30 Aug 2009 Today was a busy Darshan day, a new episode in the Amritapuri series of Infinite Love. Amma came at Her usual morning routine and the evening ended almost around 11 pm. The evening was superb. As evening set in around 5pm, Amma was still super fresh and was smiling, talking and hearing […]
Question 134: “Have you ever slapped someone? Do you regret having done it, or was it justified?” Please make your answer clear and brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
Amma says , ‘we are not individual islands but a “shrinkhala”,which means we are a chain linked to one another where we all need help and must strive to help each other”. The devotees of Hyderabad had the opportunity to participate in seva for the poor at Gudimalkapur, Hyderabad. The residents, almost all of them […]
11 August 2009 Green coconut trees swaying in the wind, the bright afternoon sunlight glancing off the waters, little waves rippling on its surface- flashing like sequins… the backwaters looked like a silk sari laid out on the land…glinting & mesmerizing with its seductive charm… some unknown water bird calling in low musical notes…the wind […]
Question 133: “When was the last time you saw a rainbow? Can you describe briefly…?” Please make your answer clear and brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
16 Aug 2009, Amritapuri Last few days have been Darshan days one next to another. It amazes us every single day plainly to imagine and see Amma’s white saree yellowed or even turned dark reddish brown with the many faces that feel the loving embrace. Amma keeps on giving Darshan from morning continuously without a […]
Recently I had been to Madurai to give a class to 6th grade students in a well-known school there. The orientation camp was at our branch ashram in Madurai. The heat was excruciating and for a person who comes from outside the state, it is really difficult to adjust to this weather. All the same, […]
If someone asks me what’s your experience with children, having gone to many schools and interacting with them, I will reply, “ They are so sweet, always living in the present, bubbling with energy, spontaneous, not at all calculative, and of course innocent. And because of all that, one just loves to be with them.” […]
2 thoughts to think on Only on formal occassions are Amma’s words recorded – but many a times what comes in informal settings is so beautiful and provides food for thought. A devotee working in AIMS came up for darshan. Even earlier he has evinced a strong interest in staying in the ashram itself, close […]