# Amma, The Hugging Saint - have you been hugged by her?

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**Created:** [May 14, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amma-the-hugging-saint-have-you-been-hugged-by-her/581867 "2011-05-14T03:18:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amma-the-hugging-saint-have-you-been-hugged-by-her/581867/1 "2011-05-14T03:18:47Z")

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[Amma](http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-07-18-amma-humanitarian_x.htm), “[The Hugging Saint](http://www.amma.org/amma/)”, is back on tour. Has anyone here been hugged by her?

I have a good friend who goes to get hugged by Amma every time she’s in town. She even changed her first name at Amma’s suggestion. She says her hugs are very spiritually moving. Of course, she also says that Amma magically turned water into custard. Maybe this will be the year I tag along for fun. Who couldn’t use a hug?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amma-the-hugging-saint-have-you-been-hugged-by-her/581867/2 "2011-05-14T03:25:31Z")

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I want custard.

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**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amma-the-hugging-saint-have-you-been-hugged-by-her/581867/3 "2011-05-14T14:39:15Z")

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I would do it.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amma-the-hugging-saint-have-you-been-hugged-by-her/581867/4 "2011-05-14T16:33:36Z")

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I have a friend who was an Amma groupie - she used to see her anytime she was within a day’s drive.