Category: AshramDiary
life at the Amritapuri ashram
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Saying Hello
Saying Hello Just before 1pm, the Ashram began to buzz with anticipation of Amma’s arrival back from Sri Lanka. As usual, the question was which entrance would Amma arrive through. Most people anticipated the north entrance – Her car would pass by the Girl Student Dorm, past the Flats, through the gate, past the Temple,
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Waving Goodbye
Yesterday during sunset, while laying in savasana after doing IAM on the rooftop of the ‘S’ flats, I caught a glimpse of another flock of Kites (eagles) slowly circling above on an air current near the south entrance to the Ashram. Sitting up, I noticed another even larger flock circling further to the north –
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Amma left for Sri Lanka
Amma left for Sri Lanka in the evening at about 6.30 pm. Tomorrow Amma will hand over the symbolic key to the tsunami-relief houses to the President of Sri Lanka. She will return on Saturday, and will leave almost immediately for the next leg of Bharata Yatra 2007.
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prayer
Just before darshan started today, Amma asked everyone to pray for the 35 children who perished yesterday evening when a boat capsized during an excursion on the Periyar river in the Thattekad area of Kerala, about 55 km east of Ernakulam, as well as for the 60+ people who died when the Samjhauta Express train
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Prasad Day
Today was meditation and Prasad day. It is always a highlight of the week to receive Prasad from Amma. There is something in it that makes one feel all round good. Normal food might make the belly full but Prasad goes to the depths of ones being and seems to give total nourishment. Also one
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Rainy Day Bhajans
It was a quiet and slightly rainy day today. Even now a slight breeze with a little smell of rain is there. I love this tropical climate even though I was born in the totally opposite arctic world. When I was a child I used to imagine tropical places in my mind in the cold
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Weekend Darshan
Over the weekend Amma was giving darshan to devotees constantly. Yesterday Amma gave darshan until 12.30 in the night. She was in a playful mood and going very slowly in the end. At one point She was smearing Gurudas Swami with chandanam until his whole head was covered with stripes. She was also giving mantra
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Shivaratri Bhajans
When Amma came for bhajans, students from Amrita Vidyalayam were standing in line with lamps and flowers in their hands, all the way to the stage. Tonight is Shivaratri. Amma sang with immense force and Her voice was really powerful. Tonights bhajans were: Krishna Govinda GopalaOmkara SwararupiniPelava KaiviralOm Shakti Om ShaktiMano BuddhyahankaraGange Ginta PavitraluOm Namah
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Manasa Vachana
Hari Bol Hari Bol (Shyamavarna Sundaranga) Prapanchamengum Pati Pukazhtuvan Mangu Me Tujhse Manasa Vacha Karmana Om Namah Shivaya New Song Durge Durge Amma shed some tears during Manasa Vacha tonight. She caught the tears as soon as they fell from the corner of Her eye. It’s just one of those songs that transports Amma somewhere