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There are so many sides to it all
As i travel with Amma and the caravan, things look one a certain way. When i took a short break after Mysore program and went to see them all off, it felt so totally different. In the former case, i was flowing down a torrent, headed by Amma, driving in a packed bus 700 kms a day on road, stopping for chai and dinner and night stay at the same time, be it 10 or 1 in the night; only to rise after a few hours , get ready and go into the bus to get packed in your spot,…
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All is holy
For years now Amma is repeating over and over again a certain precept. “The Creation and the Created are not two but one.” Amma insists on our seeing everything without exception as divine. While She took Her 700 children on the Indian tour, Amma never missed an opportunity to remind and demonstrate this Sanatana Satya –the eternal Truth- at any available opportunity. We were passing through Uttar Pradesh. It was in the context of the Mahakumbh Mela going on at the Prayag. The greatness of the Holy Ganga river was extolled by some at the stop in Fatehpur near the…
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Your Warm Love
From depth of my sleep, I hear your chant of love. Dawn walked into my dream, drizzling splendor of charm. I glide over a rainbow, filling my senses in color. Dropping my sheaths one by one, I fade away behind azure sky. Behind veils of mystery, someone shakes tree of stars. I fall on your lap as hail, melting my false images. Let me weep my pain out, as you fondle my heart. Feeling warmth of your love, I dream a dream around you. I know not to thank you, as my heart beats started by you. Blood that fills…
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Delhi to Kokata
On this Yatra, like any other yatra with Amma, there is so much to write: but even before one settles down to record one event another will have started. How can one afford to miss the present! And, when the present is so intense who would want to go back in time! Somehow today I sit down to write telling myself, hey, sandhya, if you don’t record at least a few things now, you may not be able to recall them later. So forgive me for being less meticulous as I jot down these things. If busy is the word,…
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Q220: Always Happy?
Question 220: Amma says: “Our attitude should be: Whatever happens to me, I will always remain happy.” How do you understand this? Please make your answer brief and clear (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
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Master, walk with me
Master, walk with me a few more steps For Life is passing through an unknown curve My mind is full and heart is coarse So walk with me till the next insight Master, walk with me a few more steps As I sway my sword in the dark My battle is hard and my spirit is scarce So walk with me as I grope for the light Master, walk with me a few more steps Teach me how to dance on the double edged sword So walk with me as I learn your art Through the rhythm of my heart…
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Flying with Amma
For the first time on a North Indian tour, Amma flew one leg of the trip in order to reach Delhi in time to inaugurate the celebration of Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary. Those of the tour group who wanted and were able, were given the option to fly with Amma. Many seized this once in a lifetime opportunity. This included many ashram mothers who had never flown before. A mere 3 hours after the end of the Mumbai program the tour buses roared out of the ashram and down the highway in a marathon journey to make it to Delhi…
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River and Jivatma
The river flows …. the river flows continuously Some use it to bath, to wash clothes Some to drink Some worship on its banks Some spit in it, some enjoy its beauty But the river never complains, it just flows. The river flows …. the river flows continuously The journey of the jivatma also moves continuously Ego separates jivatma from Paramatma Ego makes life miserable until it merges with Paramatma When ego disappears, truth shines It’s time for celebration, continuous celebration. The river flows …. the river flows continuously Jivatma also has to obey Paramatma It plans everything; ego makes…
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On the road to Pune
After a gap of two years, the buses and trucks were loaded with (in short) giant cooking pots, burners, thousands of steel dishes and cups, hundreds of chairs, the bookstore, everything needed for the canteen and juice bar, ABC and the tour group luggage. In the early hours of the morning of January 2nd, the nine buses, several trucks and cars, a medical van and most importantly, Amma in her white camper, roared out of Amritapuri as the bells rang the wakeup call for archana. We were heading for Pune, the first program site of Bharat Yatra, 2013. The tour…
