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Dream Darshan
I grew up with Catholic education in the village of Ciampino, located 20 km south of Rome, and throughout childhood and adolescence I fervently attended the activities of my parish. Today I moved away from all that and my family still is not aware of what has happened to me and cannot imagine what Amma means to me. And that this inner connection with the Mother has never, not even minimally affected my faith in God and in Jesus. On the contrary, it is reinforced every day. But how to explain to my family, who think I have been brainwashed?…
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Back To Life
Amritapuri Comes Back To Life Amma finally returned from Australia after a long wait. The faces of the ashramites had been turning slightly sad as life in Amritapuri is just not the same without her. There hadn’t even been any webcasts from the last Devi Bhavas, so the contrast was even more evident when Amma lit the hearts and faces of everyone again. Don’t get me wrong, the time in the ashram when Amma is not here is well spent in seva, scriptural study and meditation, but the truth is, one can do these anywhere at any given time, whereas…
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Four Bhavas, Four Colours
During the Singapore, Malaysia, Australia Tour, Amma held four Devi Bhavas – one in Singapore, and three in Australia (Melbourne, Gold Coast, and Sydney). Though Amma always remains the same – radiating Her divine love on everyone present – each Devi Bhava had it’s own personality, so to say. Despite the fact that I was seeing the color of Amma’s sari live, rather than via the Internet in Amritapuri, finding and giving a name to the actual colour was almost as difficult as when in Amritapuri! Anyone entering a sari shop in India will immediately realize that there are an…
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Pumping Iron, Gaining Punya
Amma’s Sydney programmes were held in the gymnasium of the Sydney Boy’s High School. At the end of Devi Bhava, around 6 am, after Amma had left for the airport, the hall was still bustling with activity. Everything from the rented sound-system and stage to the supplies for darshan, bookstall, flower-shop and other various departments had to be packed up and taken out of the hall. While a devotee brandishing a vacuum cleaned up the carpet covering the wooden floor, piles of filled boxes and supplies began to form in various corners of the hall. They all had to be…
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Q55: Compassion, Detachment or Discrimination?
Question 55: “For you, what is the ideal spiritual attitude towards the matters of the world: compassion, detachment or discrimination?” – To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please, contemplate on the question first, and make your answer brief and clear.
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54 Questions Milestone II
On the occasion of ’54 Questions Milestone’, and after posting the list of the questions 1 to 27, here is now the list of questions 28 to 54 Q28- What is the most significant change in you since meeting Amma? Q29- How often do you watch a sunset? What is special about it? Q30- What is faith? Would you like to share a living example of its manifestation in your life? Q31- What does Christmas mean and symbolize for you? Q32- Why are we lazy sometimes? What do you do to overcome laziness? Q33- Do you wish to make a…
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54 Questions Milestone
We have now reached Question 54! 54 is a very auspicious number, as it is Amma’s age, as well as being half of 108. Our aim is to keep this section running till we reach the 108 Question Milestone! Today, we are happy to share with you that Amma is sometimes told about the questions posted here, and that a couple of times, She asked what were the answers that the devotees came up with! To celebrate this ‘Milestone 54‘, we are offering you the chance to enjoy a quick review on the 54 questions posted so far, as well…
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Q54: Why answer?
Question 54: “Why do you actually read and answer the questions posted here? Do you think that you have spiritually benefited from this section?” – To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please, contemplate on the question first, and make your answer clear.
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Surrendering to Amma
What an extraordinary time! It was under two weeks before Amma’s tour was to begin. Amidst the anticipation and all the ups and downs that inevitably occur before Amma’s arrival, we received a call that my father-in-law was ill. He had been in a nursing home for the past 4 years with dementia and increasing frailness of the body. Until now, his condition was relatively stable. Upon receiving the news, I was concerned about what was going to happen. Would we be able to go on tour, what was going to happen to my father-in-law , and so on. I…
