Category: WithAmma
travelling with amma
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Amma in Dearborn
Dearborn, Michigan – Day 1, Monday, November 23, 2009 The Michigan program started in the evening. Swami Ramakrishnananda gave a satsang, which was followed by Amma’s satsang. Here is a list of bhajans from today’s program: * Dayakaro Tum * Murali Vale Pyare Kanha * Kanna Ni Enne Marannuvo * Mayyagi Menu tu chahidi * Manesa Nin Svanthamayi * Kannilenkilum (Telugu) * Shankara Shiva Shankara * Karunamayi Devi (Kannada) * Ma Jay Jagadambe Ma Sudhakar
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Mayyaji in Paris
27 Oct 2009, Paris Amma’s Paris program started off with the best of best days, a Sunday. To many here, Sunday is observed with the family and sometimes a little more time for inner contemplation and prayer. The French seem to enjoy the timing of Amma’s Paris program starting on a Sunday here at Paris with the very same feelings. The first day, being a one day event, made the program much more exciting. Even tiny-tots with their parents seemed to enjoy the dynamics of big crowds. One could also notice a couple of animal friends amongst the visitors. After…
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i saw vaishno devi
yesterday there was a padapuja by a lady and her mother who is in her 80s. they did the puja with great devotion. after the puja the lady talked to me. she introduced her mother. the old lady was planning to go to vaishno devi, the famous devi temple in jammu, at a height of 5200 feet above the sea level. you have to walk 14 km up mountains to reach this famous devi temple. recently she had a heart surgery, so she could not make it to vaishno devi. but her daughter, who is from mumbai, told her that…
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Celebrating Krishna with Amma
12 Sep 2009 Yesterday was Krishna Jayanti and at Amritapuri it is super special. Amma came out three times just for us to enjoy in her presence. Around 3:45 last evening, the popular game for children known as Uriyadi was staged near the new Juice stall. Uriyad or striking pots hung on a tall pole with a stick is a game where one or two people control a hanging pot and while another tries to strike it. The pot is moved up n down and swung in order to make it difficult to be hit besides the major distraction being…
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Tears of Joy or Tears of Sorrow
It’s been raining outside the past few days. Is the sky raining tears of joy or tears of sorrow? It’s the last night of Tour and Amma in on stage here in Toronto wearing a beautiful green sari. Seven weeks of tour is almost over. Along the way, we’ve been introduced to new friends, new bhajans, new perspectives on the meaning of life. We’ve sung along with Amma the joyful tunes of the new Punjabi Bhajans Mayyaji Menu Tu Chahidi and Khol Dwarza, embellished by Ramanand’s sonorous voice. We’ve watched cultural performances from around the world – African, Indian, Native…
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Smile with your heart
Tour has rolled in and out of Dallas, then onto Iowa and is in Chicago where it is now Devi Bhava. Dallas and Iowa were both only two days so bhajans were only on the first night for each city. In Dallas, Amma sang: Sri Gananayaka Murali Vale Pyare Kanha Virahatti Sankara Siva Sankara Nannu Chosi Ma Talli Ammana Divya Nalenchu Nalekya (in Spanish) Mayyiji Manu Tu Chahidi There is a sweet story about Ammana Divya. There is a devotee who has been living at the San Ramon Ashram for many years, and who has been singing Ammana Divya quite…