Author: Amrita
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A feeling of fullness
26 Oct 2008, Sauapul, Bihar Everyday there a large number of patients waiting even before our doctors get to the hospital. So till the end of the day it is non-stop consultation and in the midst of all this we have emergency cases from time to time. Some we deal with, some we have to
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Back in Bihar camp
26 Oct 2008, Saipaul, Bihar After a very eventful journey in which we saw half on India – a bridge was broken on the way, lines in Orissa were flooded, there was a huge agitation in Bihar and they were breaking windows and disrupting rail traffic I finally managed to reach Patna 26 hours after
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Amrita Chikitsalaya
23 Oct 2008, Supaul After arriving in Supaul the medical team started visiting one camp after another in Tribeni Ganj area of Supaul district. Along the narrow banks of the Kosi River there were thousands of small temporary huts which housed many thousands of flood affected families. Since there was no place yet to set
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The Ultimate Truth
I watched a shooting star as it ran across the sky. I was dumbfounded by its beauty in the darkness of the night. Surrounding it like diamonds, like tiny twinkling lights, a million shining brothers witnessing its flight. Sometimes in the evening I stand outside my door and admire the peaceful heavens and I gaze
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And it was inaugurated
Around 10 AM on the day of the inauguration, (read the previous post) i.e. 3rd Oct, I had called up the brahmachari in charge of the construction and asked him about the progress on the erection of the stage and pandal and he confirmed that everything was done and the stage was ready. Taking him
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Amma at the German ashram
Here are some nice events with Amma from the time she spent at the German ashram before the Europe tour started: At the ashram, there are two houses named Durga and Shakti. Amma walked down from the gravel road to both the houses. It leads one through a hilly garden, full of trees, ponds, flowers
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Seeking Thy unconditional Love
Ma, groping in the dark lanes of ignorance As I roam with never-ending desires, The only crying help to check them out Is now seeking Thy unconditional Love. Ma, the saviour of the fallen, and the afflicted Given unto unfortunate and dismal fate I wept being swept by the currents of desires Now, Blessed I
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Canceling the inaugural program
Though I have been trying hard to write about the progress in Bihar for the past two weeks, time has kept on eluding me. The medical team along with the ambulances reached Supaul district on the wee hours of the morning of 26th September A new chapter in the medical services of the team started
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Back to Bihar
Was back in Amritapuri for some days, but now it seems that Bihar is calling again. I had thought that as the water is receding and people have started returning to their homes that our activity in Bihar would have stabilized. But in many areas, when people return home to their village – they are