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Celebrating Krishna with Amma
12 Sep 2009 Yesterday was Krishna Jayanti and at Amritapuri it is super special. Amma came out three times just for us to enjoy in her presence. Around 3:45 last evening, the popular game for children known as Uriyadi was staged near the new Juice stall. Uriyad or striking pots hung on a tall pole with a stick is a game where one or two people control a hanging pot and while another tries to strike it. The pot is moved up n down and swung in order to make it difficult to be hit besides the major distraction being…
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The Special Prasad
7 Sep 2009, Amritapuri It was five in the afternoon and the bell rang. At Amritapuri, the ringing bell apart archana and class, usually announces the arrival of Amma for a Satsang or Darshan session. Amma came to the beach and sat in her usual meditative silence. Amma sat below a young coconut tree, in her peedham(seat) and around her sat the rest of the Ashram. Amma’s eyes remained shut and the angle of the face looking up in the direction of the setting sun on the Arabian sea. A perfect look of silent bliss fills one who observes the…
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Q135: Blue color?
Question 135: “What does the blue color symbolize to you? What feelings does it bring up?” Please make your answer clear and brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
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The toddler s cry
30 Aug 2009 Today was a busy Darshan day, a new episode in the Amritapuri series of Infinite Love. Amma came at Her usual morning routine and the evening ended almost around 11 pm. The evening was superb. As evening set in around 5pm, Amma was still super fresh and was smiling, talking and hearing the countless problems of her many children who had queued up to meet her. Sometime later as Amma was busily giving Darshan, there was a distinct cry of a toddler. There were two western devotees and the cry was from a little baby in their…
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Q134: Slapping?
Question 134: “Have you ever slapped someone? Do you regret having done it, or was it justified?” Please make your answer clear and brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
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Medical camp at Hyderabad
Amma says , ‘we are not individual islands but a “shrinkhala”,which means we are a chain linked to one another where we all need help and must strive to help each other”. The devotees of Hyderabad had the opportunity to participate in seva for the poor at Gudimalkapur, Hyderabad. The residents, almost all of them rag pickers live in abject poverty in that area. The colony is with poor sanitary conditions. One has to keep their nose covered & bodies tightened before entering the area. Open sewers & great piles of garbage greet you everywhere. The youth wing of the…
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Strange fantasy land
11 August 2009 Green coconut trees swaying in the wind, the bright afternoon sunlight glancing off the waters, little waves rippling on its surface- flashing like sequins… the backwaters looked like a silk sari laid out on the land…glinting & mesmerizing with its seductive charm… some unknown water bird calling in low musical notes…the wind lulling me to a near stupor of lazy contentment… Hmmm. Enough of that. I’m not getting paid to daydream! But if wishes were horses, and pigs had wings…well, there would be hordes of pigs flying through the air (not to mention, spreading swine flu in…
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Q133: Last Rainbow?
Question 133: “When was the last time you saw a rainbow? Can you describe briefly…?” Please make your answer clear and brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
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The little kid & the Divine name
16 Aug 2009, Amritapuri Last few days have been Darshan days one next to another. It amazes us every single day plainly to imagine and see Amma’s white saree yellowed or even turned dark reddish brown with the many faces that feel the loving embrace. Amma keeps on giving Darshan from morning continuously without a break until almost midnight sometimes stretching until 4am or so. Today Amma finished her Darshan at 11:20pm. Considering that this is not just for today but four major days a week, here at Amritapuri, with this long schedule with no food, not even an extra…
