Oh! Mother, be Thou my proxy To save Thy child with all Thy mercy, Not to be a fly-like like the filthy But only to love Thee, the most lovely. The dazzling glances of Thy supreme being, Are the drizzling showers in the fountain beams; That ripple the blissful waves in all beings, The Love […]
A mere look by the corner of your eyes, Reaches deep pierced in every heart. Doves of destiny fly away to freedom. A ray of hope blooms a thousand lotuses. Smile on your lips loom my world. Waking me up from deep slumber, touching my soul in soft strokes, you make me cry in joy […]
We left Spain in the afternoon; following the Rhone River to the North up through France and into Germany, where the river was the same, but the name was now the Rhine. Another reminder that water is the same, though called by many different names and so as Amma says, the Truth is One, called […]
Dusky grey-green olive leaf branches fanning from twisted black tree trunks on tan fields, the jagged, blue-grey pinnacles of Mountserrat rising like a Disney castle in the distance; the Spanish ashram could not be more picturesquely located. These peaks are the home of the Black Madonna of Mountserrat, now overlooking the abode of the white […]
Despite being up all night, some of us really wanted to enjoy the magnificent scenery as we crossed the Pyrenees mountains and over the French-Spanish border. We passed the rectangular boxlike farmhouses with their classic red-tiled roofs. They looked like children’s drawings of houses nestled among the autumn vineyards with their vibrant red and yellow […]
In the brief period between programs we decided to get some fresh air and walk to the ocean a few minutes away from the hall. On the way to Toulon, Amma had wanted to stop with group at the seashore, but the weather was against us. It was raining heavily as we approached the sea. […]
All of Amma’s programs in the West offer childcare. Switzerland had a beautiful area for the children, full of crafts projects. In Holland we saw them making origami and paper flowers: tulips, of course! We were curious to see what they would offer in Germany, because this country is so well-known for its emphasis on […]
In all the cities on the Europe tour we could see Amma’s teachings on protecting the environment and respecting nature being put into practice. All the programs had recycling and composting of all the waste generated. Near the kitchen there were huge containers for separating the hard and soft plastic, paper and organic waste. Inside […]
Paris Devi Bhava, 2010 There were two notable special needs children in Paris. One blonde be-speckled boy kept storming the stage during bhajans to get to Amma. He tried every mode of ingress and at meditation time, he finally managed to elude his parents and the security people to slip onto the peetham beside Amma. […]