Category: AshramDiary
life at the Amritapuri ashram
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The power of 3 hugs
” I had a peculiar habit of believing anything, only if three people told me about it” says Kasia, a visitor from the USA. During one of her international tours three of her friends told her about Amma and asked her to meet Amma. In accordance with her special habit, her curiosity to meet AMMA rose. Finally in the month of August 2010, she arrived at Amritapuri Ashram. She felt no noticeable difference till then. She was lined up for the darshan of Amma. And when her turn came… Amma hugged her, not once, not twice but thrice and Amma…
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The secret of happiness is family not money
“Though I am not financially sound, I am emotionally wealthy – this is how Amma has blessed me with. Money is not so important as family. If there is a family everything else will follow. And Amma has blessed me with a happy family” this is what Mr Rashid has to say. He is a small businessman from Alleppey who visits Amma every year on Her birthday. He has set up various stalls for the past 5 years, near Amrita Setu. He says, “Running this stall has given me immense satisfaction and pleasure as my work here gets transformed to…
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Amma accepts an award
16 Sep 2010, Amritapuri It was a busy Thursday and Amma’s Darshan were going on a full swing. Devotees from all over the world thronging to see Amma and Amma with all earnest to see her children. Some eyes cry, some smiled and all this goes on day long. It was almost 11 hours after Amma had started Darshan that day. A group of girls came on the Darshan queue, wearing beamingly beautiful smiles as they neared Amma. One of them had a shining glass trophy in her hand. The trophy itself was attractive: a multi-sided polygon that looked almost…
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A Sunday with Amma
8 Aug 2010 Every day, with Amma, is so very beautiful. Yesterday was the second day of Darshan after the USA Japan programs. Amma spent long days starting at 11am until 2am the next day spending time with each person who had come. Yesterday evening turned lively as Amma called in for Amrita University students. Amma’s interaction with her student children is really touching. Amma asked the whole stage to be emptied for her students to sit. Many of the students were new and hence as they sat behind after seeing Amma, they saw her with a new tinge of…
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I need you, I need you with me
On Mondays and Fridays Amma has regularly been going to the beach and leading meditation and question and answer sessions. Monday the 16th, however, it had been raining heavily. So, we were surprised when we heard the familiar three bells announcing that Amma was coming out to join us. But where? In the bhajan hall under a tin roof reverberating with raindrops we discovered. Amma was accompanied, as usual, by Siddarth who sat by her side. When another little boy came up and got a kiss from Amma, Siddarth clearly wanted to be sure he got his share of attention…
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Being Ammas child
4 Aug 2010, Amritapuri Tuesday is a special day indeed with close Satsang, Q-and-A with Amma and most blessedly, getting the Prasad from Amma’s hands. This Tuesday was the first after Amma’s long US-Japan tour and as Amma came in, the crowded Kali temple became silently lively and joyfully dynamic. Amma sat in the center surrounded by her children. The little boy, Siddharth sat right next to Amma. After leading a beautiful meditation, Amma asked food to be brought so she can hand it over to one and all. Amma also asked little Siddharth to sing a song and in…
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A letter written to Amma
This is a letter written to Amma by an ex resident of the Ashram. Sharing this for the benefit of Amma devotees. — My dear friend, Even though I address you in this way, to me you are beyond that. I recall, more and more, what you said to me when I left the ashram and when I spoke so many negative words about the ashram. You told me that if one sees what is sweet as bitter instead, it is because one’s intellect has become diminished. I did not understand that at the time, but today I recognize myself;…
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Its a girl !!!
San Ramon, CA M.A. Center welcomed yet another resident this past Wednesday. Lakshmy gave birth to a beautiful black and white calf at 11:35 pm PST, Wednesday, May 19th. In the photo: Sindhu’s calf – born two weeks earlier – says ‘hi’ to his new playmate. Both boy and girl calves are unnamed. – Gopal
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New resident at M.A.Center
28 April 2010 M.A. Center – Amma’s main Ashram in the US – welcomed it’s newest resident earlier today. Sindhu gave birth to a baby bull at 12:35pm PST. The unnamed male took his first steps soon after. Mother and calf are doing well. Auntie Lakshmi, who arrived with Sindhu as a calf 2-1/2 years ago, is expected to deliver a playmate within the next three weeks. – Sri Pati