Author: Amrita
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Meet the hugging saint
Meet the hugging saint who has cuddled 20 million people By Ros Wynne-Jones 23/10/2009 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/10/23/the-hugging-saint-who-has-cuddled-20-million-people-115875-21767192/ By 10.30am, a long queue is stretching at Alexandra Palace. Families in robes, men in suits, the elderly in wheelchairs and women with buggies are all waiting for Amma, The Hugging Saint. Born to a humble fishing family in Kerala,
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From flood affected Andra
Budwarpet Day 2 started with frenzied activity as the medical team from AIMS Cochin and the small group of dedicated devotees from the Hyderabad centre of the Math led by Br. Raghunath who manages the Math’s Hyderabad Centre, started sorting the large quantity of medicines that had come from AIMS and also those sponsored by
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A Diwali poem
May the festival of lights brighten our hearts May the lamps kindle love for all May the crackers awaken disciple hood within May the sweets increase our compassion And may the witness increase our dispassion – Sri
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Ambrosia of Love
Embrace you with my tiny little hands. They are soiled, muddy, and dirty. When touched I put my finger prints, on your snow-white robe. I saw your sleeves spoiled by black sweaty dirt. You took my hand put your imprint- -of love on my forehead Oh, Mother! How fortunate I am. To touch and feel
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Flood relief in Kurnool
Around 4 AM on the 5th of October there was a call from Amma enquiring on the on flood situation in Andhra Pradesh. I conveyed the information that I had gathered from the media and also our devotees circle in AP. The situation there was pretty bad and it was said that this was the