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Call Them Angels
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, “Swami, are we devils?” “No, no,” he reassured them, “you are ANGELS!” The woebegone faces brightened and the girls went skipping through the airport shouting, “We are angels, we are angels!” Eighteen years have passed the girls have grown up into beautiful and successful young…
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Q114: Spiritual Children?
Question 114: “How do you raise children spiritually in a materialistic society? ” To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Think well before you answer, and please make your answer brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines) and clear.
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special cashew & kabadi with amma
8 march 2009, enroute tiruvalla to amritapuri it was special but not a surprise.on the way back from tiruvalla programme, amma visited an old house. it has not been painted for years, not modified for the last 30 years at least. situated on the side of the main road, this is one of the houses amma used to visit in the early days.the mother of the house, who is in her sixties, welcomed amma and did padapuja. she poured milk, curd, ghee.. chanting her mantra. and in excitement she forgot to wash amma’s feet at the end. since i was…
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My Journey is going on and on
Days are falling like leaves of tree, My journey is still going on and on. Know nothing from where did I start! Know nothing where am I going! O Mother! My legs are weak to walk near Thee, Hands are tied can’t hold Thy feet, Eyes are swollen that hides Thou vision, My journey is going on and on… Renunciate is the one who renounces Thee; Says a yogi, which is so true. Struggles the mind for worldly toys, Searching happiness which it never knew. Shadowing the world and putting into sleep, Stood the ego in the path of gleam.…
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How Amma came to Mumbai in 2009
Every year Amma tops off Her South India tour with the North India tour. Traveling in several buses, She and Her children cut across the great Gangetic plains for nearly two months, giving darshan. Enroute she passes through the city of Mumbai and every year thousands wait for Her arrival. Before She comes, Swami Amritaswarupanandji does a program but this year he did not turn up at the expected time. Instead, he went to the Middle East. That is when the rumblings began : Amma is not coming. Then Avyayamritji, Swami of Mumbai Ashram, traveled to see Amma. Everybody hoped…
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Q113: Amma Photo?
Question 113: “Which is your favorite photo of Amma? Why? ” To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please think well before you answer, and make your answer brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines) and clear.
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Amma inspires a devotee to reach out to the traumatised children of Gaza
Hearing about the terrible suffering of the children of Gaza, and a plea for cards to be sent to those children severely traumatised, a devotee from Canada felt deeply moved to write cards to them. But the practicalities proved to be challenging. What could be done by just one person? She realised that the message would need translating, she didn’t know any of their names, and what to say? What would be the best way to send a loving message limited to a card? It took some weeks of effort emailing to try and get translations but with no success.…
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little tear drop
Slowly and unwillingly it fell, the li’l tear drop. and, followed many in a stream, They all gathered at Her feet. and, each held a piece, of my ruptured heart. They knew no boundless joy, Nor the hymns in Her praise. Only ,the solitude of the heart, and the farway cry. saying silently, as they fell, How much my heart longed though never said. Unfolding the silent longing, unspoken fears and desires, they came to tell Her, the love of the heart. Shall She not listen, to the ruddy drops of my sad heart? -arya
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She hugs tens of thousands of strangers
Indian ‘hugging saint’ won’t leave till everyone in queue has been embraced By Hedy Khoo, The Electric Newspaper March 31, 2009 SHE waited 16 hours for a hug that lasted mere seconds. But for Filipina Evangeline Alivio, it was worth the long wait. The 36-year-old civil servant flew here from the Philippines with 20 friends just to see the ‘hugging saint’ and to be embraced by her. Said Madam Alivio: ‘I don’t mind the wait.’ Mata Amritanandamayi, the ‘hugging saint’ who is popularly known as Amma, which means mother in several Indian languages, is here to spread her message of…
