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Serving the poor, serving God
Recently I had been to Madurai to give a class to 6th grade students in a well-known school there. The orientation camp was at our branch ashram in Madurai. The heat was excruciating and for a person who comes from outside the state, it is really difficult to adjust to this weather. All the same, it is a mystical place. I was there for 3 days. It was a Sunday evening, and I was walking on the terrace. That day there was an auspicious pooja at 5pm in the brahmasthanam temple. The temple was about to be opened. At that…
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Learning from children
If someone asks me what’s your experience with children, having gone to many schools and interacting with them, I will reply, “ They are so sweet, always living in the present, bubbling with energy, spontaneous, not at all calculative, and of course innocent. And because of all that, one just loves to be with them.” I remember a boy from 2nd class in one school. My association with him was for just about 45mins. I was telling some stories to the children in the class, and before I left the class I just gave a pat to this boy. And…
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Appeasement of thirst to come from within
2 thoughts to think on Only on formal occassions are Amma’s words recorded – but many a times what comes in informal settings is so beautiful and provides food for thought. A devotee working in AIMS came up for darshan. Even earlier he has evinced a strong interest in staying in the ashram itself, close to Amma and not getting involved in institutional work. But as Amma has assigned him work in AIMS, out of his love for Amma, he happily does his seva there. This time when he came for darshan – after having a very loving darshan of…
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Q132: Time on phone?
Question 132: “How much time do you spend talking on the phone/mobile daily?” Please make your answer clear and brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
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The sea plays with children
7 Aug 2009, Amritpauri The routine of the Ashram is what keeps the buzz uniform. Monday is supposedly a no-public-Darshan-day, Tuesday her Satsang day, Wednesday and Thursday are Darshan days like on Saturdays and Sundays and Friday, a meditative day. However Amma sets a high bar for her many children to follow. The Friday last was one another of those special days. Amma hailed us all once again to the beachside. As the song “Neelkadakaraiyil Thavan cheyyum nithiya kannigaiyai” goes, Amma had sat down facing the sea and had started the meditation. The sight was really beautiful. We, her children,…
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The opportunity to change
It has been two days since I returned home from the 5th AYUDH retreat held at Hof Herrenberg, the German ashram buried in meadows of lush green landscape, enriched with the loving presence of our beloved Amma. It was through one of Amma’s playful leelas that I ended up at the AYUDH retreat, taking on the surprising role of temporary UK Youth Leader due to the sudden illness of (the now recovered) UK AYUDH captain. The role was a shake to my own system as I wondered what an earth Amma was up to and why I had been given,…
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Q131: World Personalities?
Question 131: “From today’s international personalities, whom would like to see meeting Amma? Why?” Please make your answer clear and brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
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Mamma sono tanto felice
27 Jul 09 Amma is back HOME here at Amritapuri. How wonderful! How normal! It has been a true celebration these last two days. For one who has been in the Ashram past two plus months, the last two days is like the celebrations of all joys of heaven. Amma came back to Amritapuri via Cochin all the way from the last North American stop of Toronto. A lot of her children flew along with her. Amma reached the Ashram by car.. we had received the news of her coming the previous night. Morning chants started off earlier than usual.…
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Q130: Red Color?
Question 130: “What does the red color symbolize to you? What feelings does it bring up?” Please make your answer clear and brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
