Category: AshramDiary
life at the Amritapuri ashram
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Happy, Sad Ending
7 Dec 2007, Amritapuri The last Devi Bhava web transmission just ended. Amma has left the hall in the UK. It’s the end of the tour. Tomorrow, She will be back home. The web cast began around 1pm. There was some trouble with the video transmission, so for a while, we could only hear the bhajans. During this
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Laughter All Around
3 Dec 2007, Amritapuri For the first part of the webcast from Ann Arbor, we could only hear Amma’s voice as She gave satsang. But when Her image finally appeared, it was so close. The camera was sitting just to Her right and facing upwards. We couldn’t see Swamiji, but we could tell that there were
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Bells of Amritapuri
The sound of bells can be heard everywhere in India. They ring to signify special events, festivals, a call to prayer, or to mark the passage of time. So, of course, there are many bells in Amritapuri. The two main bells, both about a foot tall are located in the Temple and in the Main
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Backwaters of Compassion
There are various views possible of the beautiful backwaters at the Ashram’s backyard: while strolling along its bank, walking up the Amrita Setu, from the top of one of the tall ashram buildings….and so on. From anywhere I look at it, the mind takes on a poetic mood…. Well, if rivers are metaphor for the
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Breakfast Satsang
Devi Bhava Breakfast Satsang 27 Nov 2007, Amritapuri Amma arrived on stage for the Devi Bhava satsang and puja in San Ramon at around 8:20 am, Amritapuri time. The Western Canteen was just about to open, so many people were treated to a breakfast satsang. The green screens that divide the eating area from the
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The Dream Flower
The Dream Flower Of Our Hearts 20 Nov 2007, How Amma is making our lives a joyous festival… the lives of multitudinous children, all over the globe … Simply ineffable! Incredible! Impossible even to understand! Till two years ago, whenever Amma went on long foreign tours, poor us here with no idea whatsoever of Her
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Bluish Green in Paris
Light Bluish Green in Paris. 19 Nov 2007, Amritapuri There was a temptation to say Sky Blue again. It was blue for sure – and was very similar to what we saw on the screens during Toulon and Dublin. But, as in previous guesses, they don’t always show the truth – even though they were
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Sky Blue in Dublin
Though it is almost 3am and raining in Amritapuri, a blue sky and bright light has come to light up our hearts early this morning. Amma is wearing a sky blue sari in Dublin. Hard to tell what shade – whether it’s lighter or darker, or with a slight purple tinge. But it’s similar to
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Namah Sivayah Makale!
12 Nov 2007 Amritapuri The Puja finishes, and Amma heads inside the Mandapam. Then we wait… We shuffle around so that we can all fit in the view of the camera that is transmitting our images to Amma, who is in Manheim. After maybe 7 minutes, word comes, ‘Amma’s Calling!’ We shout out ‘Ammeeeeeeee!’ The