Paris Devi Bhava, 2010 There were two notable special needs children in Paris. One blonde be-speckled boy kept storming the stage during bhajans to get to Amma. He tried every mode of ingress and at meditation time, he finally managed to elude his parents and the security people to slip onto the peetham beside Amma. […]
Question 171: “For you, what comes first: Devotion to God or compassion towards others?” Please make your answer clear and brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
Early morning Sunday 24 October I was laid back, sipping chai, staring out my south block cell window. In the car park below there was unusual activity. Bramacharis were streaming onto a waiting bus. Ahh I remembered the Sunday Clean Up program. Early in the week I had enthusiastically volunteered to join up. I weighed […]
Our Amma too has a dream to see India clean and green; so she started the Clean-Up project let us support and not object. Amma visualizes India;her birth country with roads clean and people tidy; assuring all of drinking water safety and ensuring Mother Nature’s security. So let us all join hands to raise awareness […]
There is a mother outside. She follows everyone everywhere, clad in white; jasmine white. She casts a glance on everything. Not even an ant escapes her vision. She spreads a fragrance around, the scent of love, the smell of compassion, the aroma of peace. She embraces and kisses every being and nonbeing, from snakes to […]
16 Oct 2010, Milno, Italy Amma’s program in Milano indeed has a unique Italian flavor. In fact, on arrival the staff was served pizza for supper, lovingly prepared by the devotees. On the evening before the program, the venue, usually an ice skating stadium was transformed into a beautiful sacred space. The central stage decoration […]
We got an inspiring note from the language site http://www.amrita.in Sharing the mail for you all. Have a look, may be you also will be inspired. — — — — Neerja Sharma Date: Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:42 PM Subject: [punjabi] A note of Thanks!! It feels so good to be reading Amma’s journals, […]
13 Oct2010 For many of us, visiting Switzerland with Amma brings back our childhood. Most of us grew up reading European fairy tales and Heidi, the classic book describing early Swiss village life, and featuring a blond pigtailed goat herding heroine. We saw many little “Heidis” during the program. Swiss children seem to be very […]
10 Oct 2010, Winterthur It was more than 12 hours since the first Darshan in Switzerland had begun and the queue was still not ending on this busy weekday. Two devotees had been doing the cooking for Amma’s tour past many years. Every evening they would come and sit near Amma and this day being […]