8 mar 2012, amrtapuri early in the day it was very much in the air that amma may play holi. when? no one knew. i saw some devotees walking around with some colour powder. so it was obvious that something might happen. but when? no one knew. remember? back in 2007, in mysore, one devotee […]
Will she or won’t she? That was the question on everyone’s minds on Holi. Most years Amma has been in North India on this day, but this year it was a darshan day at Amritapuri. Would she play Holi with us? Darshan was coming to a close and there was a Pada Puja at the […]
8 Mar 2012, Amritapuri I had a great Holi. Even though we said that we should not celebrate Holi on our campus since we did not want students throwing color on each other in the classrooms. Nevertheless I got my share of holi- when the Chancellor of the university doused me with color as I […]
Seven women, in grey working coats worn over their sarees, moving among others during lunch time in the big hall of the ashram have drawn the attention of many. “Who are they, those smiling women? They seem to be very much at home here.” Ashram people ask each other. Western residents seem to have known […]
It was a cloudy morning in Amritapuri. Amma came out of her house early for a few special group photographs with recent graduates of Biotech school of Amrita University. After the photographs had been taken in front of Her house, Amma looked up at all of the people standing on the back of the temple […]
2 Mar 2012, Amritapuri I have heard of a yogic technique called “Samyama ” using which an accomplished Yogi can find out anything about any object in this universe. Moreover, they say that for a Self Realized Mahatma, the whole universe is an open book – any object will reaveal its nature of itself, as […]
21 Feb 2012 – Sivaratri in Amritapuri, with Amma Usually Amma is on tour for the Sivaratri (Night of Lord Shiva) which occurs in the month of February. During this special occasion, devotees are supposed to stay awake all night chanting bhajans to Lord Shiva. But this year, as no tours are planned, Amma was […]
18 Feb 2012, Amritapuri Yesterday Amma suddenly came out of room, and started brick seva. Luckily I was near her room at that time, and saw people running for seva and went along to help with the bricks. Amma was carrying bricks, and we were all helping in carrying bricks from one point to another, […]
13 Feb 2012, Naples, Italy A course of Youth IAM® was held at the school Ipsar Rossini, near Naples. “It was 3pm and students were ready well in advance in the room set for meditation. They all had their mats, pillows and blankets; their faces looked intrigued, but also puzzled by their expectations. In the […]