21 dec, Kodungallur – bharata yatra 2007

When Amma reached Kodungallur it was already 6 pm. the hostel children of Amrita Vidyalayam welcomed Amma with padpuja. You could hear them say ‘I washed amma’s feet!’ ‘i put chandana!’ ‘i did kumkum!’ ‘i did the arati’… etc. These kids are really blessed to be in amma’s schools and imbibe those subtle spiritual values from a very young age.

Afterwards, Amma talked to them. she asked “are you not feeling sad that you have to leave your family and your own brothers and sisters? Is staying in the hostel difficult?” One boy (kishore) said: “This is my home, all of them (pointing to the fellow students around) are my bothers and sisters. As it is mentioned in the national pledge we take: India is my country, all indians are my brothers and sisters “…

— dhyanamrita