1 dec 2008, amritpauri when i heard about the jupiter, venus and the crescent moon in san ramon, i had a small desire to see that. and lo! today it was seen above the amritapuri ashram buildings. the venus on the left the jupiter on the right and the crescent moon below. it was like […]
There is something very special about birds. Some of them so tiny, yet how they live beautiful lives! Singing glories, always singing glories. Always with the vast sky and the rest of the Nature. Wordsworth asks the Cuckoo, “Are you a bird or a wandering voice?” Near Kalari: There is a kind of tiny bird […]
That morning I was late by more than half an hour to go to unlock and open the terrace door of the E Building. Many things could have happened: I would have come across many frowning faces, or would have heard sneering words…. But none of them happened. They didn’t seem to mind the delay. […]
7 Oct 2008, Amritapuri amma left for the europe yatra. today is durga-ashtami. today is the day we keep books and implements at the feet of devi. and then no study for about 1.5 days. it was one of the most happiest days of my school life. according to the tradition, the practice is that […]
It is astounding how Amma comes down to the level of the person with Her and works to uplift him/her. When you are sitting by Her side when She is giving darshan you see so many instances of Her astounding examples of Her love and understanding. Two days ago a family came to Amma. There […]
Some days back I posted Q85 on the blog: “What is your favorite bird?…” Of course when I put a question, I myself enjoy too, thinking of what my answer would be. Regarding the favorite bird, I was wavering between the swan and the peacock. I noticed though that many of the answers mentioned the […]
Amma told these words when i went to sit near her last week… it’s nice to contemplate on these thought provoking words so posting it here for all devotees… Amma was telling about the olden days when she and swamis had a tough time getting good water from this same area. She told it was very […]
5 oct 2008, amritapuri amma gave probably the longest day-darshan in amritapuri today. to my knowledge this must be the longest day-darshan in recent times other than public programs that were held outside the ashram. the morning darshan started at 10 a.m (on 4th oct) and went on till 4.15 am the next day!! just […]
29 Sep 2008, Amritapuri This year for AMMA’s Birthday we, the students organized a stall for collecting funds towards Bihar flood relief. It was a really wonderful experience. We had to do everything from making the stalls to going around and selling things. We organized four stalls one had food items, one had tea, coffee […]