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Before this morning, I'd only sort of heard of Amma, the Hugging Mother. NPR had an interesting segment on a few aspects of this Indian Saint's work for making the world a more peaceful, compassionate place to live. Listen to the interview here.  Read more about her life at Amma.org. Here are a few of my favorite quotes from the brief biography found on the Amma website: When someone asked Amma why she receives every person who comes to her in a loving embrace Amma replied, “If you ask the … [Read more...] about “The Hugging Mother”