28 August 2010 M. A. Center, San Ramon, USA In India, and especially in Amritapuri, every day is a festival. Indeed, the months of August and September are filled with holidays and celebrations to be enjoyed by all. Here at M.A. Center, over two hundred devotees came from around the region this past Saturday to […]
Amritapuri Ashram A heaven right here on earth Managed by a goddess, since birth Righteous but tender are her ways Inspiring is her gaze Through her simple embrace And in the beauty of her grace People are brought to their knees Under her wings their hearts unfreeze Reassured that they are protected In her hugs, […]
Oh! see the mother earth with lot of trees the autumn leaves that comes with the breeze The beautiful birds that continuously sing A playground that have seesaws and swings Oh! see the mother earth with a lot of flowers they are all chanting a verse Because they don’t want to be harmed and they […]
8 Aug 2010 Every day, with Amma, is so very beautiful. Yesterday was the second day of Darshan after the USA Japan programs. Amma spent long days starting at 11am until 2am the next day spending time with each person who had come. Yesterday evening turned lively as Amma called in for Amrita University students. […]
On Mondays and Fridays Amma has regularly been going to the beach and leading meditation and question and answer sessions. Monday the 16th, however, it had been raining heavily. So, we were surprised when we heard the familiar three bells announcing that Amma was coming out to join us. But where? In the bhajan hall […]
Of Amma’s 108 names, #48 is “Om devi-sadyas-tirodhana-tapa-vyathita-cetase namah” meaning “Adorations to Amma who became very sorrowful on the Divine Mother’s sudden disappearance”. After spending many weeks with your North American children, Amma, you have left us and returned to your children at home who have been missing you desperately. While your departure at the […]
Kobe, July 30, 2010: Amma was wearing a beautiful Teal color saree. The color combination appeared to be that of a Kimono (Japanese traditional garment), apt for the Devi Bhava in Japan! Swami Amritaswarupananda sang an old Malayalam bhajan “Tarapadangalae…” The lyric of this bhajan has a nice meaning: “O stars, can’t you please come […]
Tokyo, July 27, 2010: Amma was wearing a beautiful golden saree with red border. One of the devotees described Amma in that saree as “Sinduraruna vigraham” (Meditate on the Divine Mother, who has a body of the color of saffron/vermilion-red). The Tokyo program was made possible by the tireless efforts of the sevites. One could […]
4 Aug 2010, Amritapuri Tuesday is a special day indeed with close Satsang, Q-and-A with Amma and most blessedly, getting the Prasad from Amma’s hands. This Tuesday was the first after Amma’s long US-Japan tour and as Amma came in, the crowded Kali temple became silently lively and joyfully dynamic. Amma sat in the center […]