Category: AshramDiary
life at the Amritapuri ashram
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rain stopped
Every one of us would have noticed that the rain stopped a day before AMMA’s Bday. The weather forecast as per the media was that it would rain on 26th, 27th and 28th. When I happened to meet/chat with our Ashram brothers during those auspicious moments, not one of them failed to be reminded of ‘Govardhana Giridhari’. Infact one of the inmates told me that it rained on 25th at regular intervals because AMMA would have thought that the cement (used for Amrita Setu) could become stronger and concrete with the help of the natural water from up above. As…
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Waiting for a Glance
Finally! The birthday celebrations are behind us…lot of chaos, ofcourse in a positive way i guess. Amma has her way of breaking down the ideas we have about ourselves and others, breaking down set patterns so that we come out of the attachment to our personality and stand free as the infinite…but its a painful process… The last few days were tough, staying up all night working, few hours of sleep, dont know where to eat the next meal, finding our way through the crowds, going to the ayurveda building for tea! and so on…I just kept wanting things to…
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After Birthday Bhajans
The birthday is happily over. There was just so much to do that I didn’t find time to write. Today everything is almost back to normal, except that Amma will be leaving for Europe in a few days. A little Sad for those staying here but bliss for those waiting eagerly in Europe. Tonight’s bhajans were nice and relaxed. As Amma decided to sing Ramakrishna Swami’s new song Sollariya Nin Pukazhai there was some commotion since he is already in South-America and nobody else really new the song. Swamiji sang it nicely and it was accompanied with a lot of…
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Amma’s Path
Amma’s grace has allowed us to be with Her at Amritapuri these past three weeks. She has provided many opportunities to connect with the inner and outer mother. Both my husband and I have had the seva of cleaning Amma’s path. It is a job that is physically taxing especially during the persistent rains that we have had daily. My poor health at the time did not help either. Of course, there were also numerous challenges to the ego that really tested the ability to focus and respond from a spiritual perspective. Despite the difficulties, it was very beautiful to…
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Divine Darshan
My wife and I have just spent three weeks on the sacred soil of Amritapuri. Many experiences, teachings, challenges, and wonders filled this blessed time. I would like to briefly focus on ‘Darshan’. It was a joyous blessing to experience Amma showering all of Her children continuously with Her Divine Grace. The physical darshan or ‘hug’ were moments of timeless completion. Just as blessed were the endless darshans that were also timeless moments of grace. A glance, a smile, a whiff of Her Divine fragrance, a feeling of Her presence within, a glimpse of Her beautiful face and dishevelled hair…
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A Cap for Humility
Amma was walking on her way to the stage for evening bhajans. Security guards were holding back the throngs of devotees and students who were pushing against each other trying to touch Amma. While walking, Amma’s arms were outstretched as usual to touch everyone within reach. Suddenly, she bent down and picked up something and gave it to one of the police officers. It was his cap! He lost it in the commotion. I was too close to Amma. I missed the photo which i could have shared with you all. How much humility we learn from her every move.…
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A Prophecy of Amma’s Divine Birth
Dear Sisters&Brothers, Some of you remember the world has celebrated Amma’s Golden Jubilee Birthday (Amritavarsham 50) for 4 days in Cochin in 2003 and was live on the internet throughout the Globe. There was a prophecy of Amma’s Divine Birth. Just before His leaving of this world, Swami Vivekananda made a prophesy about a remarkable person who became the light of the modern world. Just before leaving His mortal coil on July 4th 1902, Swami Vivekananda gave a short discourse to an Indian audience in which he said, I quote “You all rejoice that you belong to a race of…
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From all over the world…
26 September 2004 — Amritapuri Amma’s 51st Birthday As the 27th approaches, the number of people coming to Amritapuri to celebrate the 51st anniversary of Amma’s birth continues to climb. Truly, they are coming from all over—from Kerala, France, Australia, Pune…. Amritapuri.org took the chance to speak with some of the devotees and see how they are feeling on this auspicious occasion. “We are celebrating God’s birthday. We left everything at home to celebrate for three days. We are here to have Her blessings and the valuable message of Her talks. We gain our strength from Amma and our peace…
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A Connection Day
It was dawn and I was about to drive down to the Ashram from Trivandrum. As I quickly scanned the morning newspapers,before I hit the road with my family, I was pleasantly surprised.All the prominent newspapers today carried pictures of Amma with a shovel working along with sevaks clearing the Ashram premises which was flooded due to a heavy downpour the day before. I thought :Oh what a birthday-eve celebration for Amma.Here She was toiling in the rain and slush,despite Her impossible schedules– so that the premises were hospitable enough for her children coming in to Amritapuri for the birthday…