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Last post: 10 months, 1 week ago | Thread started: Dec 6, 07, 8:22 a.m.

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• emokid

  "For 30 years Indian spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi, to give her her real name, has been hugging people, leading some to give her a saintly nickname.

  This really is as simple as it sounds.

  Amma sits on a slighted elevated seat. Strangers come before her, kneeling, and she embraces each as though they were her own flesh and blood.

  Time spent with Amma is free and she does not promote any particular faith, being for 'all religions and none.'"

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_ne…

  I'm down.

  Dec 6, 07, 8:22 a.m. – Permalink

• menos

  was that international hug day ever implemented?

  

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  Dog-earDec 6, 07, 8:23 a.m. – Permalink

• ian

  This crazy lady was over in Ireland last year, heard her being interviewed on the radio. Bizarre. Just bizarre.

  

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  Dog-earDec 6, 07, 8:24 a.m. – Permalink

• Mimio

  Very posi.

  On a related note, can anyone remember the name of that group in NY that went around giving people high-fives?

  

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  Dog-earDec 6, 07, 8:28 a.m. – Permalink

• Rand

  which is more healing--high 5, or hug?

  • I'd say they each work, but under different conditions…– ian1/2

    Probably a hug. But you can rapid fire high-fives off to people, and they may be more willing to receive it.– Mimio2/2

  

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  Dog-earDec 6, 07, 8:36 a.m. – Permalink

• cosmo

  hug.

  

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  Dog-earDec 6, 07, 8:37 a.m. – Permalink

• harlequino

  http://www.funnyordie.com/videos…

  • wtf?– ian

  

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  Dog-earDec 6, 07, 8:39 a.m. – Permalink

• stem

  'The time it takes and money it costs to fly over from Australia is worth it for a hug with Amma'
  Suraj Vagjiani

  Get a friend dude... Think of you carbon footprint

  • do we just forget about grammar then?– doesnotexist

  

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  Dog-earDec 6, 07, 8:39 a.m. – Permalink

• emokid

  the story has made me weep and i've booked my ticket.

  • go cry, emo kid– elee

  

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  Dog-earDec 6, 07, 12:43 p.m. – Permalink

• doesnotexist

  yeah, go cry. emokid.

  

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  Dog-earDec 6, 07, 2:36 p.m. – Permalink

• MrOneHundred

  Now if I sat on a slightly elevated seat and invited strangers to kneel so I could hug them like me own flesh and blood, I’d be locked up. Maybe that’s just me.

  

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  Dog-earDec 6, 07, 3:02 p.m. – Permalink