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golden sunset
it was amazing this morning. usually i don’t get to see the sun rise.today when i saw it, the western horizon was bright and red as if the sun was rising there. really!! it was cool. the red and golden yellow rays sprayed through the orange, yellow and white clouds… so joyful to see.at the same time the east was a bit dark and cloudy. in the evening it was just the opposite. the western side was dark. black clouds over the sea gave one the feeling that it would rain at any time. and lo! the east was bright…
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Friday bhajan
These songs Amma sang tonight. Ganeshaya Namah Om Hari Bol Svarloka Vatsalya Dharayai Sri Rama Jai Rama Shankara Siva Shankara Ammayalle Entammayalle (Telegu ) Cintanai Ceytituvay (Tamil) Jai Jai Janani Sri Pati San Ramon, Friday 8 June 2007
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Thursday’s Bhajans
Jai Ganesha Jai Ekadanta (2007 Supplement Krishna Govinda Gopala Ram Hari Nam Gavo (2007 Supplement) Oru Nalum Piriyatta BarammaMohalu Champpara Gauri Ramana (2007 Supplement) Om Namah Sivayah Ni Intri Verarumillai – Pavam (2007 Supplement) Mere HridiyaO Mind Become Surrendered (2007 Supplement) Ambe Jagadambe Mohalu Champpara Gauri is about Siva and has an uplifting section that repeats at the end: he chandrachuda he sulapani he mallikarjjuna nive saranam {O the One with the Moon, O the One with the trident I seek refuge of Mallikarjuna (Siva) } Sri Pati San Ramon 7 June 2007
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Bhajans
Before Bhajans, instead of satsang, Amma held a question and answer session. One person asked “What is Amma’s core message for the young parents with children and for all the teachers I see gathered here?” Amma’s response: “One word – Compassion”. Amma continued to sing many new bhajans from the 2007 supplement, but also included a few older ones. He Gananayaka Sidivinayaka (2007 Supplement) Sri Krishna Sharanam Mama Prematapassu (Tapas of Love) (2007 Supplement) Om Sakti Om Sakti (2007 Supplement) Man Re Om Namah Sivayah Meri Vich Ram Awaken Children (2007 Supplement) Jai Ma Ambe Sri Pati San Ramon, 7…
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Fools Know Me
Fools know Me as who have assumed human form Swami Kaivalayananda discussed another important verse in the 9th chapter; ‘Avajananti mam mudhah, manushim tanum asritam,Param bhavam ajananto mama bhutamaheshvaram.’ Here the Lord says, ‘fools curse Me, who have assumed human form! They don’t know my supreme nature, as the Lord of all beings.’ One interesting thing is that it refers to those who don’t know the ‘param bhavam,’ the supreme nature of the Lord. We should understand that this doesn’t only refer to those who don’t believe in the Incarnation and those who abuse him. There is another group who…
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Bhajana 2007 Supplement
One of the hottest items being sold at the bookstore this year is the 2007 Bhajan Supplement. Practically every bhajan Amma has sung so far on the US Tour has been found in here. In fact, during the first night in San Ramon, every song (except for Om Namah Sivayah) came from the 2007 Supplement. Almost twice as large at the 2006 supplement, it is filled with 53 bhajans, including Mata Rani and Awaken Children (written about on Amritapuri.org). Tonight, Amma sang the following Sankar Sut Ho Tum (Hindi) Manas Chora Radha Krishna (Hindi) Satyaslesam (Tamil) Mata Rani (Punjabi) Omkara…
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Amma Amma!!!!
At the end of Devi Bhava, after the curtains came to a close, and everyone sat in reverential silence, having chanted the closing prayers, we waited for Amma’s reappearance – our one last glimpse of Her before She would leave the hall for the next city. But it wasn’t true silence. From within the Temple, we could hear chants of ‘Amma Amma Amma!’ sounding as if it was coming out of some small speaker. Many people were puzzled and wondered what was going on. It actually was Amma’s children in Amritapuri shouting back to Her over a web cam that…
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Morning Archana
Morning Archana This morning, during Devi Bhava, at around 5:30am as darshan neared the end, Amma suddenly asked all the Tour Staff to come to the hall and join in chanting the 1000 names of the Divine Mother. Swami Amritaswarupananda first started with Amma’s 108 names. As each name was called out, everyone responded with ‘Aum Amriteshwariyai Namah. Next came the 1000 names – everyone responding with ‘Aum Parashaktyai Namah’. Swami finished by singing Ayi Giri Nandini. It was the first time to everyone’s knowledge that a full archana had been done on tour in the US. In Amritapuri, Archana…
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Mata Rani Ki Jai!
Mata Rani Ki Jai! One of the questions on many people’s mind during the Seattle programs was whether Amma would sing ‘Mata Rani’. Most everyone had heard about how Amma had been singing this new upbeat Punjabi song in India – especially during the end of the Brahmastanam Temple Festivals. Anticipation was high and palpable in the air. When would we hear this new bhajan? Our first introduction to Mata Rani came during bhajans on the first night of the Retreat. It was the fourth bhajan in the set. During the bhajan, Amma would occasionally lift Her hands up in…
