Amritapuri ashram
  • Q49: Free-Will?

    Question 49: “Do you think that God actively interferes in humans’ lives, or does He simply show us the right way and gives us the free-will to make our choices?” —- To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please make your answer clear.

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  • Kolkata Brahmasthanam

    19 March 2008, Kolkata The calculated auspicious time for the Sthapana and Prana Pratistha was between 8.30 am and 10 am. I got up well in advance in order to be ready to experience the auspicious moment in all it’s splendor. Since we are far from South-India where the crowds for such occasions are huge,

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  • Arriving in Kolkata

    Arriving in Kolkata – The last stop on the tour 17 Mar 2008, Kolkata After the Mangalore program I went back to the ashram but could not bear the thought of missing the inauguration of the Brahmasthanam temple here at Amma’s Kolkata Ashram and not seeing Amma before she departs India. I was not alone

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  • Communicating with Dolphins

    Communicating with Dolphins at Amma’s Beach! Two days ago, chatting with a friend here at Amritapuri, we shared some nice memories of seeing dolphins in the ocean, from Amma’s beach (just 2 minutes walk from the ashram, by the Ayurveda Research Center). My friend said that once someone was sad and complaining that the dolphins

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  • sweet punishment

    16 march, itava, uutarpradesh, bharata yatra 2008 the four-lane road to calcutta is beautiful. on either side of the road was spread the fields of cultivation. rice, wheat, mustard.. now its time for the potatoes. big, really big fields of potatoes. the machine ploughs the ground and farmers pickup the potatoes and clean the dirt.

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  • sacred land

    15 march , delhi to calcutta, bharata yatra 2008. today is a loooong trip — by the road to calcutta,  it is abut 1500 km. from the north to east of india cutting through the states of haryana, uttarpradesh, bihar and then to west bengal. when passing through the state of uttarpradesh, we saw yamuna

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  • mantra miracle

    13 march, bharata yatra 2008, delhi one little girl about 12 years old asked amma for mantra. last year also she has asked for mantra. but only this time amma gave it. the next day when i saw her she said the mantra has changed her so much. i asked her what was the change.

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  • Q48: Beyond boredom?

    Question 48: “Why do we get bored? How could we go beyond the feeling of boredom?” ———- To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please make your answer clear.

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  • Why They All Come

    These past few months, there have been more than few moments when I’ve had to literally stop in my tracks and look out in awe at the tens of thousands of people who come to see Amma during her programmes both in Amritapuri and on tour in India.  It must be more than just the

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