Feb 5, 2014
Don't know what to make of our visit to the temple/ashram. Was hoping for an opportunity to do some meditation and maybe learn some yoga. When we arrived we were told that the tour of the facility, scheduled for 5 pm had already taken place at 4 pm. We hiked up the 12 floors (actually we took the elevators, but that was the last time for me). Our accommodations were sparse, but that was what we expected.
We went down to the beach for the evening meditation, but were required to stand and make a symbolic salute to Amma when she arrived. What followed was about an hour of silence, followed by the same length of time spent listening to Amma answer a set question on why it was so difficult to get a straight answer from her.
After that was about 1 1/2 hours of singing various hymes from different cultures, all venerating Amma in some manner, interspersed with photos of Amma appearing on screens around the hall. It all finished with a crescendo chant urging victory for Amma. Joy and I retreated to our room. The next day after Joy had had a chance to go to the beach and paint, we left by rickshaw for Kollum.
Jim
Don't know what to make of our visit to the temple/ashram. Was hoping for an opportunity to do some meditation and maybe learn some yoga. When we arrived we were told that the tour of the facility, scheduled for 5 pm had already taken place at 4 pm. We hiked up the 12 floors (actually we took the elevators, but that was the last time for me). Our accommodations were sparse, but that was what we expected.
We went down to the beach for the evening meditation, but were required to stand and make a symbolic salute to Amma when she arrived. What followed was about an hour of silence, followed by the same length of time spent listening to Amma answer a set question on why it was so difficult to get a straight answer from her.
After that was about 1 1/2 hours of singing various hymes from different cultures, all venerating Amma in some manner, interspersed with photos of Amma appearing on screens around the hall. It all finished with a crescendo chant urging victory for Amma. Joy and I retreated to our room. The next day after Joy had had a chance to go to the beach and paint, we left by rickshaw for Kollum.
Jim
Interesting experience, I think????
ReplyDeleteA little un-nerving!
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