-
Q178: Knowledge and Heart?
Question 178: Amma says: “It’s not enough to get spiritual knowledge with the mind. It has to be brought into the heart. Only then can we truly absorb it”. How do you understand this? Please make your answer brief and clear (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
-
The Dew Drop
A dew drop from heaven, just sits on a lotus-petal. Roseate hue refracts through. Day light slowly seeps into mist. As dawn gets lively; world wakes up, macro n’ microcosms reflects, on this heavenly droplet. The day comes alive all around. She just witnesses every action. Entire cosmic dream rolls on in a bubble, before
-
Does this Love have no limits?
The story about the crow who put stones into the pot half filled with water, till the level of water rose enough for it to drink. These are Amma’s satsangs – who likens the story of the water and the crow to that ‘something’ that is already in you but needs effort – the stones
-
Q177: God and Nature?
Question 177: Amma says: “A true lover of God is also a lover of Nature, because God and Nature are not two.” How do you explain/understand this? Please make your answer brief and clear (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
-
When the earth was pitching up and down
7 April 2011 It was the night of the seventh of April, and I had just fallen asleep in our tent. We were camping along with hundreds of other volunteers on the lawn of a local university, which had been transformed into the headquarters for the relief efforts in Ishinomaki. Half an hour before
-
By putting myself in their shoes, I shared my heart
6 April 2011 On the third day, we were asked to aid Otschi-Cho, in the prefecture of Iwate. An IVUSA staff member who is very experienced in disaster relief joined me and two other students. Just like Minami-Sanriku, Otsuchi-Cho seemed to have vanished. When we arrived at Otsuchi-Cho Town Assembly Hall, there were many volunteers
-
A heartwarming impression
5 April, 2011 On the second day, the IVUSA representative, a staff member, two students and I paid a visit to a town called Minami-Sanriku. There, we picked up various required supplies, like soap, shampoo and toothbrushes. We also took 20 cases of vegetable juice and cough drops, as many of the volunteers had developed
-
Put yourself aside and think about others
On the fourth of April, we had returned to Ishinomaki. There were 51 volunteers this time—28 IVUSA (International Volunteer Student Association) members and 20 students from Kokushikan University Sports Medicine Department. After we arrived, we set up a large tent to use as our head office and one for cooking. Next to them, we set
-
Into the land of destruction
I spent most of Friday, April 15th, in collecting all the needed items for the disaster relief work. We bought food, work gloves, and masks to protect against infection and potential radiation. We also had to buy a cheap tent and took a few thin sleeping bags from the Tokyo ashram, as that was all
