Category: AshramDiary
life at the Amritapuri ashram
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Swimming with Amma
17 May 2009, Amritapuri Yesterday was a festival. Amma’s US tour starts in a two days and Amma had called all to the swimming pool. She had just finished days of continuous Darshan spending time day and night to talk, console and uplift her many children. Amma’s Darshan is so special for the Ashramites and
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Last Bhajans of the Season
Tonight’s bhajans were most likely the last of the season as Amma will be departing for her next tour tomorrow. And what a treat those bhajans were. Amma came half an hour earlier than usual and caught most people by surprise. After she had seated herself people were still pouring into the hall from all
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Tell me, what shall I do?
Suddenly around midnight Amma surprised everyone by coming out to swim! The usual fun and games followed: Amma pushing everyone into the pool, coming up with funny stories, singing bhajans etc. Earlier Amma came for bhajans in between receiving ashramites in her room. She sang the following bhajans: Dayakaro Tum Hi Viraha Ki Badal Vedambike
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Older Bhajans
13 may 2009 For the past week Amma has been receiving the ashram residents in her room for a yearly private darshan where they can ask her question related to their spiritual life or whatever might weigh on their mind. This is no small task and means that Amma will sit from morning until early
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Thrilling experience
Having gained admission into the top masters programme for parallel and distributed computing, that too, in Tanenbaum’s university thrilled me beyond words. I was overjoyed when I heard the news. But the question that trailed along was what next? I mean the expenses for travelling, studies, housing etc have to be covered, and I was
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In Holi Company
In Holi Company —Coloring is fun but getting colored is even more fun! In my childhood, I used to wait for the festival of Holi, because I used to enjoy splashing colors on others. That was the only day we kids were allowed to fool around. We even used to fill small balloons with colored
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building the future
4 Feb 2009, Amaritapuri i was sitting next to amma when she was giving away the certificates for the 2nd batch of Medical Students in AIMS,who got graduated. That was such an emotional environment … mixed feelings, some crying, amma teasing some young doctors, like… “yedaa, you became a doctor … !!!???” and sudden laughs
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Masterpiece of Synchronicity
Masterpiece of Synchronicity 05.02.2009 Thursday Darshan in the Bhajan Hall At 9 pm I just go on stage and Amma is just eating something, looks like bread or so. Amma really likes it a lot and keeps eating, its quite big. Amma looks to all of us on the ladies side and is asking whether
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These Doctors will help?
04.02.2009 Wednesday Darshan is in the Kali temple. The 2nd batch of Medical Students in AIMS, has graduated and all came to receive their blessings and certificates from Amma. For all the 96 students, a photo was made for each one as they had Darshan and received the certificate. It was so, so sweet. It