It is usual for the Western media to be sceptical
about spirituality, but during Amma's present European
tour, some of the most hard-headed journalists from
leading national newspapers have been won over more
than ever before. Amma has been giving interviews to
press and television reporters while giving darshan.
With her arms around people who are enjoying the slow
pace of Mother's embraces, she offers profound and
succinct answers to a multitude of reporters.
The journalists in Switzerland deeply probed every
corner of Mother's work. The scrutiny continued on
the most popular television talk show, which aired
a lovely piece about Amma's darshan on a Friday evening.
They included comments from a psychologist stating
that around Amma, people are free to come and go as
they please, without even being asked to pay. One of
the main Swiss daily newspapers, 'Tagi' said, 'Amma
has love for everyone.'
In Germany a couple of TV crews and several newspaper
reporters came. A big article came out on October 22
in the largest German daily paper called "Die
Welt" (The World), written by a well-known journalist.
The paper carried the headline, 'The Love of a Split
Second' and regarded Amma as a very special being.
There is a general appreciation that Amma's work stands
apart and is something special.
In England, several stations gave beautiful coverage,
including the BBC World News. An interesting report
about Amma came in the 'Reuters' News Agency on October
25 under the title 'Guru Heals with Holy Hugs'. In
the October 26 issue of 'The Independent', one of the
largest national daily newspapers, there was also a
nice article on Mother.
Our volunteer press organisers say that they see the
journalists' hard-headed scepticism melt away as they
finally reach Mother herself. One of the organisers
commented: 'Even though the press enjoys being very
cynical, the journalists seemed to be quite moved by
Amma and the devotees they interviewed. Of course,
it is very difficult to convince Western journalists
to come. They are more interested in what they call
'hard news'. But when they do come and meet Amma, they
see that she is indeed a worthy and uplifting 'story.'
I think they experience a great personal relief from
their usual routine when they are lucky enough to make
a report about 'a living saint.' What they don't realise
is just how lucky they are!'
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