10 minutes with…: Seek happiness from within, says Amma Amritanandamayi Devi believes one can get only traces of happiness by looking at the exterior. 2008/04/01 She is known as the ‘hugging saint’ the world over. Amritanandamayi Devi or simply ‘Amma’ of Kerala, whose hugs are treasured by many, is in Kuala Lumpur. DHARSHINI BALAN speaks […]
7 apr 2008, amritapuri the queen has appeared near the ashram kitchen in the middle of the night. she was wearing white and spreading an aroma around. slowly people smelled, heard.. came to visit her. she is not one, but two. epiphyllum oxypetalum is her official name. yes, two white flowers have bloomed by the […]
Sunday March 30, 2008 True comfort is being in the loving arms of Amma. SUNDAY WITH T.SELVA I WRITE his week’s column with deep enthusiasm because the world’s renowned mother of love and compassion will be in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow offering her healing hugs to people. Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, better known as Amma (mother), has […]
Starting Sunday, 6 April 2008, “Ammayoddam” will begin covering Amma’s 2008 Bharta Yatra programs on AmritaTV. To go along with Amma for Bharata yatra in the digital world, tune to AmritaTV. Sun 10:30 am [IST & CST,USA] – Fresh Programme Sat 10:30 am [IST & CST,USA] Repeat Programm see the details here check AmritaTV connectivity […]
4 apr 2008, amritapuri they were singing all along.. i mean the cuckoos…. when we left amritapuri, they were singing. do remember, last year i told you about the cuckoos of the ashram? (read here) they were singing all along the tour- bhatara yatra. i heard them singing in coimbatore, pondicherry, tirunelveli, kannur, mangalore, bangalore, […]
27 March 2008, Singapore I arrived at the vast, modern Expo Hall in Singapore on the day before the programmes were to begin. Downstairs, enormous international trade shows were going on, the air filled with the energy of one big sales show. It was a relief to go upstairs and find Amma’s stage half-built and […]
26 March 08 The new bhajans that were written and tuned just before the North Indian Tour have had a few months of practice behind them and have now become part of the bhajan set and Amma and the musicians familiar with their rhythms and melodies. Indeed, last night’s bhajan set consisted of many of […]
27 March 2008, Singapore The first thing one notices upon landing in Singapore is how clean it is –the shining clean window fronts, the neatly manicured lawns and the evenly paved. For those just coming from Calcutta, the differences are that much more startling. Even more so, however, is how green Singapore is. For a […]
22 March 2008, Andaman One of the most striking aspects of Amma’s recent visit to the Andaman Islands was the overwhelming open-hearted hospitality and warmth expressed by the local devotees and islanders. Many of the people on the Andamans are still struggling to recover and rebuild after loosing their homes, loved ones, and livelihoods in […]