Today Amma took a break from her enormous task of seeing personally every resident in the ashram and came for bhajans. I’ve said it a thousand times but I’ll say it again, there is nothing like Amma’s bhajans and the closer it comes to her departure from Amritapuri the more one appreciates that while she is here we can in normal conditions enjoy and benefit from them on a daily basis.

Looking at the ashramites in the hall I could see everyone looking really content and focused after having their private darshan with Amma. It’s really needed, that little push from Amma before she departs for over two months. Many here will go to different branch ashrams and/or various places in India to manage educational institutions, teach IAM, build houses, work in Amma’s hospitals etc., and some will just stay back to do sadhana and maintain the ashram, all according to Amma’s instructions.

Today when I went for my sunset japa on the roof I watched some brahmachari’s practicing postures and going through various details of the IAM-technique in order to be well prepared to impart Amma’s valuable gift to the people. They were so absorbed that it was fascinating to watch. Clearly Amma had asked them to ready themselves for teaching the technique.

Somehow I imagine that the contentment and happiness of the ashramites reflected on Amma, she looked so blissful and happy when she came for bhajans.

The songs tonight were:

• Kuch Na Le Aya tu (HIndi)
• Omkara Brahmattin
• Kannuniral Kannu
• Om Shakti Om Shakti (Tamil)
• Vedanta Venalilude
• Makaranda Madhurya (Telugu)
• Om Namah Shivaya
• Devi Bhagavati
• O Meri Pyari Maiya (Hindi)

Vishwanath

20 May 2007