16 Aug 2009, Amritapuri Last few days have been Darshan days one next to another. It amazes us every single day plainly to imagine and see Amma’s white saree yellowed or even turned dark reddish brown with the many faces that feel the loving embrace. Amma keeps on giving Darshan from morning continuously without a […]
Recently I had been to Madurai to give a class to 6th grade students in a well-known school there. The orientation camp was at our branch ashram in Madurai. The heat was excruciating and for a person who comes from outside the state, it is really difficult to adjust to this weather. All the same, […]
If someone asks me what’s your experience with children, having gone to many schools and interacting with them, I will reply, “ They are so sweet, always living in the present, bubbling with energy, spontaneous, not at all calculative, and of course innocent. And because of all that, one just loves to be with them.” […]
2 thoughts to think on Only on formal occassions are Amma’s words recorded – but many a times what comes in informal settings is so beautiful and provides food for thought. A devotee working in AIMS came up for darshan. Even earlier he has evinced a strong interest in staying in the ashram itself, close […]
7 Aug 2009, Amritpauri The routine of the Ashram is what keeps the buzz uniform. Monday is supposedly a no-public-Darshan-day, Tuesday her Satsang day, Wednesday and Thursday are Darshan days like on Saturdays and Sundays and Friday, a meditative day. However Amma sets a high bar for her many children to follow. The Friday last […]
It has been two days since I returned home from the 5th AYUDH retreat held at Hof Herrenberg, the German ashram buried in meadows of lush green landscape, enriched with the loving presence of our beloved Amma. It was through one of Amma’s playful leelas that I ended up at the AYUDH retreat, taking on […]
27 Jul 09 Amma is back HOME here at Amritapuri. How wonderful! How normal! It has been a true celebration these last two days. For one who has been in the Ashram past two plus months, the last two days is like the celebrations of all joys of heaven. Amma came back to Amritapuri via […]
Khol darwaza sheranwaliye ni maharaniye ni de darshan jwala karde pagat pukar japan tere naam di mala khol darwaza sheranwaliye …. Open the door, thou the rider of Lions! the Empress! – give thou darshan Oh Jwala! (Jwala ji is one of the Shakti Peethas in North India) We devotees are calling thee, and doing […]
By April Dembosky Mercury News Posted: 06/14/2009 12:01:00 AM PDT For up to 20 hours, they wait for their hug. Devotees say the 10-second embrace is worth it, inspiring everything from simple loving reassurance to profound spiritual clarity, even a miraculous respite from aches, pains and disease. When it comes to matters of the heart […]