Category: Darshan
meeting amma and experiences
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A priceless return gift
‘Its such an auspicious day’…. is what I thought of when I opened my eyes on the morning of 27th September 2011. I scrabbled for my Amma’s photo on my table next to my bed and wished her a Happy Birthday with a birthday kiss and a big hug… tears welled up in my heart when I recollected how blissfully I had spent one of Amma’s birthday in Amritapuri. It was Diwali, Navratri, Christmas, New Year all rolled up in one day…Amritapuri had worn a festive look and there was a blissful vibrancy all around, as if the whole universe…
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Dream and Reality
Do you believe in the realisation of dreams? Does a dream ever come true? Have you ever met a stranger who appeared in your dreams? If you asked these questions to anyone… they would surely be puzzled and amazed. We asked the same questions to Ghanshyam and his response was spontaneous and affirmative. Ghanshyam, a native of Spain is a resident of Amritapuri Ashram since five years. He shared with us his unbelievable experience of how dreams do come true in real life. Here is his narration: “I’m from a small village in Spain. The source of income for the…
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Fruit of complaint
This happened a couple of weeks back. I was mentioning to some of my brothers at the ashram that in the 10 years since meeting Amma, She had not given me a fruit on any of the darshans that I had in all these years. More than mentioning it was a kind of complaining that other than me all those of my friends and my other brothers who met Amma around the same time as me and came to the ashram had got a fruit from Amma at least on one occasion. Following this I had the sweet opportunity of…
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Gift of Amma
25th, July 2010, Mysore Mysore ashram was fully decorated, every where people were walking with a hearty smile, atmosphere was filled with devotion and divine vibration and it seem to be as if our AMMA would come!! Early morning the conclusion of 9 days Guru Gana Homa, then Guru paduka abhisheka, bhajans, satsang, afternoon flute concert, and evening ‘Nagara sankirthana’ where more than 500 devotees participated by singing bhajans and playing drums. It was a memorable Guru Poornima celebration. The students of Amrita colleges did an amazing seva. The decorations, vegetable cutting, cleaning, serving food and plate washing…. My seva…
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The fragrance of Amma
“Why don’t you smile?”, Amma again and again tells us to be happy irrespective of circumstances, that ‘Ananda’ is our true nature, and so on. “Smile…keep smiling…” an ashramite friend told me in Amritapuri few days ago. She reminded me of the last program day in Pune last March. At the end of the program, while singing new Kannada bhajan ‘devi devi devi..’, Amma looked deep into my eyes so lovingly and through gestures She communicated ” Why have sorrow? I am with you!”. All knowing Amma! My friend continued “Think that Amma is in front of you, looking at…
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Always with me
Om Namah Shivaya! I bow to my divine Mother, Amma, who watches over me with love. It has been 3 years now since I had Amma’s darshan: I got excited when I saw Amma’s poster for her Delhi program in 2007. I called up the Delhi Ashram and I was given directions to reach the place. I reached the Ashram without any difficulty as it was Amma who was guiding me every step of the way. I reached early and had the good fortune of sitting fairly close to the stage and reveled in gazing at Amma for over 2…
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Silent reassurance
It’s been more than fifteen years now, when I first saw Amma giving darshans and fell in love with her after getting her hug. Many experiences have got me to the realisation that Amma is not bound by the limits of her physical body and that she will transcend the barriers of time, space and distance whenever she hears the heart wrenching calls of her children. No matter where Amma is physically, she is always a tiny little prayer away from us! I had a wonderful experience which I would like to share with the world. The incident happened on…
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Take advice seriously and simply follow
INTERVIEW WITH Mrs and Mr RAMANATHAN The sweet couple, Mrs Radha Ramanathan and Mr Ramanathan smiled at me disapprovingly, when asked for an interview. But soon, they began to share their valuable experiences quite spontaneously. Dr Ramanathan is a Professor of English in Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham at Amritapuri Campus. Ms Radha serves in the HQ administrative office of Amrita Vidyalayam Schools of Amma, helping in co-coordinating the activities of several schools, most of them affiliated to the CBSE Board. When asked about Amma, they responded enthusiastically, describing Amma as ‘everything’. They are very much inspired by Amma’s acts of selfless…
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Amma with anyone who is in need
Ms.Vijayalakshmi, Principal of Amrita Vidyalayam, Kochi has been a follower of Amma for the past 18 years. We met her accidentally along with her collegue Ambika during Amma’s 56th birthday celebration on September 25, 2009 at Amritapuri. Vijayalakshmi could not control her emotions when talking about Amma. Her heart and soul is filled with Amma as she feels the presence of Amma in each and every breath of her life. In 1994, she had a miraculous experience which reinforced her trust in Amma. She was hospitalized for a major surgery. The cause of this health problem has been irritating her…