Author: Amrita
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Promenade in Toulon
In the brief period between programs we decided to get some fresh air and walk to the ocean a few minutes away from the hall. On the way to Toulon, Amma had wanted to stop with group at the seashore, but the weather was against us. It was raining heavily as we approached the sea.
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Amma s Kindergarten
All of Amma’s programs in the West offer childcare. Switzerland had a beautiful area for the children, full of crafts projects. In Holland we saw them making origami and paper flowers: tulips, of course! We were curious to see what they would offer in Germany, because this country is so well-known for its emphasis on
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Eco tour in Europe with Amma
In all the cities on the Europe tour we could see Amma’s teachings on protecting the environment and respecting nature being put into practice. All the programs had recycling and composting of all the waste generated. Near the kitchen there were huge containers for separating the hard and soft plastic, paper and organic waste. Inside
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Om abala-gopa-viditayai namah
Paris Devi Bhava, 2010 There were two notable special needs children in Paris. One blonde be-speckled boy kept storming the stage during bhajans to get to Amma. He tried every mode of ingress and at meditation time, he finally managed to elude his parents and the security people to slip onto the peetham beside Amma.
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Clean Sunday
Early morning Sunday 24 October I was laid back, sipping chai, staring out my south block cell window. In the car park below there was unusual activity. Bramacharis were streaming onto a waiting bus. Ahh I remembered the Sunday Clean Up program. Early in the week I had enthusiastically volunteered to join up. I weighed
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Amma s Dream
Our Amma too has a dream to see India clean and green; so she started the Clean-Up project let us support and not object. Amma visualizes India;her birth country with roads clean and people tidy; assuring all of drinking water safety and ensuring Mother Nature’s security. So let us all join hands to raise awareness
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Mother of all mothers
There is a mother outside. She follows everyone everywhere, clad in white; jasmine white. She casts a glance on everything. Not even an ant escapes her vision. She spreads a fragrance around, the scent of love, the smell of compassion, the aroma of peace. She embraces and kisses every being and nonbeing, from snakes to
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Sunrise over Italy
16 Oct 2010, Milno, Italy Amma’s program in Milano indeed has a unique Italian flavor. In fact, on arrival the staff was served pizza for supper, lovingly prepared by the devotees. On the evening before the program, the venue, usually an ice skating stadium was transformed into a beautiful sacred space. The central stage decoration
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A note of thanks
We got an inspiring note from the language site http://www.amrita.in Sharing the mail for you all. Have a look, may be you also will be inspired. — — — — Neerja Sharma Date: Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:42 PM Subject: [punjabi] A note of Thanks!! It feels so good to be reading Amma’s journals,