As I fumble in darkness with fear, a soft graceful hand lifted me up, carried through dusk and dawn. I was floating on wings of a dream. Soft silky fondle of her love woke me up. Like in a cradle I hung on her beaks, nested by bonds of entwined compassion. She covered me under […]
Question 214: On 27th we are celebrating Amma’s 59th Birthday. Which of Amma’s generous gifts to all touches your heart the most: The unlimited motherly love & patience offered in her Darshan? The impressive humanitarian services offered by her mission? Or her spiritual guidance and teachings? Please make your answer brief and clear (maximum 5 […]
Ma, in the world external I could only see Horrors of gruesome terror around Ma! Thou hast revealed me around Thee Sheer pure love and laughter unbounded Ma, in the world external I could only hear Surly screams of sufferings and sorrows Ma, Thy loving embraces caress and rear Healing even the most stricken hearts. […]
13th Sept, 2012 Last evening it was just a ‘less than an hour walk’ in the area behind the stage where Amma was giving darshan. How many kinds of birds did we get to see around us? More than a dozen in all! Our walk began from the bird hospital behind the western canteen. There […]
Saint poets of my language, Kannada, use a certain metaphor with a philosophical import: “The mango tree and the koel – how are they related? The gooseberry from the mountain and the salt from the sea water –how are they related?” i am often reminded of these lines when i see Bhakti and Tumban, the […]