Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Kochi is renowned for offering sophisticated and compassionate care in a serene and beautiful ambience. The hospital was created in 1998 on the wishes of spiritual guru Mata Amritanandamayi (popularly known as Amma) to provide outstanding and affordable medical care in a spirit […]

Amrita TV is braodcasting episodes of ‘Ammayodoppam’ (Journey with Amma) which follow Amma as she gives programs in cities around the world.  ‘Ammayodoppam’ is aired every Sunday at 10:30am IST (Indian Time) and rebroadcast each Saturday at 5am. Recent programmes featured Amma’s visit to Japan and Seattle.  Seattle will be rebroadcast this Saturday 5am (IST). […]

Amma was in a very good mood during bhajans, joking a lot with Swamiji and Ramu. Someone had decorated the stage with some greenery tonight. The background singer girls had to almost sit inside a little garden. Maybe because Amma was today talking about the importance of developing a relationship with nature that someone decided […]

Last night Amma sang the following bhajans: Shyama Sundara Manamiruntuven Uttama Premattin Dipka Na Janu (Hindi) Makaranda Madhurya (Telungu) Kannunirkondu Nin Om Namah Shivaya Alarnda Chutavizhi (Tamil) Jai Jai Jai Durga Maharani (Hindi) Manamiruntuven is a really beautiful prayer: The sky has become darkened like my brooding mind . Both the clouds and my eyes […]

6 Sept 2007 – Amritapuri The crew arrived, ready for duty at 9pm.  There were 15 courageous men and women among us, carrying shovels and buckets in our hands and more than a little trepidation in our hearts.  Since there were 10,000 hungry Tulasi plants waiting to be fed in a field about 2km north […]

7 Sep 2007, Amrtapuri Tonights Bhajans were a blissful cavalcade of old bhajans. Amma was in a deeply absorbed mood and it felt like she was just radiating bliss. I found myself moving closer to her all through the bhajans. Nin Premam Kondenne must be one of the most beautiful songs ever. What need have […]

6 September 2007, Amritapuri The impact of Amma arriving on the stage for bhajans just never seems to diminish. I always feel a thrill as she’s approaching, as does everyone I suppose. I wondered tonight what the impact of Amma’s arrival must be on people who see her only for example once a year. I […]

05 September 2007, Amritapuri For the past month, barely a day has gone by without rain.  Sometimes it comes unexpectedly, dark clouds on the horizon over the ocean.  Other times, it lingers like a drizzle, occasionally turning into downpours.  Day or night.  Amritapuri is wet, muddy.  Puddles linger in front of the cafe. We dodge […]

Soon on blogs:- a new section called ‘Question of the day’! In this section, each day, you will find an interesting question for you to think about and answer. The purpose of this section is to make us contemplate on deeper matters and train our mind for awareness, while having fun… like Amma teaches us […]