{"id":4922,"date":"2012-05-30T01:05:41","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T19:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/?p=4922"},"modified":"2012-06-04T12:42:03","modified_gmt":"2012-06-04T07:12:03","slug":"shaken-by-love-not-by-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/2012\/4922\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaken by Love, not by earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>29 May 2012, Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n<p>On the first day of Amma\u2019s Tokyo program\u00a0 (May 27th), the crowd was<br \/>\nbigger than in the past. Amma sang \u2018Bandalo Bandalo\u2019 bhajan at the end of the first day program and she requested every one to do the patty cake.<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese people generally are very quiet and humble.\u00a0 I think, they are not allowed to express their emotions publicly in their culture. But when Amma started singing and clapping to the \u2018Bandalo Bandalo\u2019 bhajan, even the Japanese people could not hide or control their emotions. They were laughing and clapping with great joy and some even started crying with joy!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4924\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4924\" src=\"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/files\/2012\/05\/tokyo-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">an Amma drawing by a Japanese child<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Japan, a newspaper article would usually appear about Amma\u2019s visit after Amma\u00a0 leaves Japan. Amma\u2019s contribution to the tsunami that struck Japan in 2011 drew a lot of attention in the press and this time an article appeared in the Japanese newspaper \u2018Osaka Nitiniti Sin Bun\u2019 when Amma was still in Japan.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4926\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4926 \" src=\"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/files\/2012\/05\/tokyo-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"265\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">in Japanese Newspaper Osaka Nitiniti Sin Bun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the second day (May 28th), Amma danced for the \u2018Ayar Kula Kozunthey\u2019 bhajan at the end of the evening program. This is the first time the Japanese devotees witnessed Amma dancing. It was so beautiful and spontaneous that it completely took the shy and otherwise very genteel Japanese people by complete surprise. You could literally see their jaws drop and the excitement in the air. Amma clapped everybody\u2019s hands as she was leaving the hall. When Amma\u2019s palms touched each of the devotees\u2019 palms, I am sure it left unforgettable memories for them to cherish forever.<\/p>\n<p>After the program, we felt an earthquake of 5.3 magnitude in Tokyo (no damages were reported). We were \u2018not shaken\u2019 by it since we were still in Divine Bliss by Amma\u2019s Dance!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sudhakar<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4925\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4925\" src=\"https:\/\/e.amritapuri.org\/blogs\/files\/2012\/05\/tokyo-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happy Seva<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>29 May 2012, Tokyo, Japan On the first day of Amma\u2019s Tokyo program\u00a0 (May 27th), the crowd was bigger than in the past. Amma sang \u2018Bandalo Bandalo\u2019 bhajan at the end of the first day program and she requested every one to do the patty cake. 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