Author: Amrita
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Mindfulness
For the last few years there has been an eagle that perches in the Western canteen rafters, watching for an unsuspecting Westerner to be inattentive to their food, e.g. walking away to get something and leaving it on the table, holding it up in the air when talking, etc. Whenever it sees an opportunity, it
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Blooming Buds
23 Dec 2007, Amritapuri Amma is walking from country to country like one does from one room to another of one’s house. Someone said, “While i was writing the news column for the a monthly Matruvani, I found myself writing along this pattern: One para I wrote on Amma in San Ramon, next one para
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Christmas Bhajans
24 Dec 2007, Amritapuri Despite having just come back from her Kerala tour the same morning Amma still came out for bhajans since there are so many of her western children that have come here for Christmas and new year. Surely no-one was expecting Amma to come out having just given darshan all through the
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Sacred Chanting
25 Dec 2007, Amritapuri It wakes you up at the crack of dawn. Speakers across the backwaters. Speakers near the Ashram. Full blast, and it continues on until dusk. Sometimes it starts earlier, sometimes ends later. It’s Festival Time again. Of course, in Amritapuri, everyday is a festival. But on some occasions during the year,
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Bhajans in Kodungallor
The 21st of December was Amma’s first day of programs in Kodungallor. Here are the bhajans that Amma sang at the morning’s program:1. He Gananayaka2. Krishna Govinda Gopala Rama Hari Nama Gavo3. Kerunna Manasa Amma4. Om Namah Shivaya5. Manase Nin Svantamayi6. Jay Jay Janani And here are the bhajans that she sang in the evening program:1. Sankar
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Blessed children
21 dec, Kodungallur – bharata yatra 2007 When Amma reached Kodungallur it was already 6 pm. the hostel children of Amrita Vidyalayam welcomed Amma with padpuja. You could hear them say ‘I washed amma’s feet!’ ‘i put chandana!’ ‘i did kumkum!’ ‘i did the arati’… etc. These kids are really blessed to be in amma’s
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Don’t expect, be in the flow
21 dec, Kozhikode — bharata yatra 2007 That was the grand finale in Kozhikode.Imagine what it would have been. You guessed it right: Mata Rani!!! But Amma asked to play the music and Amma started dancing at the end of darshan. a few mantras and then there were more than 50 babies for annaprasham -to
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Expect before your expectation.
Expect Amma before your expectation — Bharata Yatra — 20 dec 2007, Kozhikode Amma says that her life is like that of a river. flowing all the time — flowing towards all parts of the world. flowing into the humble, into the poor, into the suffering — to awaken, to fulfill, to purify. Amma says that she
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Amma in CBS network
Amma to be featured in CBS Network’s ” In God’s Name” IN GOD’S NAME, a CBS primetime special will explore the complex questions of our time through the intimate thoughts and beliefs of 12 of the world’s most influential spiritual leaders. The two-hour special will be broadcast Sunday, Dec. 23 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the