23 November 2008 San Ramon The San Ramon Asram was packed with visitors – many coming for the first time to receive Amma’s embrace.   At approximately 10am, Amma arrived at the hall and began giving darshan after a brief meditation.   Though the morning was crisp, the sky was clear and the day quickly warmed up […]

Amma arrived at the San Ramon Ashram around 6pm Saturday evening after traveling from Europe where her six week tour just ended. For the past month or so, the San Ramon Ashram has been buzzing with activity.   Sevites  from all over the Bay Area and the US have been helping to clean the grounds, […]

Question 94: “What is your favorite artistic or creative activity? What do you enjoy most in it?” To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please think well before you answer, and make your answer brief and clear.

Few days ago, I had the chance to be with the group of devotees when Amma visited the new ashram in Barcelona. Amma asked us to remember all those who weren’t able to be with us. So I am passing on this story of a wonderful occasion with Amma. The tour group had traveled from […]

Question 93: “What is the quality that you value the most in others? why?” To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please think well before you answer, and make your answer brief and clear.

Chatapur, 1st November 2008 The footprints that man leaves in his wake. The work that man does. His creation, his world – I was thinking of these as I walked from our camp to the next district. We give it so much importance and it is our very existence – but in a moment nature […]

Children are so spontaneous. The worries of the world don’t worry them. They do not care or do not know whether Obama or McCain is going to be the next president of the US. They do not know the LOC between Pakistan & India – but they know how to laugh. They know how to […]

In some ways Bihar reminded me of the Wild West! You do remember those stories don’t you – of cowboys and horses and gun fighters. One wild character was Buffalo Bill. But few know that the name was copied from India! Here Yama (Death) is shown as riding on a buffalo. He was the original […]

I have been having Amma’s darshan for about 15 years. Amma had come to our place when I was in the 6th standard. We were staying in Suratkal at that time. The program was in a beach side village near Mangalore. My exams were going on at that time but my father forcibly took me […]