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Christmas Bhajans
24 Dec 2007, Amritapuri Despite having just come back from her Kerala tour the same morning Amma still came out for bhajans since there are so many of her western children that have come here for Christmas and new year. Surely no-one was expecting Amma to come out having just given darshan all through the previous night but I still think many would have been disappointed if Amma hadn’t come. After all for many westerners Christmas still holds something very special and what better way to spend it than in Amma’s presence. In the evening after dinner there was a…
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Sacred Chanting
25 Dec 2007, Amritapuri It wakes you up at the crack of dawn. Speakers across the backwaters. Speakers near the Ashram. Full blast, and it continues on until dusk. Sometimes it starts earlier, sometimes ends later. It’s Festival Time again. Of course, in Amritapuri, everyday is a festival. But on some occasions during the year, there are festivals going on at temples all over the area. These days, there is one going on across the backwaters at a small temple. Someone has sponsored the chanting of the Srimad Bhaghavatam (stories about the incarnations of Vishnu). There are at least three…
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Bhajans in Kodungallor
The 21st of December was Amma’s first day of programs in Kodungallor. Here are the bhajans that Amma sang at the morning’s program:1. He Gananayaka2. Krishna Govinda Gopala Rama Hari Nama Gavo3. Kerunna Manasa Amma4. Om Namah Shivaya5. Manase Nin Svantamayi6. Jay Jay Janani And here are the bhajans that she sang in the evening program:1. Sankar Sat Ho Tum2. Manasa Chora Radha Krishna3. Kalpantarangalkku4. Mata Rani5. Oru Nalum6. Om Namah Shivaya7. Hridaya Pushpame8. Ambe Jagadambe — Piyush
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Q31: What is Christmas?
Question 31: “What does Christmas mean and symbolize for you?” ——————————— To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’.
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Blessed children
21 dec, Kodungallur – bharata yatra 2007 When Amma reached Kodungallur it was already 6 pm. the hostel children of Amrita Vidyalayam welcomed Amma with padpuja. You could hear them say ‘I washed amma’s feet!’ ‘i put chandana!’ ‘i did kumkum!’ ‘i did the arati’… etc. These kids are really blessed to be in amma’s schools and imbibe those subtle spiritual values from a very young age. Afterwards, Amma talked to them. she asked “are you not feeling sad that you have to leave your family and your own brothers and sisters? Is staying in the hostel difficult?” One boy…
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Don’t expect, be in the flow
21 dec, Kozhikode — bharata yatra 2007 That was the grand finale in Kozhikode.Imagine what it would have been. You guessed it right: Mata Rani!!! But Amma asked to play the music and Amma started dancing at the end of darshan. a few mantras and then there were more than 50 babies for annaprasham -to receive their first solid meal from the hands of Amma. There was a padapuja also. When Amma started Mata Rani, devotees rose to their feet and started dancing. The energy in the hall suddenly boomed. Amma was in an ecstatic mood. she called out mata…
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Expect before your expectation.
Expect Amma before your expectation — Bharata Yatra — 20 dec 2007, Kozhikode Amma says that her life is like that of a river. flowing all the time — flowing towards all parts of the world. flowing into the humble, into the poor, into the suffering — to awaken, to fulfill, to purify. Amma says that she didn’t become a railway track. she became a river. Just few days ago she was in London, one week ago she was in California, before she was in Paris… yesterday she was in Manjeri, now she is in Kozhikode. and tomorrow… I have seen people…
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Q30: What is Faith?
Question 30: “What is faith? Would like to share a living example of its manifestation in your life?” ——————————— To post your answer, click on ‘Add Comment’.
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Amma in CBS network
Amma to be featured in CBS Network’s ” In God’s Name” IN GOD’S NAME, a CBS primetime special will explore the complex questions of our time through the intimate thoughts and beliefs of 12 of the world’s most influential spiritual leaders. The two-hour special will be broadcast Sunday, Dec. 23 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network (USA). “We chose these 12 leaders because of the vast number of believers . more than four billion . that their faiths represent,” said Gedeon Naudet. “We also wanted to explore the diversity of spirituality in our world today” said filmmakers Jules…
