Amritapuri ashram
  • 6day bhajans

    Amma’s sixth day program in San Ramon, California Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 Again today, Amma asked everyone if they wanted Her to answer questions or to sing bhajans. The majority of the crowd asked for ‘bhajans’. Here is a list of bhajans from today’s program: He Gananayaka Siddivinayaka (Marathi) Shyma Sundara Madhana Mohana (Hindi) Kiski

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  • 5th day bhajans

    Amma’s fifth day program in San Ramon, California Monday, June 9th, 2008 Here is a list of bhajans from today’s program: Dayakaro Tum (Hindi) – New Me Khadi Udi Ka (Sindhi) Kannunir Kondu (Malayalam) De Darshan Ma (Hindi) Ninaivai Naan Marakkayile (Tamil) – New Om Namah Shivaya Amaavele Ma Ammavele (Telugu) Ba Baro Manave (Kannada)

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  • Request for prasad

    This one happened was during the Amma’s evening darshan program at San Ramon Jun/10/2008. A couple of us, Ananth and I were standing near the ‘JumpGrades’ information desk , talking and seeing Amma from over there. When I noticed that the kids trying out the software demo, were munching something. I was wondering what it

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  • Non-profit accomplishment

    Last week the magazine, India Today, named the medical school at Amma’s AIMS hospital as the 16th best medical school in India. It was a huge honor for this institution which is only seven years old. I took the magazine to Kinko’s to have the cover and the two page article scanned in preparation for

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  • What was the Saree colour

    San Ramon, California on Saturday, June 7th, 2008 Devi Bhava started at 7 PM with Amma’s satsang followed by an Atma Puja. Amma started giving darshan at around 9 PM. Amma was wearing a light green saree. That was what I thought! I was not sure about the colour of the saree, so I asked

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  • Q63: Yes to Life?

    Question 63: “Amma teaches us to “say ‘Yes’ to life“. What is your understanding of this teaching? To what extend do you succeed in practising it?” – To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please make your answer brief and clear.

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  • Humble Pie

    8 June 2008, San Ramon, CA While doing seva in the kitchen I noticed a lot of cooked cereal was left over from breakfast so I asked if I could use it to make Humble Pie by baking it in the oven. My request to make Humble Pie was met with an unexpected offer: “Would

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  • Story Time

    San Ramon, California on Friday, June 6th, 2008 After Swami Amritatmananda’s satsang this evening, Amma asked everyone if they wanted a Her to answer questions or to sing bhajans. The majority of the crowd called out ‘bhajans’. Some voices asked for ‘Mata Rani’. One devotee asked for Amma to tell a story. Amma said that

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  • Smile and be happy

    San Ramon, California on Thursday, June 5th, 2008 A bramachari gave a satsang this evening. Amma said that there is no need for Her to give a satsang as well as one does not have to eat a sack full of sugar to taste its sweetness. Amma said that She wants Her children to smile

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