One of the things that took us all by surprise often was the number of people who came to eat. Initially we started seating everybody and serving them but soon found out that this would be a fatal experience. Firstly the number of people who came to eat was a sizeable one and the people […]
Question 125: “Who was your childhood’s hero figure or idol? What ideals did you see in him/her” Please make your answer clear and brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
Tues 23 Jun Tonight was the first night of the Albuquerque retreat. Amma sang a new English bhajan – “In This World of Change”. Amritapriya played harmonium and sang lead with Amma. It was very sweet. Amma sang: Sri Gananayaka Sundar Hai Nayana Tere Kanivotu Kattarulitaname In This World of Change Iswar Parameshvara Markanda Madhurya […]
22 Jun 2009 Tonight was the last public program in New Mexico – the Retreat starts tomorrow. During the evening program, archana had just finished and it seemed like darshan was going to end soon. Ramanand took the stage to perhaps sing a few bhajans. It was going to be an unusually early night – […]
It was barely a year and a half since I first met Amma but it seemed as though I knew her for ages. I was blessed to be with Amma at Bangalore. It was a great pleasure for us, the students of Amrita School of Engineering, Bangalore to volunteer for Amma’s darshan programme and since […]
12 June 2009 — San Ramon A gown made of old fruit and vegetable sacks… a pair of pants fashioned from rice bags… a wedding dress stitched from used shrink wrap… These were just some of the “new fashions” modeled at the Recycle Fashion Show put on during darshan one afternoon in Amma’s San Ramon […]
18 June 2009 On the Second retreat evening, Amma held the meditation and question and answer session outside. The hotel is right next to the LA Airport and also a very busy intersection, so it was quite noisy. Amma playfully noted that we should hear all the noise as ‘Ma and Om’ (referring to the […]
Question 124: “If you were asked to promise Amma three things, what would they be?” Please make your answer clear and brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
17 Jun 2009 Tonight is the first night of the LA Retreat. Br. Dayamrita gave the satsang. Amma sang: Dayakaro Tum Manasa Chora Radha Krishna Kanivotu Katturulitaname Mayyaji Menu Tu Chaide Vilvattal Archittom Ambe Galinu Jai Jagadambe Durge Ma Vilvattal Archittom is another Siva Bhajan from 2008. At the end is the verse: Siva Siva […]