Has anyone gone to Antarctica and eaten a Penguinâ¦? If so what would it taste like?
And in the far east, Avalokiteshvara turned into the female Bodhisattva, Kuan Yin. Om, as Iâve explained before, has only a mystical meaning â suggesting primordial reality. Mani means jewel, while Padme means lotus. Hum, like Om, has no conceptual meaning. Overall, the mantra is suggestive of the bringing together of the qualities of wisdom (the lotus) and compassion (the jewel).
Mata Amritanandamayi is known as Amma, which in her native Malayalam language means âmother.â Ammaâs hugs bring some to tears while others leave her loving arms with a desire to change the world. (Joe Tabacca for The New York Daily News)