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Burning with IAM
Meditation in the deserts We (Br. Amarnath, Mr. Jhingan of Delhi and I) were welcomed by the second-in-command of the Gujarat Frontier Headquarters of BSF when we arrived at Gandhi Nagar. While speaking to him, I asked him if he had heard of Amma. He said yes. “She’s known as the ‘hugging saint,’ right?” He was also aware of Amma’s humanitarian efforts. When I asked him whether he had had darshan of Amma, he said “I’m looking forward to that good day”. “As we are with the security forces, it’s very difficult for us to get time off whenever we…
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a double rainbow
a beautiful rainbow appeared in amritapuri on sunday. lived for few moments, gave joy to every one and disappeared. trying to catch with a cup?? {read what Amma says on rainbow } watch video of double rainbow -smita
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Even Mind
Today, Swami discussed more of the 12th chapter, Bhakti Yoga. Here is a well-known shloka;’ Adveshta sarvabhutanam maitra karuna eva ca,Nirmamo nirahankarah samaduhkhasukhah kshami. 12.13 The Lord describes the characteristics of a devotee from this shloka till the end of the chapter. He says, ‘Free from anger to all beings, friendly and compassionate, free from the feelings of ‘I’ and ‘mine,’ he is equal in pain and pleasure, and patient.’ This verse contains a lot of instruction for a sadhak. First it says ‘adveshta,’ to not have anger. Here, Shankara says in particular, ‘even when cursed, or hit, he is…
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Welcoming Amma with Fireworks
Welcoming Amma with Fireworks… Wednesday was Independence Day and we had just arrived in Chicago after a four hour drive from Iowa. We were exhausted, but luckily, the short drive gave us ample time to unload the trucks, set up in the hall and kitchen, and have plenty of time to rest in the hotel before the next day’s program. But it was the 4th of July, and as the sun set and the skies darkened, countless fireworks displays would erupt across the countryside. And they did! Word had spread that a huge fireworks display would happen right near the…
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Welcoming Amma with Fireworks
Welcoming Amma with Fireworks… Wednesday was Independence Day and we had just arrived in Chicago after a four hour drive from Iowa. We were exhausted, but luckily, the short drive gave us ample time to unload the trucks, set up in the hall and kitchen, and have plenty of time to rest in the hotel before the next day’s program. But it was the 4th of July, and as the sun set and the skies darkened, countless fireworks displays would erupt across the countryside. And they did! Word had spread that a huge fireworks display would happen right near the…
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Do Karma for ME
Today Swami discussed the 12th chapter, on Bhakti Yoga. Here is one shloka; Abhyase’ pyasamartho’ si, mat karma paramo bhava, Madartham api karmani kurvan siddhim avapsyasi.’ 12.10 Here, the Lord is instructing Arjuna in the different sadhanas of bhakti. First He says, ‘fix your mind in Me, and you will dwell in Me.’ This is the first step. Then He says, ‘if you cannot do that, perform practice (abhyasa). In other words, the first step is meditation, but meditation truly takes place only in a one-pointed and mature mind. If that suitability isn’t there, then one must practice to reach…
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IAM in Kupwara
From BSF Baramulla, it took us about 2 hours to reach Kupwara on 22nd June, 2007. The IAM sessions were scheduled from 23rd June 2007 to 25th June 2007. It was quite scenic on the way – large green paddy fields surrounded by mountains, streams of small river, flowing parallel to the road, horse-carts carrying passengers etc. But all this seemed so peaceful only because our Army and Paramilitary forces are maintaining a vigil round the clock to maintain order in this disturbed state of India. As we began to reach the SHQ at Kupwara, the road started getting steep,…
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IAM in Baramulla BSF
On 18th June 2007, we started for Baramulla in a BSF convoy under tight security and reached Baramulla BSF SHQ, Singpura, in around 3-4 hours. On the way, we saw army trying to toe a burnt passenger bus to the roadside. We were told that some people had burnt the bus after a child had come under it. As we reached near the Baramulla SHQ, the road became hilly, rough and windy. Both sides were laid with apple trees. Few hundred meters before the BSF SHQ, we passed a legendary Sikh Gurudwara. A day before staring our return journey from…
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Amma’s Viswaroopa
On hearing Swami Kaivalyanada saying, `If you want to have Viswaroopa darshana, ask Amma’, my mind strolled along these lanes of thoughts: and all these with all the respects due to Gita, Sri Krishna and Arjuna. Well, is not Amma always in the Vishwaroopa-bhava? When we watch Her Devi Bhava programs through web casting, there are many things revealed right in front of our eyes. I mean even through a web cast program! Onstage in Chicago for example She is fully with each one of her children in Chicago as much as She is fully with Amritapuri children seeing Her…
