5 march, bharata yatra 2008, amdavad to jaipur we started to jaipur. the journey was through the fields of onion, sesame, pomegranates. the road was beautiful. once the fields finished, the beautiful waves of mountains started on either side. as we entered rajasthan, the cultivation fields almost stopped. once in a while you see some […]
4 march, bharata yatra 2008, amdavad, gujarat amdavad was a typical programe of gujju (gujaratis). men wear meters long turban, ladies wear saris with their frills from the back to the front. they hang a bunch of keys on their hip. the city was terribly dusty. days were hot and the nights were cold. during […]
29 feb, bharata yatra 2008, mumbai mumbai was too hot. luckily there were little mosquitos this time. at the end of darshan, a little boy sitting on his fathers hip told amma that he knows mantras. he chanted ‘lokah samasthah sukhino bhavanthu.’ amma told him, “its not enough to chant the mantra; you have serve […]
Question 46: “Do you think that there is life similar to ours on another planet? If such a fact turns out to be true, how would that affect us?” ——- To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please make your answer clear.
27 feb, bharatayatra 2008, pune pune was dusty. it was very cold at night. at about 2 am. the temp suddenly dropped below 14 degrees. the small wind that blew across the ground made it worse. still people withstood the climate for darshan. the warmth of amma’s love was covering them. after sunrise, when the […]
“It is only with the heart that one can see clearly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.” So deep and timeless a wisdom spoken between friends in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s ‘The Little Prince’ reflects Amma’s teachings to us. How profound an experience was yesterday’s installation of the Brahmastanam Temple in Mangalore. But what […]
24 feb, bharata yatra 2008 washim, vidharbha, maharashtra. during arati, at the end of the programme in washim, a girl jumped from the stage and joined the arati line, did the arati courageously pushing a lady who is supposed to do it. after waving it few times, she jumped back on to the stage. amma […]
24 feb, bharata yatra 2008 washim, vidharbha, maharashtra. from hyderabad, at 3 am we reached washim. washim is in the vidharbha area, in the state of maharashtra. children and people with their families wide awake, were waiting for amma. the whole street was lit with small oil lamps. people decorated the street in front of […]
Question 45: “What for you is the most accurate description for the ego? Is it ‘selfishness and egoism’? ‘Self importance’? ‘Identification with (a wrong or limited identity)’? Something else?” ——————- To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please make your answer clear.