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Sky Blue in Toulon
4 Nov 2007, Amritapuri During the satsang translations, we could see Amma leaning over to look intently at the laptop that was beside Her. She pointed at the screen a few times. All the Brs. who were gathered on stage started waving like little kids – hoping to get Her attention. After the puja, when
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Q16: First darshan?
Question 16: “When did you get Amma’s darshan for the first time?” (Place, date and a brief two-sentence description) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
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Moonlit Mood, Morning Archana
Yes, going back, to the more earthly set up of the beautiful Amritapuri ashram. There were only the huts in which we stayed, with Amma’s Darshan hut around to the west side of it. It was a full moon night; time was well past 11pm, maybe nearing midnight. There was a power failure, and unlike
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Moonlit Divine Mood
30 Oct 2007, Amritapuri It was about 12.30 in the night, I was returning to my room after watching the webcast of Amma’s Devi Bhava in Munich. We in Amritapuri could not get the video to work properly while Amma was talking to us before the start of Devi Bhava. She could see us and
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Rainbow after the Rain
30 Oct 2007, Amritapuri After the rain comes the rainbow. The daily rains continue. Tonight, just before sunset, a brief shower came in from the west over the ocean. When it passed, a beautiful rainbow filled the sky over the mainland. It lasted about 10 minutes. Then it was followed by one of the more
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Q15: Men/Women different?
Question 15: “Are men and women essentially different, or does each individual simply have his/her own nature and character?” – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
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Turns Red in Malayalam
29 Oct 2007, Amritapuri Well, that’s the consensus of a few of the Brahmacharis. To me, it looks a bit pinkish rose red – definitely more red. The sleeves are creme/white. The red part has lots of gold designs. Earlier, when Amma came out for Ambike Devi, one or two Brs. took a guess and
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Ancora! Bravissimo! Bravissimo!
28 October 2007, Italy Traditionally one does not applaud a bhajan. It is a prayer set to music. The intent of singer is not to perform for others, but to pray through song. Similarly, the listener is attempting to focus on God through the medium of the song, more often than not singing along himself.
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Q14: What’s in a Baby?
Question 14: “What are the qualities that you like the most in babies?” – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
