Amritapuri ashram
  • Q182: Guru Poornima offering?

    Question 182: “What is your deepest offering to Amma on Guru Poornima Day?” Please make your answer brief and clear (maximum 5 or 6 lines).

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  • On Guru Poornima

    Amma, as an infant I loved only the shining Moon, Though the sky is vast, and it’s full of effulgent stars, Appended for Thy children to cherish divine dreams, As I grew young and adult, the world looked fatal, I could see the sky only covered with misty clouds, Lo! the habits turned my life

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  • Q181: Intelligence?

    Question 181: “What is your definition of “Intelligence”?” Please make your answer brief and clear (maximum 5 or 6 lines).

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  • A Beam…

    There is a sprout in my heart, still very freshly still. Many weeds crept on my trunk, entwined entangled all over. There is dew drop on it, hanging precariously. Entire world cascades on it. I realized its presence one day. Then I fell in love with it. But it fell on earth for ever. I

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  • I just want to…

    I just want to lean on your shoulder for a while. I just want to embrace ecstasy of your love. I just want to be a thought that thinks about you ever. I just want to be image of your graceful vision. Just fill me with fullness of your freedom. Make me thy child of

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  • IAM at National industrial security academy

    A 6 day camp for CISF Jawans of Central Industrial Security force was held at their training institute, National Industrial security Academy, Hyderabad from 6 – 11 June 2011  

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  • Q180: Love vs rituals?

    Question 180: “If one can smile lovingly and keep a peaceful heart and clear mind, why would he/she then still need to perform rituals or pray?” Please make your answer brief and clear (maximum 5 or 6 lines).

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  • With only five dollars in my pocket

    Memories of Amma’s first USA Yatra 1987 – part 7 Often it was the case where there was only $5 in my pocket, but somehow Amma always made sure that I was getting by. Old friends from college would drive me far and wide, or someone from a video show would offer a Greyhound bus

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  • Emergence of the Divine web

    Memories of Amma’s first USA Yatra 1987 – part 6 Crossing the country that winter was extremely cold, but every day I managed one video show and at least one decent meal. Sometimes a contact from the summer would arrange for me to show a video, other times I would simply walk into a bookstore

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