Author: Amrita
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Trying to remember
6 January 2008, Amritapuri Yesterday, my family and I went onto the stage where Amma was hugging the thousands of people who had come to see her. Our 2-1/2 year old son Ravi occasionally pointed to Amma and exclaimed, ‘Amma!’ When we changed our position on the stage, Ravi also saw a big photo of
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Shakti De Bhakti De
4 Jan 2008, Amritapuri I Apologize for not posting the list of bhajans that Amma sings, for some time. It has been a very busy season with the International accommodation, with a record number of almost 1100 foreign passport holders checking in. Amma’s message is spreading more and more rapidly around the world and that
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Celebrating Eternity with Amma
2 Jan 2008, Amritapuri While most of the rest of the ‘world’ would have looked for ‘different’ ways of celebrating the New Year, many of Amma’s children chose and sought Amma’s company. That nothing is really different just because a few numbers change has already been made known to Amma’s children – even at the
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Mata Rani New Year
1 Jan 2008, Amritapuri People filled the hall in Amritapuri for the New Year’s Cultural Performance. Amma sat in the middle of the hall facing the stage. At first, no one expected Her to sing. But after the cultural performances, and satsang, Amma suddenly called for the musicians to come close to Her. A scramble for the tablas
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Fragrance Mystery
This year my wife and I were unable to see Amma. My mother-in-law died on the week we had planned to go see Amma in Germany. Instead of going to see Amma, my wife and I were both at the mother’s bedside when she gave her last breath. We had never seen anyone die before…
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Are we there?
24 December 2007, Kodungallur During the last night’s program, we were told that there was a bus strike starting the next day and to pack and get on the bus by 2 a.m. I quickly did so and noticed my behavior as almost an unfamiliar person: no panic, no irritation, anger or even disappointment. This
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So Many Countries…
29 Dec 2007, Amritapuri The scene here in Amritapuri brings back memories of Amritavarsham. There are more than 1000 International visitors here – a record for the season. They represent at least 50 countries and span all continents except Antartica. Countless others are coming just for one day. And of course, there are the thousands of
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Tsunami Memories
26 Dec 2007, Amritapuri While I thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment during this year’s Christmas Eve program, I was also very aware of the fact that the anniversary of the tsunami was fast approaching. I remembered how I had experienced exhilarating joy watching the fire dancer during the 2004 Christmas Eve program, not having a clue
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Innocent Devotion
25 Dec 2007, Amritapuri Last night during bhajans my attention was drawn to one little girl that was fully absorbed within while singing and at one point tears started flowing from her eyes during one of the songs. I’ve often been amazed seeing very young children crying devotionally during bhajans, both boys and girls. And