Category: AshramDiary
life at the Amritapuri ashram
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Thy Holy Feet
Nin Tirupadattil – Thy Holy Feet Today there was no public darshan so Amma came to bhajans directly from her room looking fresh and vibrant with many children around her.The bhajans were sweet as always. The songs were: Nandakumara Vanditarupa Mauna Ghanamritam Adi Parashakti Makaranda Madhurya Mithi Madhuri Nin Tirupadattil Vinita Papi Om Namah Shivaya
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3 great problems
Jara, Mrityu, and Vyadhi (old age, death, and disease) are three great problems inherent to human existence. The scriptures speak of spirituality as the remedy for these. They prescribe living in a Guru’s presence as the sole way out of the misery of life, which is full of limitations. These limitations are due to one’s
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Independence Day
Everyone knows it was India’s independence day on 15th August. Amma came normally for bhajans and sang the following songs: Gopala Govinda Krishna Prapachamengum Ushakala Neram Man Re Sikh Prabhu Nin Ormakal Matram Awaken Children Om Namah Shivaya Jai Ma Ambe It was India’s 60th independence day.In the evening after the bhajans there was a
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Innocent Observation
After a weekend of long darshans Amma came today for bhajans again. It was a really nice set with a few very new ones interspersed with a couple of classic ones. There was one little Indian boy sitting next to me during bhajans who was staring at me for some time and then commenced make
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Nature Language
Today Amma gave the first Q&A since returning from the Tour. After a meditation, read some of the devotees’ questions. One question was about the disasters seen in nature. Amma said that the main cause to this was the over-population seen, and that that has caused people to look for cheap ways to increase crop
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Ever New Amma
Amma came directly to bhajans after giving darshan all day. It is such an endearing and slightly heartrending sight when Amma comes for bhajans with her hair disheveled and sari smeared with tears and the makeup of devotees. I don’t know, I’m repeating myself but why is it that I never tire of watching Amma
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A Devotees Wish
Last night before bhajans I was talking to one new Finnish devotee who expressed a desire to hear the song Mata Rani Ne Kripa Barsayi. I told him that Amma doesn’t sing it so often during normal bhajans, but he wouldn’t take no for an answer and during bhajans I saw him sitting in the
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Amritapuri Comes To Life
Our dear Amma arrived back in Amritapuri around noon yesterday. Today she already distributed Prasad lunch. The bliss of receiving food blessed by Amma after a long time of separation is something that I won’t try to describe. And even more blissful is just basking in her presence and letting it purify and uplift one’s
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Clean Ashram
For the better part of the last two weeks, the Ashramites had been cleaning, painting, and sweeping in preparation for Amma’s arrival. The grime that had accumulated during the monsoon season was virtually unnoticeable as the Brahmacharis and Brahmacharinis worked day and night to make the Ashram pristine for Amma’s return. Almost every square inch