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Motherly hug is the best medicine
When a motherly hug is the best medicine By Niamh Hooper Monday November 12 2007 With four hugs a day prescribed for survival, eight a day for emotional strength and 12 for growth, what would scientific research make of Amma? Known fondly as The Hugging Saint, she is said to have hugged more than 26 million people from all races, religions and walks of life all over the planet. This week she’s in Ireland for a two-day hugathon. Over the past few years, thousands of Irish people have made pilgrimages to see the visiting bones of St Anthony and the…
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Q24: Moon and Stars?
Question 24: “How often do you watch the moon and stars at night? Describe your experience briefly.” ——————————— To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’.
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Backwaters of Compassion
There are various views possible of the beautiful backwaters at the Ashram’s backyard: while strolling along its bank, walking up the Amrita Setu, from the top of one of the tall ashram buildings….and so on. From anywhere I look at it, the mind takes on a poetic mood…. Well, if rivers are metaphor for the individual soul’s life journey, quoted in scriptures and film songs alike, and if the sea is the symbol of Eternity into which everything merges…. what does this convey to us? – the water of the sea flowing back into the land, a la a river.…
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She sings again!
Recently we all visited Holy Mount Arunachala and set out on Giriprakhsina. In our group, the one person who walked effortlessly more than half the distance and still ready to go on was our Kakki ( aunt ). To me this is a miracle. Kakki who is now 70 plus, has been a heart patient for quite some years. She had always been of delicate health with high BP and diabetes and Kakkappa ( uncle ) has always been taking good care of her. Kakki is a musician who has given Karnatic music performance on All India Radio Mysore, Bangalore,…
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Breakfast Satsang
Devi Bhava Breakfast Satsang 27 Nov 2007, Amritapuri Amma arrived on stage for the Devi Bhava satsang and puja in San Ramon at around 8:20 am, Amritapuri time. The Western Canteen was just about to open, so many people were treated to a breakfast satsang. The green screens that divide the eating area from the rest of the Main Hall were moved aside, giving a clear view of the small TV that was transmitting Amma’s image to us. In the past few days, a number of visitors have arrived – for many, it was their first time seeing and hearing…
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Q23: Recent kindness?
Question 23: “What is the kindest action that you have been able to perform recently?” ——————————— To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’.
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Analysis on Q13 to Q16
Here are the summaries/analysis of the answers provided for Q13 to Q16. Q13 was: “Why do we watch movies with excitement, even though we know it is just acting?” The 31 answers to this question provided probably the deepest reflections so far in this section. Here is what they said: – 14 answers say that we watch movies because we get identified with the actors and the movie, and relate what they watch to their personal life and dreams. – 12 say that we ‘live the movies as real’ and get identified in them because of the mind’s weakness: It…
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The Dream Flower
The Dream Flower Of Our Hearts 20 Nov 2007, How Amma is making our lives a joyous festival… the lives of multitudinous children, all over the globe … Simply ineffable! Incredible! Impossible even to understand! Till two years ago, whenever Amma went on long foreign tours, poor us here with no idea whatsoever of Her (tight! busy!) schedule, would sit brooding, complaining how “She left us behind and went away….” We would rationalize with our Egos at the center, “So, by going away for a long time, She is teaching us to see Her within,” and so on till our…
