9 Jun 2009 It used to be in the past that only two or three youngsters would sit with Amma on stage during Her US Tour (unlike some cities in Europe where upwards of 70 kids fill the entire stage).  However, this year, perhaps 20 or more children follow Amma to the stage and sit […]

8 June 2009 Today’s programs featured a wonderful classical violin and piano concert by Raushan Akhmedyarova (Violinist with the San Francisco Symphony) and Miles Graber (pianist and faculty member of the San Francisco Conservatory).   The performance included pieces by Massenet (Meditation from the Opera ‘Thais’), Saint Saens (Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso), and Bach (Concerto for […]

6 June 2009 Devi Bhava ended at almost 9:30am Pacific Time. Amma was wearing a tourquise blue sari. At the end, She was also wearing a most beautiful smile as everyone walked to be showered by flower petals. During the day program, the children of Amma’s Bay Area Amrita Balakendra put on a wonderful skit […]

The hall was very crowded. Amma gave darshan at a faster pace than on other days. Towards the end of darshan, someone brought up an Edison Amberol Phonograph (c. 1900) – one of the earliest phonographs made. It plays music that has been recorded on wax cylinders. Amma was quite intrigued by this and listened […]

4 June 2009 Thursday’s programs were as sweet as ever.  The crowds are starting to get larger as the week progresses. The weather is still cooler than usual.  In the 70s during the day, and cool/crisp at night.   In past years, there have been days when the temperature has reached over 100. Tonight’s Bhajans: Jai […]

4 Jun 2009, San Ramon, CA On Tuesday, Amma held a special program from 11am until 8pm on which was supposed to be a day off.   It was an unusually quiet day in that many devotees who were coming from out of town had not yet arrived.   It reminded many of the days 10 years […]

22 mar, palakkad – bharata yatra 2009 after amma’s palakkad program, amma visited the house of a long-time devotee. the house was situated in a congested colony. we drove through a narrow gully, winding left and right. people were pouring out of their houses: many came out on their balconies, many lined up on one […]

18 Apr 2009, Kochi We are in Cochin, in our ashram here. It is sweltering, even if we sit, without doing anything, still we almost melt away. But in the midst of all this sits Love in a human form, giving darshan to all Her children. Yesterday there had been a devotee who wanted things […]

Back in 1991, Singapore sisters, Renu and Preetha, were lively, fun loving tiny tots who often went on tour with the Amma’s group.  At the Mauritius airport that year, I noticed the girls in tears.  Swami Ramakrishna asked them what the matter was. They said that someone had called them “little devils.” They tearfully asked, […]