Amritapuri ashram
  • IAM in BSF SriNagar

    IAM in BSF SriNagar

    After getting down from train in Jammu on 13th June 2007, we started for BSF Sector Headquarter – Srinagar in a BSF convoy on 14th Morning. The Officers and Jawans at BSF RTO office as well as in the Transit camp were very kind to us. Especially the Mess Commander Mr. S.K. Ghosh, who originally

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  • divine sight

    Swami Kaivalyananda discussed some parts from the 11th chapter of the Gita. Here is one shloka;‘Na tu mam shakyase drashtum, anenaiva svacakshusha,divyam dadami te cakshu, pashya me yogam aishvaryam. 11.8. The Lord tells Arjuna, ‘but you are not able to see Me with your own eye; therefore, I give you divine sight. See my glorious

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  • delusion is removed

    Today, Swami discussed the first part of the 11th chapter, The Yoga of the Universal Form.’ Here is the first shloka, said by Arjuna; ‘Madanugrahaya paramam guhyam adhyatma samjnitam, Yat tvayoktam vacas tena moho ‘yam vigato mama.’ Here, Arjuna tells the Lord, ‘out of compassion, You have instructed this highest secret of spirituality. By this,

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  • Divine Glories

    Swami Kaivalyananda discussed part of the 10th chapter of the Gita, dealing with the Lord’s divine glories, or vibhutis. Here is one shloka;‘aham atma gudhakesha sarvabhutashaya sthitah,aham adis ca madhyam ca bhutanam anta eva ca.’ The Lord tells Arjuna, ‘I am the Self, seated in the hearts of all beings. I am the beginning, the

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  • Multidimensional Interaction

    Last night we were watching Amma giving Devi Bhava Darshan in LA. This era of webcasts has really changed the atmosphere here in Amritapuri during the times Amma is away. Some years ago when Amma used to do the Europe and US tours one after the other she was away from the ashram over three

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  • the Yoga of Knowledge

    Swami Kaivalyananda started classes on the 10th chapter, called ‘Vibhuti Yoga.’ Here, the Lord reveals his divine aspects seen in creation. One important shloka is, ‘tesham satatayuktanam bhajatam pritipurvakam,dadami buddhiyogam tam yena mam upayanti te.’ Here, the Lord says, ‘for those constantly immersed in remembrance of me, full of love for Me, I give them

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  • Strong Wind

    Strong Wind

    rain and strong wind hits the state of kerala today. it affected amritapuri too. uprooted tree by the cowshed in the video: the wind blew off the wall, took off the metal-roof of the water tank it rained heavily yesterday

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  • Live Nature documentary

    Since the Amrita Setu bridge was built some peculiar visitors have been frequenting the ashram. Earlier this year we had one monkey who crossed over in the hope of, well we don’t quite know what. He was a fairly mischievous one and was known to bare his teeth at people coming from the café and

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  • beyond the borders of mind

    beyond the borders of mind

    From the borders of the country –beyond the borders of the mind – IAM Aum Amriteswaryai NamahWe are in Amritsar now. The city that is most holy to the Sikhs for it has the Golden temple – the Harmandir Sahib, in which the original copy of the Guru Granth Sahib is housed.The response in all

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