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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 the classes has been phenomenal. There have been wonderful reports from our groups. Stories of how scepticism has changed to belief, how an aloofness has changed to warmth and friendship. I shall try to gather some titbits for all of you and post it some…
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Five angas of bhakti
Today Swami Kaivalyananda resumed Gita classes at the ashram, after a two-week break (Swami had to travel to Varanasi). Today we concluded the ninth chapter, with the verse, ‘manmana bhava madbhakto, madyaji mam namaskuru,mam evaishyasi yuktvaivam, atmanam matparaynah.’ Here, this is an important verse about bhakti. Some comment this as the five limbs (angas) of bhakti, because there are five things said.One it says, ‘manmana,’ to have constant remembrance of God, or a mind full of thoughts of God.’Two is ‘madbhakto’ – to express devotion, or bhakti, to the Lord.Then ‘madyaji,’ to perform one’s worship to God.Fourth is ‘mam namaskuru,’…
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in the foot steps of Shankaracharya
In our free time we visited the famous Bahu Fort and the temple inside the Fort, while at Jammu.BSF Jawans from 4 Batallions attended the IAM Sessions from 19th June 2007 to 21st June 2007, at BSF Sector Headquarter in Srinagar and it was very well received. All the officers as well as Jawans participated whole-heartedly in these sessions. They also told us that they felt very calm and composed after doing IAM. Some of them even said that they felt very soothing effect while practicing IAM. Everytime after the IAM sessions, Jawans would come and discuss their physical as…
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rough sea
since the monsoon started, the sea become rough. the water leval increased. waves were crashing along the shores, uprooting the trees, taking away the sea walls, over flowing into the land.
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A Prayer
Blessed Mother, Great and Holy One Hear your daughter Give me guidance in the turmoil of daily life Show me how to be more understanding of others Open your arms and embrace me Teach me to embrace others inspite of their faults as you have me Guide me in teaching others tolerance and love for all things Help me to teach my children about your love and help me to show them your nurturing ways Allow me to draw your light into my life that I may enlighten all of those that I touch with your beauty… Annie Ramsey, Washington
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incredible day
Today, meeting and being embraced by Amma was one of the most beautiful experiences of my life and I will cherish it forever! When I first arrived, I was overcome with so much emotion. Sitting in one room filled with so much love was so powerful. By the time I got up to see her, I was filled with so much happiness. I plan on taking all that love and spreading it around to as many lives as I can touch. Amma is a beautiful example of how the world should be. Thank you for an incredible day!! Dana Derrick,…
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Military Meditation
I am writing from Dera Baba Nanak, in Punjab, on the Indo-Pak border. The name of the place means the home of Baba Nanak. This was where he spent his last years, living life as an ordinary farmer. Guru Nanak was the founder saint of Sikhism. Though he himself did not propound it as a separate religion, in later days it assumed a distinctive character of its own. But many still think of it as coming under the wider ambit of Hinduism. This is also the first of the BSF (Border Security Force) camps that we have covered. Actually we…
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something i cannot tell
why did you come to india?to see Amma who is Amma?the mother of everyone why do you call her Mother?because she has so much love for everyone what has she given you ?so much love what is special about her love?it’s very nice when did you meet Amma?when i was 2 years old, now i am 11 do you remember the 1st time you recognized Amma?i cant really remember, maybe 3 years ago what is your most beautiful experience for Amma?when i sing to her…and when i get a hug after that 2 years back on christmas you sang one…
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San Ramon Rani
Mata Rani – San Ramon Generally the second retreat night is filled with cultural performances by local devotees and volunteer staff members. Tonight there was a magician, a classical violinist, a young guitar player, and two classical Indian dancers. For the final ‘act’, spaces were cleared on both sides of the center darshan line. A group of local Indian devotees were going to put on a skit or some sort of dance. They had been practicing the last few days and were outside the hall dressed in costumes awaiting their entrance cue. The music started. It was a recording of…
