Amritapuri ashram

Author: Amrita

  • Manasa Vachana

    Hari Bol Hari Bol (Shyamavarna Sundaranga) Prapanchamengum Pati Pukazhtuvan Mangu Me Tujhse Manasa Vacha Karmana Om Namah Shivaya New Song Durge Durge Amma shed some tears during Manasa Vacha tonight. She caught the tears as soon as they fell from the corner of Her eye. It’s just one of those songs that transports Amma somewhere

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  • New Bhajans

    There were a couple of new songs tonight. In between a few songs there was some commotion as Amma wanted the wireless mikes to be changed. Some laughter followed from the audience as She took down one of the mikes while making a face at the mixer and handed it to Karthik, the sound guy.

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  • Amma soap

    ‘Amma soap’ Today, Gaia Amrita, went to Amma for darshan. Then she went to her mother and said, “Having darshan is like taking a shower, because afterward, you smell so good. We need a soap that smells like Amma so we can always smell like her and pretend to be her.”— – – — —

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  • My Mother has come

    Amma arrived back from Her tour yesterday. As I stayed here for those three weeks it was really sweet to see Her again. She always looks so mysterious and beautiful and you can never get tired of her beauty and grace, but there is even more receptiveness in the mind after being separated for some

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  • fuels life of selfless service

    . . . . . . .. Last year, he went to India as a volunteer, taking along his wife, Ayako, a black belt in her own right. He was invited by Shantamrita Chaitanya (American Brandon Smith). He is director of the Mata Amritanandamayi Center Japan and the nonprofit organization Amrita Heart, which serve Japan

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  • tamil nadu yatra

    Ashramites and Westerners  (about 500) are leaving Amritapuri today for a three week tour of Tamil Nadu with Amma.  Blog postings of stories from the South Indian Yatra can be found at http://withamma.blogspot.com/

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  • Last Bhajans before Tour

    Tonight’s bhajans were the last before Amma departs for Her South-Indian tour tomorrow. Amma was practicing and recording some Tamil songs in Her room today for the delight of Her Devotees in Tamil Nadu. She really feels strongly that people should hear devotional Songs in their mother tongue. It has a very profound effect when

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  • Mata Rani Teri Kripa

    Darshan continued throughout the duration of the bhajan today. Itcontinued on after the bhajans finished also. Hundreds of people werethere. Chandramohan, a little boy from Kozhikode who is mentallychallenged, was next to Amma’s chair. Amma asked him to hug and kiss thecheeks of the devotees who came for darshan. Seeing a Sardarji sitting beside Amma,

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  • Tears of Devotion

    Tonight Amma sang the following bhajans: Mridula Neela KalebaraAmma Nin RupamRote Jag MenVilical Vili KelkanJanani Tava PadamOm Namah ShivayaOm Hari Om HariJinki Karuna Hai Apar The song Janani Tava Padam (lyrics below) was simply fantastic tonight. Amma sang with such force and feeling that I noticed that even the little boy sitting next to me

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