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Knee Deep in a Bed of Roses
6 Sept 2007 – Amritapuri The crew arrived, ready for duty at 9pm. There were 15 courageous men and women among us, carrying shovels and buckets in our hands and more than a little trepidation in our hearts. Since there were 10,000 hungry Tulasi plants waiting to be fed in a field about 2km north of the Ashram, we found ourselves gathered at the cowshed to serve up a pile of ‘Tulasi food’ that filled a 100 sq. ft tank to a depth of three feet. All too soon, (for some of us), the empty dump truck pulled up, ready…
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Q1: You would do if you became God
Here is the first question in the series: “What is the first thing that you would do if you became God?” – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Please make your answers short and clearly understandable.
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Sea of Love
7 Sep 2007, Amrtapuri Tonights Bhajans were a blissful cavalcade of old bhajans. Amma was in a deeply absorbed mood and it felt like she was just radiating bliss. I found myself moving closer to her all through the bhajans. Nin Premam Kondenne must be one of the most beautiful songs ever. What need have I of knowledge or reason? Drown me deep in the sea of thy Love! Tonights bhajans: Manasa Chora Radha Krishna (Hindi) Arikil Undenkilum Nin Premam Kondenne Kasturi Tilakam Ni Intri Verarumillai (Tamil) Pannaga Bhushana Hridaya Pushpame Chamundaye Kali Ma Vishwanath
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Be ready for tomorrow!
Starting tomorrow! The new ‘Question’ section is starting. The purpose of this section is to help us reflect on our own, on common matters, and come to personal conclusions and convictions that bring us to spiritual teachings and principles… A different question will be posted on every 3 or 4 days. Be ready, and come back to visit us tomorrow… Put your valuable answers online Please keep asking your friends to join too!! See u tomorrow
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Transmission and tuning in
6 September 2007, Amritapuri The impact of Amma arriving on the stage for bhajans just never seems to diminish. I always feel a thrill as she’s approaching, as does everyone I suppose. I wondered tonight what the impact of Amma’s arrival must be on people who see her only for example once a year. I have to say in all honesty that I have never had the privilege to experience that since from the first time I met Amma I could not stay away from her for very long but found myself very quickly in the travel agency booking my…
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Rain Rain Go Away….
05 September 2007, Amritapuri For the past month, barely a day has gone by without rain. Sometimes it comes unexpectedly, dark clouds on the horizon over the ocean. Other times, it lingers like a drizzle, occasionally turning into downpours. Day or night. Amritapuri is wet, muddy. Puddles linger in front of the cafe. We dodge streams of water falling from the roof of the main hall on the way to the canteen. We sport umbrellas, commonly used in India to shield strollers from the strong sun. Clothes are rarely dry, stained with mud. Unwashed, they remain piled high in corners…
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Question your awareness
Soon on blogs:- a new section called ‘Question of the day’! In this section, each day, you will find an interesting question for you to think about and answer. The purpose of this section is to make us contemplate on deeper matters and train our mind for awareness, while having fun… like Amma teaches us to! Everyone is welcome to participate and post their answers and comments… You simply would need to register as a user in two easy steps. Click here to register We are looking forward to everybody’s participation and each one’s unique input!
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Tuesday Bhajans
For those interested, last night Amma sang the following bhajans: Bara Gopala Pakalantiyilettineram Atbhuta Charitre Vani Mani Mate Abhayam Tan Aruluka Niyen Sri Rama Namamu Man Re Om Namah Shivaya Amma Amma Taye Vishwanath 5 August 2007
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Divine Plan
4 sep 2007, amritapuri It has been so wonderful to listen to Srimad Bhagavatam. Bhagavatam is a Purana written by Sage Vyasa depicting the incarnations of Lord Vishnu. A Malayalam translation of the original text is sung during Krishna’s Birthday Celebrations in Amritapuri. I had never heard such clarity, such musical tone, and nice voice. Amma was not there when a woman on the stage started reading the Bhagavatam describing the situations of the birth of Lord Krishna (usually there will be some cultural programmes, then Amma will come on stage and the Bhagavatam starts.) As the Bhagavatam reader was…
