Category: AshramDiary
life at the Amritapuri ashram
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Fools Know Me
Fools know Me as who have assumed human form Swami Kaivalayananda discussed another important verse in the 9th chapter; ‘Avajananti mam mudhah, manushim tanum asritam,Param bhavam ajananto mama bhutamaheshvaram.’ Here the Lord says, ‘fools curse Me, who have assumed human form! They don’t know my supreme nature, as the Lord of all beings.’ One interesting thing is that it refers to those who don’t know the ‘param bhavam,’ the supreme nature of the Lord. We should understand that this doesn’t only refer to those who don’t believe in the Incarnation and those who abuse him. There is another group who…
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Stree means women
Swami continued the discussions on the ninth chapter of the Gita, with an often mistunderstood verse; ‘mam hi partha vyapasritya, yepi syur papayonayah, striyas vaishyas tatha shudras, tepi yanti param gatim.’ This is a part where many people become confused. The Lord says, even if one is born of a sinful womb, such as women, vaishyas, and shudras, through taking refuge in Me, they attain the Supreme State.’ Here, we have to ask, ‘why does it say that women are born of sinful wombs, or ‘papa yonayah’? Is that right? To reply to that, Swami explained that the Gita is…
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Amma in blue
this time it was from seattle, usa – the live webcast of devi bhava.amma was giving devi bhava darshan in blue colour sari. the darshan over just now.amma was talking to the ashramites … enquiring about health, meditation calsses… Amma is so beautiful…. asked us to open our mouth she gave sweet (virtually) to all of us through the camera. those who could receive it enjoyed the tase of it. ama left with a promise that she will talk to us more from ashram in sanramon. dhyanamrita4 june 2007, amritapuri
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Partakes Pure Mind
May 29, 2007 Today, Swami Kaivalyananda discussed some important verses of the Gita. One of these is, ‘patram pushpam phalam toyam, yo me bhaktya prayacchati, tadaham bhaktyupahrtam, ashnami prayatatmanah.’ Gita 9, 26. Here, it says that whatever a devotee offers the Lord, whether a leaf, flower, fruits, or water, the Lord partakes of that offering of a pure mind. What people often think about this verse is that it means that a devotee should offer these articles in particular to the Lord, because He says that He is pleased by them. However, that is not how this is explained by…
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Yoga Kshemam Vahamyaham
Yoga Kshemam Vahamyaham Today, Swami Kaivalyananda discussed a few shlokas from the beginning of the ninth chapter of the Gita. One in particular is the 22nd;‘ananyascintayanto mam, ye janah paryupasate, tesham nityabhiyuktanam, yoga kshemam vahamyaham.’ This shloka has been misinterpreted by many modern commentators. The phrase ‘yoga kshemam vahamyaham‘ literally means, ‘I will take care of My devotees’ securing and protection.’ However, this phrase has been taken in a material sense. For example, suppose a person starves for two days, and then somehow gets some food. He then considers that God has secured it for him. In a sense, it…
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cuckoo has stopped?
27 may 2007, amritapuri the rain has started. slowly the heat is reducing. the summer is disappearing. yesterday and today we had good rains. we also had the bonus of thunder and heavy lightning. the cuckoos which were singing day and night, now actually stopped singing. no, wait, i heard its voice twice or thrice today. this particular cuckoo living at the ashram compound is special. it was cuckooing all the time… early morning, noon, evening, night or past midnight. all the time it was singing at the top of its voice. btw i could never locate the cuckoo. have…
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Amma is in purple
it was from japan this time. our beloved amma was in giving devi bhava darshan. she was in purple colour sari. it was web casted to amritapuri. there was a big thunder storm and rain this evening. we lost the internet connection. we could not see the end of devi bhava. 26 may 2007dhyanamrita
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Eve of Departure
Today Amma came out during the day to give last instructions to all the brahmacharis and brahmacarinis for the time when she will be gone on the tour. The mission is so big these days that nobody will have time to sit idle, there’s so much to do. Amma will be leaving sometime in the night or early morning hours. Destination: Japan. The bhajans tonight were really blissful but tinged with a touch of sadness at the prospect of separation. We are all used to it by now I guess but still the attachment to Amma’s form makes it a…
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Bhajanamritam
Today Amma took a break from her enormous task of seeing personally every resident in the ashram and came for bhajans. I’ve said it a thousand times but I’ll say it again, there is nothing like Amma’s bhajans and the closer it comes to her departure from Amritapuri the more one appreciates that while she is here we can in normal conditions enjoy and benefit from them on a daily basis. Looking at the ashramites in the hall I could see everyone looking really content and focused after having their private darshan with Amma. It’s really needed, that little push…