25 Sep 2007, Amritapuri The birthday preparations are in full swing. Last night everyone was working on the other side of the backwaters to clear the venue. The whole area was, and still is, covered in mud. Only through hard work and grace will it be fit to receive all the devotees on the 27th, […]
Yesterdays bhajans consisted of the following songs: Jai Gopalaka Jai Hitakari Omkara Brahmattin Bara Gopala (Kannad) Karuna Nir Katale Sri Rama Namamu (Telugu) Anandamayi Brahmamayi Om Namah Shivaya Shyam Shyam Kukadi Bandamundu Sontamundu (Tamil) Jai Jai Janani Jai Ho Teri The old song Anandamayi Brahmamayi always brings a few teardrops to Amma’s eyes and naturally […]
We are sure that many of you are wondering about the status of Amritavani. Currently, we are not sending out the eNewsletter. Don’t worry–it will be up and running again soon. There was a small bug, resulting in a major problem with our database. In fact, we are currently rewriting the codes. We believe it […]
19 sep 2007, Amritapuri Last night during bhajans there was a crow that was sitting above Amma on a monitor speaker and she had quite a lot to say all the time. It really sounded like she was trying to convey something to everyone. After some time Amma asked her if she was disturbing or […]
18 September 2007, Amritapuri This morning, I was over at the Engineering College taking photos of students placing ribbons around trees and plants which they had adopted as a part of the Vriksha Raksha Bandhan program. One of the students had planted a mango tree sapling which was behind the College so we agreed to […]
17 Aug 2007, Amritapuri The Bhajans tonight were: Yadupati Manahari Chuttuniiri Kanna Ni Yenne Dipka Na Janu (Hindi) Agamanta Porule Sarvavyapiye (Tamil) Om Namah Shivaya Oh Mind Become Surrendered (English version) Chamundaye Kali Ma Oh Mind Become Surrendered! Allow only truth to be your friend. Nobody belongs just to you, no one is your own. […]
The descending of this Universal Consciousness in human form as Amma – A poet’s vision: One moment in the Timeless Expanse of Consciousness. God was browsing the vast universe. God wanted to take form, to become manifest in a form. God went round scanning the space like one does Google Earth, looking for a place […]
Amma sang an interesting set of bhajans last night. The song Tatanavitunnu is one a bit more rarely heard and one of that addresses the divine as father:You are our Father, we your children. We are the flowers born on the soil of this earth. Blinded by the dust of the world, We have strayed […]