Category: Interviews
interviews with diff personalities
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Heaven on Earth can be built ….only on the basis of Love
Soon after our beloved Amma’s 62nd birthday celebrations got over, we got an opportunity to interact with Swami Shailendra Saraswati, who is a disciple of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and currently teaches Transcendental Meditation. He had come here for Amritavarsham ’62 and had his first darshan from Amma. “This was my first visit to Amma. In fact, before I met Amma, something had started happening in my mind. I am a teacher of Transcendental Meditation, worked with Maharishi Mahesh yogi for about twenty years… then, I was associated with Swami Ramdevji. Last month, I was going through Amma’s website and, getting…
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Amala Bharatam, Clean India: Karma has its consequences
As Indians we all dream about a clean India free of garbage. It is with this idea of creating a clean community, as an initial step towards a clean India, that the Amala Bharatam Campaign (ABC) was initiated. Mahita, who was associated with it since its incipience, spoke to us about her involvement with clearing the garbage inside and outside the ashram premises and how, with Amma’s support, a small individual step was converted into a model worthy of emulation by all. “There is no doubt in my mind that one second of my life spent in this ashram offering…
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What people say about Amma
“I met Amma about three years ago in USA. This is my first time in the ashram. She is an embodiment of compassion and love for me, and the longer I stay, I feel she is inside my heart. She has really changed my life and my whole life is different now.” – Jeffery, USA “I feel extremely fortunate and blessed to be here with Amma, especially on her 62nd birthday. My experience with Amma is that she is the ultimate example of loving kindness, highest that we could as a human being can ever conceive of. She is the…
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What people say about Amma
“Amma has brought many changes to my life. What I am today is because of Amma’s grace. My children study at Amma’s school. It has instilled good values in them. I got a good job because of Amma. After meeting Amma there has been financial upliftment in my family.” – Praseeda, Insurance Agent, Wayanad, “Amma has given us a future. My husband was an alcoholic. He has quit drinking after meeting Amma. Our life is dedicated to Amma’s selfless service.” – Sheeja Murali,Chengannur “Amma has really blessed me with everything in life. There has only been progress in my life…
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One who has found a place in human hearts is God
23rd September 2015 Amritavarsham’62 celebrations have started early on and the ashram is already in a festive mood. Poet “Kalaimaamani” Andal Priyadarshini, Station Director, Head of Office, Doordarshan, Podhigai, Coimbatore came to meet Amma for the first time, shared with us her thoughts on her visit to Amritapuri and getting Amma’s darshan. “Although I have received the Kalaimaamani Award, and many other awards and recognition for my literary creations and other works, I consider Amma affectionately addressing me as ‘dear daughter, dear daughter (ente mole, ente mole, en chella magale)’, the greatest award I have ever received. Today is a…
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Students singing to Amma
Students from Amritavidyalayam Bangalore visited Amritapuri on 20 and 21 August. They were delighted to get the chance to sing bhajans to Amma during darshan. Here is what Sagar, Prerana and Sahana, three of the visiting students, had to say: “This is the yearly school trip that our school organizes for us to come to Amritapuri. We all look forward for this chance to enjoy a visit to the ashram and have Amma’s darshan. I also like the food here!” (Sagar, 10th standard) “We practice bhajans once a week at Bangalore. It was so special to come here and get…
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Jayathu Samskritam, Jayathu Bharatam
“I thank Amma for her Grace and blessings in making me win a Prize of Honour in the Indian National Level Sanskrit competition. I came to Amritapuri yesterday to give my pranams to Amma, thank her for her never ending Grace and provision, and offer the Prize and Certificate of Honour at her feet. Saresham kerthe mama pranamaha. Jayathu Samskritam, Jayathu Bharatam.“ – Amritavarshini, 10th standard, Amritavidyalayam Wadakara, Kozhikode
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Vyasa met Amma in 1982 – II
Vyasa (USA) visited Amma in Amritapuri in 1982. This is part 2 of Vyasa’s interview by Priyan. (Read part 1) Q: “What are some special moments with Amma that you remember from these days?” A: “Well, Amma was literally with us all the time. She ate with us, fed us, meditated with us, sang bhajans with us. I fell sick once and she came to check on me in my hut regularly, showing caring, concern and at the same time She made me feel that after all, the sickness of the body was not that important! Bhajans took place right outside…
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Vyasa met Amma in 1982
Interview by Priyan Vyasa (Gregory Mc Farland, USA) has been a devotee of Amma for 31 years now! He is visiting Amritapuri for a month, to be with Amma for her 60th Birthday Celebrations. Even though since Her 1st world tour in 1987, he meets Amma every year when She visits the USA, it has now been 18 years since he came to Amritapuri… I fixed a meeting with him to ask him to share his memories from his earliest visits to Amma back in 1982 and 1983… “In 1979, I was living in Santa Fe (New Mexico), when a…