Question 153:
“Sincerely: How many people do you ‘dislike’? Could they become less?”
Please reflect deeply and sincerely on the matter before answering. Please make your answer clear and brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines).

When Amma sends her emissary, it is as though a very special messenger had come directly from her heart.  You sense her presence, her purpose, her commitment to her work,but most of all, you sense her love.

A year and a half ago in August of 2008, Br. Shantamrita Chaitanya came to Manila to teach the Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique, and those students have happily kept his efforts and Amma alive in their hearts.  We met weekly at a private residence (actually, my living room), week in and week out for …

Question 152:
“What for you would be real surrender?”
Please reflect deeply on the matter before answering, and make your answer clear and brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines).

15 Jan 2010
Barely a week after the New Year celebration with Amma at Amritapuri, I was blessed to spend some more time with Amma at the Brahmasthanam, Nallapalayam, Kovai. My day started with the Lalita Sahasranam archana along with sixty more students from my college, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore. As we had been told earlier that puja participants would be the first in the darshan queue, we all had bought the puja tickets.
But to our dismay, one the brahmacharinis announced that student’s turn is after the public darshan only. …

Solar eclipse seen at the Amritapuri Ashram

Question 151:
“What does Goddess Devi represent for you? Why?”
Please reflect deeply on the matter before answering, and make your answer clear and brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines).

I was in Amritapuri for New year’s even and had wonderful Darshan with my parents and my brother’s family. The oldest member of our family my Dad and the youngest, my 2 year old niece both had their first Darshan. Amma was radiating grace as always. Her talk at midnight and the international cultural festival to celebrate the New Year by devotees from around the world was fantastic. I also spoke to the MBA students at Amrita University in Amritapuri on Innovation at Google.
I wound my way through Singapore …