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Was Amma just here?
Was Amma just here? 16 December 2007, Amritapuri Amma had just arrived only Sunday – and now She has left again for 10 days. For the past 6 days, it has been crazy. On Wednesday and Thursday, Amma gave darshan from 10:30 am to just after Midnight. Over 14 hours each day. So many International Visitors. Almost overnight, the number of Intenational vistors zoomed from just under 100 to close to 700. The Canteen has been so crowded. Only two weeks back, the Ashram was quiet. You could hear a pin drop on the other side of the main hall in the middle of the…
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Reflections
16 December 2007, Amritapuri Amma left for the North Kerala tour last night. While I will, of course, miss seeing her, her energy permeates every grain of sand and particle of air in the ashram so on another level I don’t feel like she is gone. As I do on every trip here, I have been reflecting on the importance of my coming to Amritapuri each year. Nearly twenty years ago Malidoma wrote in OF WATER AND THE SPIRIT that he returns to Africa each year to learn from his elders and to detox from Western civilization. I related to that statement then…
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Q29: Watching Sunsets?
Question 29: “How often do you watch a sunset? What is special about it?” ——————————— To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’.
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Analysis on Q20 to Q23
Here are the summaries/analysis for the answers provided to Q20, Q21, Q22 and Q23: Q20 was: “What is your favorite parable/story told by Amma? How has it inspired and helped you?” 20 responses were posted. Each story mentioned is different but all seem to have brought very valuable and deep inspiration into the person’s life. A few say that the #1 story is Amma’s real life story itself! Click here to read again all the answers provided to Q20. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –…
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Little Yogis
14 Dec 2007, Amritapuri The bhajans tonight were pure bliss combining old and new ones nicely. Etrayo Nalayi never leaves me cold and Parinamamiyalatta is also a gem. Behind Amma were some children as usual and at some point they were playing a game in which they assumed various yogic meditation postures. One older girl kept adjusting a little boy’s posture until she was satisfied like a true yoga teacher with her disciple. She was especially vigilant that the boy’s spinal chord was kept straight without slumping. Can we say that we have similar awareness during the day? Amma has…
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Endless Compassion
13 Dec 2007, Amritapuri Yesterday and today Amma has been giving public darshan for a fairly large crowd and that just after coming back from such a long tour. Then on the coming Saturday Amma will depart for a small Kerala tour. The schedule is just overwhelming, something I really cannot comprehend and I guess none of us can. Well, Amma’s Love doesn’t seem to know any limits and like She has said once one is connected to the Infinite source there is an inexhaustible supply of energy. Still this is only an explanation to make us comprehend something that…
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Synchronicity
13 Dec 2007, Amritapuri One of the things I love about being near Amma is how synchronistically things happen. A primary goal for my trip to the ashram this year is to spend time with Meenamba learning about her project of turning plastic bags into baskets, asanas and other items (link). If I could learn how to make the items here then I would be able to teach other devotees how to do it when I return to the U.S. While I had not forgotten that goal, I had not acted on it yet. Yesterday, out of the blue, during…
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Q28: Biggest Change?
Question 28: “What do you feel is the most significant change in you since meeting Amma?” ——————————— To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’.
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Analysis on Q17 to Q19
Here are the summaries/analysis for the answers provided to Q17, Q18 and Q19. Q17 was: “How do you usually deal with dangerous (or bothering) insects? Is it Ok to kill them?” 28 responses were posted and here what they say: – Basically the majority of responses reach a similar conclusion, as those that are against killing insects admit that sometimes we have to do it when insects pose a threat, and those that admit killing insects state that killing should be avoided if not necessary. – Many feel guilty or bad when doing it, and appease their guilt by saying a prayer. –…
