunch. it was sangama of kaveri river. its a beautiful place; the river flowing around the tip of the land, big banyan trees shading the banks, serene atmosphere of the temple, chanting of the mantras by […]
Having gained admission into the top masters programme for parallel and distributed computing, that too, in Tanenbaum’s university thrilled me beyond words. I was overjoyed when I heard the news. But the question that trailed along was what next? I mean the expenses for travelling, studies, housing etc have to be covered, and I was […]