Amritapuri ashram
  • Bangalore On Track

    14 Feb 2008, Bangalore Some people say that the people in Bangalore are quickly losing their traditions due to fast modernization and western influence but watching the locals interact with Amma yesterday convinced me that at least they have not lost their devotion and love. Amma reached bangalore early in the morning so not everyone

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  • On The Way to Bangalore

    13 Feb 2008 The Thalassery program was over and it was time to get on the busses and head towards Bangalore. It was raining most of the time so there was some doubt as to whether Amma would stop with us, but when night fell the caravan of busses came to a halt and everybody

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  • encounter with elephants

    13 feb, enroute Talassery to bangalore, Bharata yatra 2008 after kannur, we all stayed in talassery for another 2 days. the brahmasthanam ground is so small to hold the crowd thats coming for amma’s program. one could see many old faces coming for amma’s darshan. they have been coming to amma for the last two

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  • What to do

    What to do when Amma is gone…..The boys have returned to the stage, and the girls to the Temple for morning Archana and evening bhajans. The Arati bells have resumed their nightly chiming. Amma is physically away from Amritapuri and won’t be back until mid-April. The Ashram is very empty now. Almost all the Brahmacharis and

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  • Q43: Favorite Number?

    Question 43: “What is your favorite number? Why? What does it symbolize for you?” ———– To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’. Please make your answer clear.

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  • nail biting experience

    9 feb, kannur, bharata yatra 2008 prasad giving is a big process in itself. the volunteers will be placing 2 or 3 prasad packets at a time to amma which she gives to the devotees while giving darshan. the sevaks train the volunteers for this one minute that they get to sit with amma. how

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  • Program in Kannur

    8 Feb, Kannur, Bharata yatra 2008 Last night we arrived at the Talassery Amrita Vidyalayam which will be our accommodation for both the public and the Brahmasthanam programs. I’ve always liked the northern parts of Kerala for retaining a great deal of tradition, Kannur especially, so the bus ride was an enjoyment rather than tiring.

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  • and the yatra continues

    7 feb 2008, amritapuri to kannur we were already 6 days in amritapuri? and the yatra continues.. amma left amritapuri at 12.30 for kannur which is a the northern district of kerala. now for the next two months amma will be traveling across this sacred land on india. – dhyanamrita

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  • whose house?

    6 feb 2008, amritapuri she came through the window. i was wondering why she is coming to the brahmacharis quarters. how dare she? she had few strands of fibre in her hand. she looked at me and smiled- a kind of an awkard smile. her eyes looked like asking me permission ‘can i come in?’.

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