18 Jul 2008, Amritapuri Today the ashram celebrated Guru Purnima with various programs starting from the morning. At 8 am, Swami Turiyamritananda Puri performed the puja to Amma’s padukas, with the ashram residents chanting Vedic mantras and Amma’s 108 names. Each resident lined up to bow to Amma’s padukas and to offer some flowers, and […]
11 Jul 2008, Amritapuri For the past few days it has been almost like Amma is in Amritapuri. There are people all over the place – a couple of boys from Bihar asking for directions to get to the accomodation office, you turn around and there is a family from the Gulf loaded with a […]
16 May 2008, Amritapuri The kids camp here in Amritapuri has started in full force. Thousands of kids from all the over the state descended upon the ashram yesterday. The whole place is turned upside down with laughter and goodhearted mischief. The good thing about it is that although Amma is really busy receiving all […]
Amritapuri Comes Back To Life Amma finally returned from Australia after a long wait. The faces of the ashramites had been turning slightly sad as life in Amritapuri is just not the same without her. There hadn’t even been any webcasts from the last Devi Bhavas, so the contrast was even more evident when Amma […]
Meenamba, the Mother of fish Her name is Meenamba which means ‘Mother of fish‘. She is an Amritapuri resident from the West. I saw Meenamba in the breakfast line the other day, and greeted her with a casual “Good morning! How are you?” She looked back, as her face lit up, and answered: “It’s amazing […]
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 […]
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, […]
From the Alps to Amritapuri, on his… bicycle! Being at Amritapuri for 2 or 3 weeks while Amma is on tour in India, is a most precious and valuable opportunity to get in touch with your inner self and enjoy most precious moments of blissful peace. When Amma is here the place is a boiling […]
Communicating with Dolphins at Amma’s Beach! Two days ago, chatting with a friend here at Amritapuri, we shared some nice memories of seeing dolphins in the ocean, from Amma’s beach (just 2 minutes walk from the ashram, by the Ayurveda Research Center). My friend said that once someone was sad and complaining that the dolphins […]