Month: June 2014

  • Ensure that the flowers that are our children bloom

    17 June, Santa Fe, New Mexico — America Yatra 2014 Extracted from Amma’s question-and-answer session. Question: Amma, your presence has brought fragrance to our lives. I would like to know: How do we bring your fragrance to the West, where the children are suffering so much due to drugs and violence? If Amma would say…

  • The remedy for sorrow

    11 June, Los Angeles, California – America Yatra 2014 Extracted from Amma’s answer to a question about the true meaning of the statement “no one is your own.” Amma: When we say “no one is my own,” then “everyone is my own, everyone is an extension of my True Self” is also implied. If we…

  • Negotiating the Supermarket of the Mind

    June 5, 2014 — San Ramon, California, USA Extracted from Amma’s question-and-answer session in San Ramon Question: I have a question about negative thoughts and emotions. I find myself wondering what the right attitude is and how to prevent negative thoughts and emotions from affecting my life and affecting others. Amma: When you go into…

  • Compassion is the first step in life

    Stanford Holds “Conversation on Compassion” with Amma 2 June 2014 – Stanford University, California Amma participated in Stanford University’s “Conversations on Compassion” series on Monday, answering questions posed by neurosurgeon Dr. James Doty, the founder and director of the university’s Center for Compassion & Altruism Research & Education (CCARE). The hour-and-a-half-long dialogue took place in…