Month: July 2012
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Near You
Unaware I reached you. Experience your grace. One benevolent look by you. I melted down. I sat closer to you, nearby your side. World outside chirps, murmurs. I felt zeroing myself. I fell silent. I have no questions; Your silence answers me. I meet you in completeness, pervasive mute divinity. Oh my mother, I smile,
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Q211: Ego love?
Question 211: Amma says: “Be careful not to fall in love with your own ego, in the name of loving others, serving them or doing spiritual practices.” How do you understand this? Please make your answer brief and clear (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
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Krishna cows of Amritapuri
The Krishna cows were first brought to the ashram back in 2010. Their cowshed is situated right across from Amma’s apartments so they have a very prized location in the ashram. On peaceful nights when everyone is asleep it’s easy to imagine Amma coming quietly down from Her room to visit the cows as they
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Birds in the rainy season
Even as rainy season is on, song of birds never ceases in Amritapuri. Like the nature poet John Keats said, ‘Poetry of the earth is never dead.’ Robins and bulbuls feel gloomy to sing as much as they did last month, but can’t stop singing altogether, you see. Especially in the morning hours. That’s after
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Amma is going to sing!
The experienced devotees watch for signs: a stirring among the musicians, gathering of cameramen, a flurry at the sound system…the intent and intense begin to jockey for position, the closer the better. Unfortunately, this usually leads to the same savvy and experienced folks scoring the “best” spots near Amma at practically every venue. However, Amma
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Q210: Restless Mind?
Question 210: Amma says: “Our mind is restless because wherever we go, we find fault and look for defects in others.” How do you understand this? Please make your answer brief and clear (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
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My Eternal Guru
O my guiding light, I am incomplete without you… Everyday… I sit alone, walk alone, Laugh alone with no shine in my foam… I see you through a beam… Do i miss you or does my soul ? O compassionate one… My humble pranams… You will be always my lovely hearted Kali Maa.. by Anagha
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In the land of Lincoln with Amma
The lush farmland of Northern Illinois glowed hazily in the slanting light of the setting sun as we drove from our hotel to the M.A. Center of Chicago. Tonight, June 30, 2012, the Center, located in rural Elburn, was being officially inaugurated by Amma and the Honorable Patrick Quinn, Govenour of Illinois as well as