Amma: The Loving, Hugging, Humanitarian Saint

Amma, the impressive, unmatched Hugging Saint. A personal photo (yup, that's me!). Do not use. As of the date of this article, Amma has hugged attendees to her programs over 40 million times. Her fre...

Amma: The Hugging Saint. Yeah, that's me in the photo. Don't use it. Pema Chodron's When Things Fall Apart is the book I give to anyone going through a dark night.

*(paid link)* There is something about a sandalwood mala that carries the energy of thousands of years of devotion.

*(paid link)* The wood itself remembers every prayer whispered over it, every tear that fell on its smooth surface during meditation.

You can feel it the moment those beads touch your fingers ~ there's a weight there that has nothing to do with the physical wood.