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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 and be happy and that we should find time to smile. Here is a list of songs from the today’s program: He Gananayaka Siddivinayaka (Marathi) Manas Chora (Hindi) Anandadhamamam Ninnilettanen (new Malayalam Bhajan from new song sheet) Ammana Divya Padambujagalige (Kannada) Kuriyani Kanniru (Telugu) Om…
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San Ramon Bhajans
Amma’s program started in San Ramon, California on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Here is a list of songs from the first day evening program, most of them were new songs from Bhajan Supplement 2008: Dayakaro Tum (Hindi) – New Sundar Hai Nayana Tere (Hindi) – New Ennilae Enne (Malayalam) Meri Jhoppidi De (Punjabi) – New We are all the beads (English) – New Vilvattal Archittom (Tamil) – New Atbhuta Charitre (Malayalam) Jai Jai Janani Jai Ho Teri (Hindi) Sudhakar
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Q62: Internet brain?
Question 62: “Would you agree to have internet fixed directly to your brain? Why?” – To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please make your answer brief and clear.
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Opening to Grace
Seva — selfless service — purifies us and retrains our mind to think of others instead of our own desires. Similar to the way a parent models the behavior that they want their children to have, Amma is constantly showing us that the path to enlightenment begins with Seva. Her tireless work with the poor and homeless as well as providing years of Darshan for anyone who comes to Her in need is the embodiment of self sacrifice. You don’t see Amma telling us that She needs a break from all those egos or that hugging us is beneath Her…
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Q61: Bird on twig?
Question 61: “Amma tells us to be “like a bird on the twig (small branch)”. What is your understanding of this teaching? To what extend do you succeed in applying this into your daily?” – To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please make your answer brief and clear.
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As is Above, So is Below
24 – 25 May 2008, Kobe, Japan It is said that to show a sign of reverence one must look up upon that which is to be honored. Upon seeing the set-up of the Kobe Home Stadium program, that was my first thought. How could we all sit above and look down on our Beloved Amma with reverence? Aren’t we supposed to gaze up at Her, not down? The program was set in a sports stadium. The stage was set upon the edge of a soccer field. With only a small walkway of about 8-feet separating the stage from a…
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Q60: Best book?
Question 60: “What is the best book that you read recently? What did you learn from it?” – To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please make your answer brief and clear.
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An Unforgettable Lesson
This second “short inspiring story with Amma” probably took place about 5 or 6 years ago. It was the very first time that darshan was going beyond 9am in the morning. I remember this very clearly because we had to deal with the issue of whether to wait for darshan to end before we serve breakfast at the Western Canteen, or do it while Amma was still on the stage. Amma was giving darshan in the big auditorium and She had to walk past the canteen’s serving area on Her way to Her room. Darshan finished at 9:15 and the…
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The deepest Love?
Recently and for reasons out of our control, the web-team has not been able to update you with tour news, or to post new items on the site. To partially fill this gap and being away from Amritapuri at present, I will try to write short entries on the blog, sharing some past inspiring moments with or around Amma that I was blessed to witness or experience in the past few years… So, this is now the first such ‘short inspiring story with Amma’: This happened maybe 10 years ago. We were traveling with Amma on a long Indian tour…
