Howdy-Do!
In early June my good friend Whitney Freya called me to see if I might be free to see Amma in Oakland.
Do you know who Amma is? She is a humanitarian leader, and a spiritual leader, many refer to her as a Guru in the Hindu culture. She’s also sometimes referred to as, the “Hugging Profit”. She’s known for hugging millions of people. People travel from all over the world to receive a hug from her. Say that it is the same as receiving a hug from God. So when Whitney asked if I would like to join her, of course, I said YES!
We met up on a Thursday morning to find out what we had to do to get tickets/tokens for Darshan. Darshan is how Amma welcomes all those who come to her. During this hug, one can experience her unconditional love. Amma herself says
“When I embrace people, it is not just physical contact taking place. The love I feel for all of creation flows toward each person.“
I learned so much on this day. There were many lines to wait in. Lots of practicing patience. Sometimes it was very confusing to know what we were supposed to do or even if we were in the right line, but we had help from a lovely angel named Claudia who is a good friend of Whitney‘s, and she has actually lived at Amma’s ashram. So we followed her her words of wisdom throughout the day.
We waited for many hours, moving from one line to a next. Sometimes playing musical chairs moving from chair to chair. And everybody was doing this with peace and love in their heart. Throughout the entire day, everyone remained peaceful and happy. And when we finally received our token for our hug we were excited to see what happened next……