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kalis glance
16 marcch, bharata yatra 2008, varanasi to kolkata after the stay at varanasi, we started off to kolkata. a few kilometers later, we entered the states of bihar, and then jharkhand. if it was cultivation in bihar, it was mines in jharkhand, on either side of the road. most of them were coal mines. you pass many trucks carrying coals. people on the road all look painted in black on their face and clothes. the road side trees and plants all have black shade in its leaves and flowers. when we stopped for dinner, it was not easy to find…
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Q49: Free-Will?
Question 49: “Do you think that God actively interferes in humans’ lives, or does He simply show us the right way and gives us the free-will to make our choices?” —- To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please make your answer clear.
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Kolkata Brahmasthanam
19 March 2008, Kolkata The calculated auspicious time for the Sthapana and Prana Pratistha was between 8.30 am and 10 am. I got up well in advance in order to be ready to experience the auspicious moment in all it’s splendor. Since we are far from South-India where the crowds for such occasions are huge, I decided to make the best out of the situation and went looking for a good spot from where I could witness the inauguration as close up as possible. The sky was clear and a tranquil mood pervaded the ashram. Devotees were carrying chairs to…
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Arriving in Kolkata
Arriving in Kolkata – The last stop on the tour 17 Mar 2008, Kolkata After the Mangalore program I went back to the ashram but could not bear the thought of missing the inauguration of the Brahmasthanam temple here at Amma’s Kolkata Ashram and not seeing Amma before she departs India. I was not alone in feeling so as there were about one hundred other ashramites who took the same train. We reached the Kolkata ashram about one hour before Amma and there was already a feeling of anticipation everywhere with devotees lined up in front of her room and…
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Communicating with Dolphins
Communicating with Dolphins at Amma’s Beach! Two days ago, chatting with a friend here at Amritapuri, we shared some nice memories of seeing dolphins in the ocean, from Amma’s beach (just 2 minutes walk from the ashram, by the Ayurveda Research Center). My friend said that once someone was sad and complaining that the dolphins never came for her to see them. She was then told, that they would surely come when we call them with a pure and sincere heart. They feel such vibrations and will definitely answer the call. If they hadn’t come to her yet, it was…
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sweet punishment
16 march, itava, uutarpradesh, bharata yatra 2008 the four-lane road to calcutta is beautiful. on either side of the road was spread the fields of cultivation. rice, wheat, mustard.. now its time for the potatoes. big, really big fields of potatoes. the machine ploughs the ground and farmers pickup the potatoes and clean the dirt. you could see sacks full of golden potatoes stacked by the road side to be taken to the market. we stopped for lunch by a roadside ashram – eksharananda ashram. amma served everyone lunch. after it has been served, we would chant gita 15th chapter,…
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sacred land
15 march , delhi to calcutta, bharata yatra 2008. today is a loooong trip — by the road to calcutta, it is abut 1500 km. from the north to east of india cutting through the states of haryana, uttarpradesh, bihar and then to west bengal. when passing through the state of uttarpradesh, we saw yamuna river where sri krishna used to dance with the gopis on its banks. then we passed through mathura, where sri krishna was born, vrindavan where he did the rasalila, govardhan where he lifted the mountain, …..wow. when you see the sign boards by the high…
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mantra miracle
13 march, bharata yatra 2008, delhi one little girl about 12 years old asked amma for mantra. last year also she has asked for mantra. but only this time amma gave it. the next day when i saw her she said the mantra has changed her so much. i asked her what was the change. ‘you wont believe it,’ she said. i said ‘i believe you.’what did the manta do?.’ pointing to her heart she said ‘its still ringing here. its is so powerful’ ‘ok. what was the change?’ i asked. ‘my anger was reduced.’ ‘with whom you are angry…
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Q48: Beyond boredom?
Question 48: “Why do we get bored? How could we go beyond the feeling of boredom?” ———- To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please make your answer clear.
