Amritapuri ashram
  • Dreamy Existence

    The inseparable twins of good and evil Carved on the canvas of existence, Are mere flashes in the mirror of mind That let you know the false existence. You dream and you don’t know you are in dream, As the dreamer can never know he is in dream, The Great Master lets you know you

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  • Amma, My Lord

    Oh Amma My Lord! Oh Amma My Lord! I have a Mother, whom i Call lovingly Amma, This is the only name i carry in my mind and everyday i chant. She is the Mother of this Universe and i believe she is with me always. Keeping thought on your abode, Amma i bow down

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  • Q112: Into Practice?

    Question 112: “Give the most recent example of how you’ve put Amma’s teachings into practice.” (Please, don’t write more than 5 or 6 lines!) To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please think well before you answer, and make your answer brief and clear.

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  • Amma s Tree

    A few months ago my wife and visited our favorite nature area in Danmark. We noticed state workers cutting many trees with a chain saw. The trees which were getting cut had red paint marks on them, the noise and smoke from the metal chain actions was terrible! We went away feeling worried and returned

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  • Super Mother

    God created this magnificent world and then thought by, Why not add the beauty, and so hung the stars on the sky, He went on, with the smiling mountains, dancing trees, the land and sea The lovely animals, chirping birds, blooming flowers, then you and me. He felt that this world should remain good and

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  • kuchela of sriranga-pattinam

    23 mar, bharata yatra 2009, sriranga pattinam, karnataka en route to bangalore from mysore, we stopped at sriranga-pattinam for lunch. it was sangama of kaveri river. its a beautiful place; the river flowing around the tip of the land, big banyan trees shading the banks, serene atmosphere of the temple, chanting of the mantras by

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  • Thrilling experience

    Having gained admission into the top masters programme for parallel and distributed computing, that too, in Tanenbaum’s university thrilled me beyond words. I was overjoyed when I heard the news. But the question that trailed along was what next? I mean the expenses for travelling, studies, housing etc have to be covered, and I was

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  • Amma, Cultural Ambassador

    I always wanted to write a book on Amma’s feats as a Cultural Ambassador of India. I wanted to see Her deeds like Huen Sang the Chinese traveller in India during Vijayanagar’s heyday. He describing the Vijayanagar kingdom’s prosperity gave a beautiful account of a market scene: “They sold precious stones and pearls in measures

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  • Coffee blooms for Amma

    Mananthavadi, Amma’s Anandavadi or the flower garden of Bliss! Verily so. The evening of 17th March saw a heavy downpour on the green hills of the lower western ghats. Manathavadi lies in this belt. A little before midnight, after the downpour had virtually stopped, Amma and Her Ashram children arrived in the Manathavadi Ashram. Were

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