23 March Yesterday we came to know that Amma’s trip to Singapore has been postponed. We were all very sad till my 7 yr old daughter put it in perspective. “She will come,” Rhea assured us. When we asked her how she knew, she replied, rather simply. “If I have a trail of my favourite […]

18 Mar 2010 Yesterday we stopped at Bodh Gaya on our way to Durgapur, during AMMA’s North Indian tour. I decided to visit the main temple. After reaching the temple was struck by the peace near the “bodhi” (peepal) tree where Buddha attained enlightenment. I was sitting in meditation below one of the branches of […]

4 March 2010 Ａt first i thought that this work is easy, but i know it is so harder work than my imagination. one day i had fever 39.5. Ｓo i could not work. I feel is so sad not because of fever but because of not having worked.  So i am going to work […]

When Amma sends her emissary, it is as though a very special messenger had come directly from her heart.  You sense her presence, her purpose, her commitment to her work,but most of all, you sense her love. A year and a half ago in August of 2008, Br. Shantamrita Chaitanya came to Manila to teach […]

Solar eclipse seen at the Amritapuri Ashram

In Sydney New Years Eve is traditionally spent at parties and watching the fire works. This year Shantamrita’s visit in Sydney was on new years eve and new years day. We wondered if many people would attend as there was short notice for the tour, many people already had plans in place to be watching […]

24 Dec 2009, Kenya Is giving unconditional? Santa passed out biscuits to all the children at here in Amrita  Kenya programs. In that this was Santa’s last stop for the day there were extra biscuits left. Santa delighted in having all the children come in a cue. The youngest in age  followed by the older […]

24 Dec 2009, Kenya 9 domes totallying over 8,000 squares feet of living space, just needing a little T.L.C. It’s a builders paradise. Twenty three kilometers from Nirobi, it’s a wild commute. Lucily we have Pascoi, our expert and faithful driver. We are still in the pioneer phase  and Amma the great potential of the […]

We met with three ecologists from the Natural Museum of Kenya on the Amrita Children’s home Site.  They surveyed the 11 acre plot and gave a lot of recommendations for the property. At one point we spoke to them about the neighboring Maisai Tribe that is suffering from the drought.   One of the project officers […]