Category: MediaReports
what media writes about Amma around the world
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Meditation in Ranchi
On 7th and 8th November we conducted sessions on Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique in Ranchi (Jharkhand state). The atmosphere within as well as without was quiet and serene. During the break, people enjoyed videos on Amma and Amma’s initiatives throughout the world. The attendees enjoyed the walking meditation a lot. There was laughter and their faces were beaming with tranquility. Sanjeev kumar, aged 35, a Horticulturist by profession said, “It’s an excellent experience for me in a very short time with very easy steps. After doing Amrita meditation, I feel that a golden light is filling in my whole body…
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US university confers degree on Amma
Here are some media posts on SUNY Buffalo conferring degree on Amma US University confers Doctorate on Amma Malayalam Pdf US university confers degree – DNA.com English Pdf Good Morning, Buffalo: A quick look at what’s happening today Media invited to attend honorary degree ceremony Mata Amritanandamayi Devi conferred honorary doctorate – Deccan Chronicle, India report New York varsity honours India’s `Hugging Saint’Mata Amritanandmayi
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Thank you Amma, says CM Yeddyurappa
http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/slideshow_thank-you-amma-says-cm-yeddyurappa_1349377
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Meet the hugging saint
Meet the hugging saint who has cuddled 20 million people By Ros Wynne-Jones 23/10/2009 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/10/23/the-hugging-saint-who-has-cuddled-20-million-people-115875-21767192/ By 10.30am, a long queue is stretching at Alexandra Palace. Families in robes, men in suits, the elderly in wheelchairs and women with buggies are all waiting for Amma, The Hugging Saint. Born to a humble fishing family in Kerala, India, Her Holiness Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi has been hugging people – sometimes thousands a day – for 41 of her 56 years. She cuddles in countries across the world, often into the early hours of the morning, and is said to have hugged 20…
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Panorama photo of Ashram & Krishna Jayanti
Beautiful panorama photo of Amritapuri Ashram and Krishna Jayanti celebration http://www.p4panorama.com/panos/amma/index.html
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Amma heals with hugs in Castro Valley
By April Dembosky Mercury News Posted: 06/14/2009 12:01:00 AM PDT For up to 20 hours, they wait for their hug. Devotees say the 10-second embrace is worth it, inspiring everything from simple loving reassurance to profound spiritual clarity, even a miraculous respite from aches, pains and disease. When it comes to matters of the heart and spirit, Mata Amritanandamayi, known as Amma, or Mother, willingly hugs to heal. “My religion is love,” she says. But when it comes to ailments of the physical body, the hugging saint from India believes modern medicine is best. Amritanandamayi has founded numerous hospitals, medical…
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Hugging Saint Greets Large Crowds in Marlboro
MARLBORO (WBZ) ― ‘Hugging Saint’ Greets Large Crowds in Marlboro Divine Signs: Holy, Hoax, Or Just Hope? Hundreds, maybe thousands waited for hours Wednesday at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center in Marlboro to feel the embrace of the woman known as Amma. “She inspires people to volunteer on behalf of the poor,” says volunteer Rob Sidon. “She says compassion to the poor is our duty to god.” Mata Amritanandamayi Devi was born to a lower caste fishing family in India. As a teenager, Amma began hugging people. Soon, word of her spirituality spread and now she…
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Humanitarian stops through LA for thousands of hugs
Humanitarian stops through LA for thousands of hugs 07:23 PM | Brian Watt | KPCC Thousands of people are lining up at a hotel near L.A. International Airport for a hug. Not just any hug, says KPCC’s Brian Watt, but a big one from a woman many people consider a saint. Brian Watt: Her name is Mata Amritanandamayi. Before the hugging begins, she sits on a cushioned bench to meditate and pray for a while with the people who’ve filled a large, fully lit ballroom to see her. Some sit close to her on the ballroom floor – others occupy…