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holier than the river Ganges
Tonight’s Bhajans were: Sri Krishna Saranam Mama Nilambuja Nayane Gange Ginta Pavitralu Mere Vicha Ram Kalpantarangalkkum Om Hari Om Kalindi Kalil Oh Mind Become Surrendered Om Namah Shivaya Jai Jai Jai Durga Maharani The lyrics of the new Telugu song Gange Ginta Pavitralu struck me as profoundly Beautiful: Mother, You are holier than the river
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Amma arrives early
Amma arrived early for bhajans and everyone rushed to the bhajan hall frantically to be seated in time. Sometimes Amma does this, who knows, maybe to check whether all Her children are arriving punctually for the devotional singing. Amma sang many old songs tonight: Jai Jai Gananath Gajanana Muralidhara Gopala Mukunda Mauna Ghanamritam Muka Ganam
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the antidote
Amma arrived for bhajans directly after finishing darshan. She sang many new songs, among them the prayerful English song Everyone in the world: Everyone in the world should sleep without fear At least for one night, sleep without fear Everyone in the world should eat their fill At least for one day, eat their fill
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dispeller of the sorrows of transmigration
The bhajans tonight were: Yamuna Tira Vihara Aaja Aaja Re Samsara Dukha Samanam Chuttuneeri Pukanju Hail To Your Glory Karunamayi Devi Sarva Vyapiye Om Namah Shivaya Kannilenkilum (Kannada version) Jinki Karuna Hai Apar Of tonight’s songs a few lines from Samsara Dukha Samanam struck me deeply: O Mother, dispeller of the sorrows of transmigration Thou
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Chanting Gita to Sri Krishna
Namah Shivaya. One of the sweetest moments for me , after moving here to Amritapuri 8 months ago has been the tuesday prasad with Amma. Amma gives prasad, plates of delicious food to all the residents after extremely interesting question and answer sessions. After the Q&A session, Amma hands out the plates of food to
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Oh Mind, nobody is yours
Amma arrived for bhajans directly after darshan without any break in between. It is always a little painful to see Her arrive without having had any rest, Her white sari stained with the sweat, makeup, and tears of Her children. But as always, Amma sets the example for the ashramites, showing how important it is
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songs tonight
Tonight Amma sang the following songs: Jai Ganesh Jai Ekadanta Nandakumara Vanditarupa Irul Tingi Valarunna Omkara Swara Rupini Shyam Shyam Kukadi Me Badi Duvidha Me Shiva Shiva Hara Hara Amma Ni Nidu Ellamirikkilum You Have Come To Sacrifice Amma Amma Taye Many were new songs like Omkara Swararupini, Shyam Shyam Kukadi Me, Badi Duvidha Me
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Amma’s Court Jester
Filming Amma is certainly a unique way to experience Her divine presence. One has to be on their toes and alert at all times. It can get so crazy around Amma sometimes, that the mind has many opportunities to act up. Amma always finds a way to bring you back to the present moment though.
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fresh and new after deep meditation.
Om Amriteshvaryai Namah Weekends are incredibly busy here. Saturday and Sunday Amma is giving darshan on the big stage all day. It is very like Devi Bhava except that it goes on all day. This morning Amma came at 10am and it is now 10.16pm and she is about to finish. The ashram has been
