Category: AshramDiary
life at the Amritapuri ashram
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Vyathayariyikkan Vazhiyariyate
The bhajans tonight were: Ambadi Kanna Vyathayariyikkan Namami Kalike Asa Nasikkattora Tiruvadi Tedi Pahi Pahi Devi Oh Mind Become Surrendered Om Namah Shivaya Karunatankatamizhi Ambe Jagadambe I do not remember hearing mother sing the song Vyathayariyikkan very often. A very deeply touching song from way back: Not knowing how to communicate my grief, heart-broken, I
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still darshan
Today Amma was still continuing the morning darshan during bhajan time. On Wednesdays there are these days many students from Amma’s schools coming for darshan, so it goes on quite late into the evening. Vishwanath 30.08.2006
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Hail to Her Glory!
Amma has been singing songs in different languages for a few years now. Of course, She has been singing bhajans in different Indian languages for ages… (of which few of us westerners understand the difference). I remember how, maybe five years ago, She asked me to write the first english one. That’s how Lord of
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Filming Amma’s Pada Puja
One recent satsang day I was called to the Kali Temple to film several Pada Pujas at the end of darshan, as I have been doing recently. I climbed the spiral staircase at the rear of the temple and found darshan was nearly over. I positioned myself behind the last people in the darshan line
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A Dip in Love
It was a beautiful morning when I finally reached the ashram. Sisters in bright white were pouring out from the Temple after their morning worship. My heart felt immediately at ease. Time spent in the desert of the world had extended to a full six months and I was very happy to be back home.
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Amma went swimming
Today Amma went swimming with everybody and came afterwards almost directly for bhajans. Everyone was still blissful from all the fun when bhajans started. Amma sang the following: Nanda Nandana Azhikullil Pelava Kaiviral Alarnda Chutavizhi (Lalitamba) Wondrous Goddess Om Namah Shivaya Uttama Premattin Jai Ma Ambe An old/new English song called Wondrous Goddess was there
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avalanche of devotion
Today when Amma came out for Q & A, somebody wanted to clarify a doubt about what Amma said yesterday during bhajans. The question was: “Why is it that Amma has sometimes before said that there should also be reason in devotion, that bhakti should be tempered with jnana, but yesterday She said that there
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Sunset at Amritapuri
Everyone knows that just like snowflakes, no two sunsets are alike. Their inherent beauty and unpredictability are Mother Nature’s gift to humanity – stirring the soul and spirit. But there is something about the sunsets in Amritapuri that lift the soul just a bit higher. Every evening, between 5:30 and 6pm, I head up to
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Coffee and Sweets
I have been at Amritapuri for three weeks now and there have been many opportunities for learning and growing. Something I would like to share that happened recently shows how Amma fulfills our desires, no matter how small, when we have an attitude of detachment. Since arriving here from the US, I have been able