Category: WithAmma
travelling with amma
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Amma singing Om Namah Sivaya on Sivaratri
12 Feb 2010, Talassery. Amma singing ‘Hari Om Namah Sivaya’ at the end of darshan. It was the beginning of Sivaratri day.
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Can prayers ever go unheard?
15 Jan 2010 Barely a week after the New Year celebration with Amma at Amritapuri, I was blessed to spend some more time with Amma at the Brahmasthanam, Nallapalayam, Kovai. My day started with the Lalita Sahasranam archana along with sixty more students from my college, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore. As we had been told earlier that puja participants would be the first in the darshan queue, we all had bought the puja tickets. But to our dismay, one the brahmacharinis announced that student’s turn is after the public darshan only. We were left in a dilemma as my…
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take me, i will be there
3 jan 2010, amritapuri more than 1300 westerners were there in the ashram for celebrating christmas and the new year with amma. the festivities are over and it is time to go back and resume work. usually, they take amma’s darshan before they leave. today, one devotee from europe came for darshan. she tried to speak in malayalam with amma. she said that she is leaving next morning and asked whether amma will be with her. with a lovely mischievous smile amma said, “if you take me, i will be there.” ~ dhyanamrita
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88 Not out
16 Dec 2009, Amritapuri It was breakfast at Amritapuri. An old man clad in torn dirty rags was spotted sleeping at bramacharis dinning hall. As I neared him, I had to hold my breath as he was stinking badly. We found that he hailed from Kambam in Tamilnadu. He had bruises on his fore head. As we enquired, he said, “That is the mark of my prarabdha. He explained that his elder son angrily pushed him down and that had caused the bruises. We asked in one voice, “What?” and with tears he said, “It is all for the 3…
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Spring season begins
Although the December – February time is considered as winter season in India and many other parts of the world, for the residents of India and Amma’s devotees this is spring season (vasantha kaalam), a time of celeberation and joy. This year it started with Amma’s return from the Europe tour last Wednesday. It was hard to tell who was more eager to meet the other, Amma’s children waiting to get a glimpse of Amma or Amma waiting to see Her children gathered at the ashram. Amma had come to the front part of Her camper to see Her children…
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Last days of Michigan
Thursday, November 25, 2009 Bri Shanthamrita gave a satsang. Amma held a Question and Answer session. The questions that Amma answered include “What can we do to help solve world problems?”, “How to surrender anxiety to God?”, “How to get over jealousy?” Here is a list of bhajans from today’s program: * Jai Ganesa Jai * Vande Nanda Kumaram Vande * Ennute Jivita Nauka * Khol Darvasa * Shankara Shiva Shankara * Ammavele Ma Ammavele (Telugu) * O Meri Pyari Mayya ‘Khol Darvasa’ bhajan rocked the hall! There were nice cultural programs performed by local devotees during the evening darshan…
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Dearborn, Michigan day3
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 The three day retreat program in Michigan started in the evening. Br. Dayamrita Chaitanya gave a satsang, which was followed by Amma’s satsang. Here is a list of bhajans from today’s program: * Sri Gananayaka * Kuch Na Le Aya Tu * Arikil Undenkilum * Bhaktara Bandiharu (Kannada) * Amma Undan Kaivaliyai * Chetuletti Vetukoneda * Jai Jai Janani Jai ho teri The following lyrics from the ‘Arikil Undenkilum’ reflected my feelings while listening to the bhajans today “O Mother, even though Thou art near I am wandering, unable to know Thee. Eventhough I have eyes,…