Category: AshramDiary
life at the Amritapuri ashram
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This is My Rest
19 May 2011, Amritapuri It is that time of the year… when Amma gives room darshan. Before taking off on Her world tour, Amma meets all the ashramites from Amritapuri and all branch ashrams, individually in her room. As one family finishes, she rings a bell and another walks in … one after another… Today
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Krishna’s cows in Amritapuri!
A bright morning here in Amritapuri: the new miniature indigenous cows that the ashram got recently from the Kerala Agriculture University were moved to their new separate cowshed close to Amma’s room… Very cute animals, especially their rabbit-style ears continuously moving to capture the various sounds around them! They are from two endangered breeds of
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Divine Owls?
Amritapuri, 15th February 2011 Few days ago a baby owl was brought to Amma during darshan. It had fallen from its nest people said… Amma blessed the bird and made everyone happy, then instructed that it be returned to the nest. Later I was shown the nesting place, which is between the first and second
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Fruit of complaint
This happened a couple of weeks back. I was mentioning to some of my brothers at the ashram that in the 10 years since meeting Amma, She had not given me a fruit on any of the darshans that I had in all these years. More than mentioning it was a kind of complaining that
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Supreme Love that lights up all creation
My celebration of Christmas began on the beach in the late afternoon of December 24th. The waves were rushing to the shore reverberating against the rocks. The sea breeze cooled us. Eagles circled overhead. Several hundred devotees were sitting around Amma under the palms; cross-legged on the sand before her, perched on chairs and leaning
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I was naked and you clothed Me
24 Dec 2010, Amritapuri Another Christmas – so very meaningful when you are in the Divine Presence of a Master. And a play by Amma’s western children which was a reflection of the love they felt for their Master, Amma. The scenes were perfect, the execution wonderful. A true labour of love. At one point
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Cleaning is also a celebration
To keep India Clean and Green, Amma said in her Birthday Message that the MAM is ready to construct public toilets in schools and public places if state governments, school management committees and local people collaborate. This project will be initiated in Kerala. Thereafter, it will be implemented gradually in other states of India. {read}
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More than 24 hours…
Amritapuri, Monday 27th September 2010, 8:45am: Amma leaves her room heading to the stage where the programs celebrating her 57th Birthday are about to start… Amritapuri, Tuesday 28th September 2010, 9:05am: After more than 24 hours, including 19 hours of continuous darshan, Amma is back to her room… Celebrating her birthday? … or making others
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Cooking for thousands
In this paradise, Amritapuri, the abode of Amma, we usually hear numerous wonderful experiences of various people from different walks of life. They throng here to catch a glimpse of Amma, eagerly waiting for that precious moment, perhaps a few seconds of their entire lifetime. We bring to you the experiences of a devotee, Mr.