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Amma miracle: Transforming ordinary to extra-ordinary
Sometimes, it is really amazing on how Amma can transform people half-way across the globe. Last summer, as part of a delegation of scientists from India, i visited Brazil for an international conference and witnessed the power of Amma’s transformation beyond geographical and language barriers. It was the evening before the conference, and we the delegates went for dinner. As we were all extremely hungry after long travel, we ordered a full plate each, but after 2 full hours of eating, could only consume about a quarter of the food in our plate, leaving the rest behind, fairly intact and…
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Q99: Funniest moments?
Question 99: “What are the funniest moments that you remember from your life?” 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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Old and New
The bhajans tonight were a mixture of old and new. So old that everyone knew them by heart and so new that everyone seemed clueless. It was fun observing Amma interacting with the musicians and giving them instructions on how to tackle the songs. She is so sweet when mildly scolding people around her. Songs tonight were: Sita Ram Bol Karunatan Katamizhi Japu Me sada Mankali Maddali Om Namah Shivaya Vilvattal Arccittom Devi Saranam The last song, Devi Saranam, was so energetic that I could hardly sit still through it. Somehow Amma really put something into it that transformed the…
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The Star
As the world lay silent , the lone star in the sky looked down, misty eyed, and searched for Her. Down the lanes,by the river side, on hilltops and valleys,she searched, but found Her nowhere. Alas! when do i see Her? thought the star, and gazed at the ocean waves. There on the shore, a speck of white. the star gazed again, there She is! Down, on the white sands, walked She, in beauty. Her eyes rose up to the twinkling in the sky. Her smile went miles through the clouds, to cheer the lone star, and lit up the…
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Nothing is permanent here except…
13 Dec 2008, Amritapuri CHANGE! The regular visitors to Amritapuri would certainly vouch for that. Amritapuri has been adorned with a number of new modifications over the past couple of months. The holy cows of Amritapuri have been put up in a new home. A new, more spacious cowshed has been constructed by the backwaters near the garbage incinerator. If first impressions are anything to go by, the cows look extremely blissful in their new surroundings as they contentedly munch their way through the grass in (and around) their new quarters. The old cowshed has given way to the new…
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Up the Ramp
The bhajans were delightful as always. So much so that one little boy couldn’t contain himself but ran up the ramp to sit with Amma on the peetham. The songs of the evening were: Gopala Gokula Govardhana Anandamritarupini Amme Makaranda Madhurya Durge (kannada) Pati Pukazhttuvan Etrayo Nalayi Bholanatha Re Amma Amma Taye Towards the end of the bhajans I looked towards the back of the hall and saw a fair number of people dancing there. 12.12.2008 Vishwanath
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Q98: Happiest day?
Question 98: “What was the happiest day in your life?” 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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Rock idol J Mascis to hold concert for Amma
Famed American rock guitarist and singer J Mascis is holding a concert to benefit Amma’s charities on Saturday, 13 December. The concert will be held at Go Yoga (112 N. 6th Street, Brooklyn NY – 718-486-5602). Mascis will be joined by fellow New York musicians Andrew ‘Devadas’ Labrecque and Tony Jarvis. Mascis is most famous as the leader of celebrated rock band Dinosaur Jr., formed in 1984 and continuing to this day. The group’s 1987 album Your Living All Over Me consistently places among critics lists of ‘Top 100 Greatest Rock Albums’ and Mascis is considered one of the greatest…
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Transcendent Bhajans
The bhajans tonight were just pure bliss. Especially as Amma sang older songs like Agamanta Porule, the atmosphere was bursting with the presence of the Divine. Music is such an inspiring thing when it is used as a means to go deep within. In Mothers hands it becomes something completely transcendent. The songs were: Krishna Vasudeva Hare Oru Nalum Piriyatto Karunamayi Devi (Telugu) Agamanta Porule Amma Amma Enai Unnay Aldbhuta Charitre Om Namah Shivaya Mere Hridaya Sree Ram Ma Jay Jagadambe Ma 9.12.2008 Vishwanath
