Category: interesting
selected posts because its interesting
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how ‘online with amma’ was born
it was sometime in the late 1990s. i discovered the magic of email. you could send text, photos, even small videos. it was fast. cheap. and you got replies in no time. so i created an email id. started sharing small, inspiring incidents that were happening around amma during bharata yatra with some devotees.devotees loved it.they responded with so much gratitude.that’s when i thought — why not start an email newsletter? so i asked amma.her answer surprised me.she said — “that’s not enough. start a website.”amma clearly said — it’s for her devotees. start a website i had no clue…
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You don’t have to be a PhD to inspire talented people
On the eve of Amritavarsham 63, the Amritapuri campus of Amrita University hosted a High Level Panel Discussion on Making Sustainability a Reality: from Policy to Successful Practice on September 25, 2016. Smt Sunita Sanghi, Advisor, NITI Ayog, New Delhi, who delivered the Special Address at the event had an informal chat on lunch, prior to the Panel Discussion. Smt Sanghi, a post graduate in Economics from the prestigious Delhi School of Economics, who got into the Indian Economic Service in mid-1980s, has been with NITI Ayog and its earlier avatar, Planning Commission. A day earlier, she said that she…
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My Amma Tattoo
Since years I have been praying to Amma that I may never forget her presence in my life. Even though I know that she is always with me, the thought of Amma sometimes slips away in the midst of my hectic schedule in Austria. I have been a big fan of tattoos since long, and one day the thought crossed my mind that if I were to have a tattoo of Amma’s image on my forearm; it would help me to remember that she is always the center of my universe. The challenge was to find a tattoo artist whom…
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Spiritual education is more important than my regular education
Marco Gabriel Reyes Grieves is currently visiting Amritapuri ashram for a period of 14 weeks with his parents – his father is Mexican and his mother is American. Marco is from Mexico where he lives in a small village right next to one of Mexico’s most famous archeological sites, the ancient city of Teotihuacan with its 2000 year old pyramids, temples and altars. The family decided to visit India after hearing many stories from friends who had visited the country and had had positive life changing experiences. Marco’s father had a longtime wish to stay in an ashram, and when…
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Tsunami twins
This afternoon, while on stage, there was a bit of commotion near Amma. The photographer and videographer were nudging for a clear view of two young children who were coming up for darshan. As I was near the chair, I managed to get a close look at the scene. The boy and girl were adorable, smiling and posing for the camera with Amma. Their parents were beaming with joy. Instantly, I realized what I was watching. These two children were Tsunami babies, born out of Amma’s infinite compassion. Ten years ago, Liji and Srijith had lost their son and daughter…
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Our Doctors still make housecalls
Returning from Kashmir our Medical Team stopped at “Adopted Villages” in Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, and Harayana. The mood was quite different. The people know of Amma. They know we will return. The clinics were smaller and the doctors were able to take more time with each patient. Some even got to visit the villages. Wandering through our Himachal Pradesh village, Dr. Jaggu came upon this lady, obviously in distress. He applies old fashioned “doctoring”. A kind word. A gentle touch. And she is in smile. Sometimes that is all that is needed to lift a spirit. Dr. Jaggu Kottilil is…
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If it weren’t for Amma, I wouldn’t be here
Called the most glamorous city in the world, and famous for its sophisticated culture, residents of Paris lined up for hours to receive a quick hug from a spiritual teacher from a far away country, born in an obscure fishing village. Although many were coming for the first time, Amma didn’t seem to be unknown to them, perhaps due to the wide publicity she has gotten in France, such as the film Darshan and the publicity from her 3 ashrams in France. (The largest ashram is located in view of Chartres, one hour outside of Paris.) Information on the work…
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Blossoming from the Quagmire
An ill-fated lightening struck in the otherwise peaceful lives of the relatively educated and employed residents of Kedarnath. Huge landslides and floods ravaged everything they had ever possessed. Having experienced such a dreadful nightmare, a question arose in the minds of these hapless victims: “Will life ever be the same again?” However, in the presence of a mother’s care, need a child ever be worried? To the shocked villagers of Kedarnath came a ray of hope from our beloved Amma. She took up the flood relief campaign, which includes building houses, scholarships to poor children etc – a well-structured relief…
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Unique birthday present from Russian children
A unique birthday card send to Amma from Amma’s Russian at St Petersburg