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In Rajasthan with Amma
The night before we got to Jaipur we stopped at another place in Rajasthan called Rajsamand for the night. The place was an ashrama like place located on a beautiful hilltop with a view that was spectacular. From the rooftop of the building one could see the vast lake spread out below. Early in the morning Amma came out for a morning meditation in that very spot. One of those moments that stay with you for a long time. The Jaipur program was quite interesting in a few ways. The people in northern India have a tendency to express their…
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Jai Ram welcomed to Cow Shed
A new addition to the cowshed. Week old Jay Ram rests while his mother Lakshmy looks on. Sri Pati – USA23 March 2007
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beauty in the stones
it was again ‘mata rani’ at the end of darshan in Amdavad. but this time it was a gujarati version instead of punjabi. amma was dancing and then began clapping her hands along with the devotees. one devotee, who came for darshan, began dancing beautifully in-font of amma bringing delight and joy to everyone. as she was playing with the devotees, the sun spread his rays from the eastern horizon to join with amma. Amma left directly from the the stage of amdavad to jaipur. it was about 7.30 a.m. we passed the sabarmati river. entered into the national highway…
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Leave no one disappointed
On the road from Mumbai to Ahmedabad, Amma served us all lunch as She sat under a tree in the shade. She cracked jokes, and looked back on the 3 days of darshan in Mumbai. She stretched Her arms out and gestured embracing one after the other, at high speed. ‘Amma goes as fast as She can’ She said. If She would not go at such a high speed hundreds of people would not get darshan. People who would have been waiting for hours, who had waited all year or maybe all their lives to get a glimps of Her.…
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Smell of Motherland
flew into Mumbai late at night, the heat and smell of the city brought back memories. This was India, the land of my Mother. All winter in Europe I had been longing to be with Her again, to take part in the North India tour. To follow Her footsteps and to be litterally on the path of the Mother again. In the Nerul Ashram on the outskirts of Mumbai, Amma was giving darshan at breathtaking speed. Every few seconds She firmly took a lost soul in her arms, offering every breath and heartbeat to humanity. Seeing Her do this always…
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The Road to Ahmedabad
The ride from Mumbai to Ahmedabad was really long and gruelling, except for two factors. One being that the highway is one of the best in India, and the other one that we had two stops with Amma, one for lunch and one for chai. For lunch Amma chose an idyllic spot in a beautiful mango grove. I found myself a perfect natural sofa on the branch of one the mango trees. It even had a backrest. It was so nice to watch Amma enjoy herself with Her children in such an unhurried environment after the hectic Mumbai darshan. She…
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spiritual part
we stayed in amrita vidyalayam. amma on the 2nd floor. i was on the first. the school is in the city itself. it’s a beautiful school. we had good internet facility – 2mbps broad-band in the computer room. today is a rest day. after nearly one months travel and programmes continuesly we need some rest. thanks, amma. i slept through the afternoon. most of the group members were sleeping. its is still hot outside. after a trip on the indian tour, you willl be blessed to be able to sleep anywhere in the world, whatever be the situaliton. not just…
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good bye Mumbai
saying good bye to mumbai, we entered into 4 lane highway to amdavad. it’s a 500 km drive. as we entered gujarat, the roads look like a royal pathway–staight, clean highway. there are lot of agriculture farms on either side of the road. gujarat is only state where there is a 3 phase power supply even in the villages… and there are no power cuts! the farmers suicide is almost nil here. economically and industrially gujarat is well ahead of other states of india. we had a luch stop and tea stop on the way. during the luch stop we…
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Amma moon
now it seems that it has become the tradition in brahmasthanam festivals, at the end amma sings and dances to the tune of ‘mata rani’ the hit bhajan of the year. amma did dance at the end. devotees were calling out… with joy. what a gift to the mumbaikars for the new year day. for the maharashtrians, today is new year – ugadi. there was eclipse this morning. some believe it is not good omen to have eclipse on the new year. but you have to learn to accept this and pray for the grace. may be this is another…
