Author: Amrita
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Knee Deep in a Bed of Roses
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
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Sea of Love
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
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Transmission and tuning in
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
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Rain Rain Go Away….
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
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Question your awareness
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
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Tuesday Bhajans
For those interested, last night Amma sang the following bhajans: Bara Gopala Pakalantiyilettineram Atbhuta Charitre Vani Mani Mate Abhayam Tan Aruluka Niyen Sri Rama Namamu Man Re Om Namah Shivaya Amma Amma Taye Vishwanath 5 August 2007
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Divine Plan
4 sep 2007, amritapuri It has been so wonderful to listen to Srimad Bhagavatam. Bhagavatam is a Purana written by Sage Vyasa depicting the incarnations of Lord Vishnu. A Malayalam translation of the original text is sung during Krishna’s Birthday Celebrations in Amritapuri. I had never heard such clarity, such musical tone, and nice voice.
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Immortal Beauty and Love
4 September 2007, Amritapuri Yesterday when I was on my way to work I ran into what must have been a thousand Krishnas. I was immersed in an ocean of peacock feathers, crowns and beautiful smiles. It was a parade of children all dressed up as Krishna, with one looking sweeter than the other. Even
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Timeless in Amritapuri
The clock on the temple wall is mistaken. It shows second by second, minute by minute, that time is moving forward, ever so gently. But my experience, here with Amma in the temple, is a timeless one. Who is right? Perhaps it is the constant pounding of the ocean surf that creates a sense of