Category: AshramDiary
life at the Amritapuri ashram
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Vidyamirtam has come as a breather
Maalu R. Das, aspires to become a famous astronaut. T he 8th standard student has learnt much about Kalpana Chawla and her success only with the hope that someday she would reach her heights. Sadly, her reality is a far cry from the high hopes that she entertains. She comes from a rural village in Vandalam, Allepey where her father earns a living by fishing while her mother works at the fisheries. Maalu has big responsibilities on her shoulders already owing to her mother’s ill health. Due to partial deafness caused by a thyroid condition, her mother has been unable…
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Taking care like elder brothers and sisters
25 sep 2009, Amritapuri Every year, students and staff of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham are active participants various service activities that an event of such large scale as Amma’s birthday celebrations entail. This year, their services call for something more than just their physical presence at the venue, but compassionate commitment towards a group of children who come from financially underprivileged sections of the society. These are beneficiaries of Mata Amritanandamayi Math’s Vidyamritam programme, around 10,000 children who find the quarterly stipend given by the Math their only window to the outside world. The children have started arriving at Amritapuri and…
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A big dream in small eyes
As part of Vidyamritam, many events and competitions were conducted under various categories, such as elocution, essay writing, painting, story- telling, etc., so as to bring out the latent talents, within the young minds. The semi-finals of elocution event took place today (25’th Sept.) at 10 AM. A total of 80 children participated, out of which, 8 children were selected for the finals, which is to be held tomorrow (26’th September) on the main stage. During the event, I had an opportunity to witness the performance of a young girl, which touched me. The way in which she delivered her…
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Preparing to receive Divine showers of Love
Date: September 25, 2009; 11:30 AM Venue: Under Construction Hall where AMMA’s birthday will be celebrated Happy to report to you from the venue of Amma’s birthday celebrations! “All roads lead to Amritapuri” will not be an understatement, the way streams of children and their parents are pouring into Mata Amritanandamayi Math and the Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Campus. Preparations are on for the eagerly-awaited mega event slated for the 27th of September. The astonishing pace at which the work progresses in Amritapuri does indicate the Divine Shower of Blessings, Grace and Love on those at it. Over a thousand people,…
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Salutaion to volunteers
25-09-2009, 2.24 P.M Amma’s birthday is the most celebrated event for the whole Amrita family. It is not only an opportunity to be part of the birthday, but also a golden chance to serve thousands at once. For the massive crowd pouring into Amritapuri from all over the world, several thousands of devotees, students and Amrita facultys’ have joined hands to make Amma’s birthday celebration a great success. One of the main area that function actively round the clock during the celebration day is the Kitchen. Br. Prakash who is in charge of the food preparation and supply for the…
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i saw vaishno devi
yesterday there was a padapuja by a lady and her mother who is in her 80s. they did the puja with great devotion. after the puja the lady talked to me. she introduced her mother. the old lady was planning to go to vaishno devi, the famous devi temple in jammu, at a height of 5200 feet above the sea level. you have to walk 14 km up mountains to reach this famous devi temple. recently she had a heart surgery, so she could not make it to vaishno devi. but her daughter, who is from mumbai, told her that…
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Isnt Amma waiting for you?
13 Sep 2009, Amritapuri Saturday night and one of the busiest Darshan days in the week. Amma was talking to many Ashramites asking about the Seva and clarifying their questions. Amma pays a lot of attention to the person getting the Darshan at the same time. She would even talk of them in midst of all discussion. A devotee from far away had come and Amma had made him sit by her side. A long meeting ensued. It is plainly beautiful to observe Amma. Every act she would do carries with it the full awareness and alertness. She would be…
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Celebrating Krishna with Amma
12 Sep 2009 Yesterday was Krishna Jayanti and at Amritapuri it is super special. Amma came out three times just for us to enjoy in her presence. Around 3:45 last evening, the popular game for children known as Uriyadi was staged near the new Juice stall. Uriyad or striking pots hung on a tall pole with a stick is a game where one or two people control a hanging pot and while another tries to strike it. The pot is moved up n down and swung in order to make it difficult to be hit besides the major distraction being…
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The Special Prasad
7 Sep 2009, Amritapuri It was five in the afternoon and the bell rang. At Amritapuri, the ringing bell apart archana and class, usually announces the arrival of Amma for a Satsang or Darshan session. Amma came to the beach and sat in her usual meditative silence. Amma sat below a young coconut tree, in her peedham(seat) and around her sat the rest of the Ashram. Amma’s eyes remained shut and the angle of the face looking up in the direction of the setting sun on the Arabian sea. A perfect look of silent bliss fills one who observes the…