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Is it Rishi back?
“Please don’t pet or feed dogs and animals”. It is a sign that you will see when you visit Amritapuri. Yes, we do love and care for animals, but the ashram is not a place for animal care. By not feeding and petting them we make them understand that it is not a place where
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Gratitude
Serenity comes only with surrender, trusting all is ultimately one. Duality is merely a pretender, playing on life’s stage with light; (it’s fun)! Illusion is composed of form and gender, planets, moon and stars, and blazing sun. But death compacts us all with cosmic blender- when atoms merge, apparent form’s undone. Though sure of this,
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Interacting with Her Orphan Children
For a moment, it appeared Amma would be pulled off the stage! We had stopped at one of Amma’s orphanages for a late lunch on our way from Palakkad to Trivandrum, and Amma was saying goodbye to the children. They were excited, shouting and crowding towards Amma with hands outstretched upwards to reach her… In
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Your Gaze
When your gaze enters mine rivers of radiance run through my veins My heart blooms – a flower whose fragrance is light Sudden showers of power flood mind and memory like monsoon rain time stops only LOVE exists Reality reveals the world is a field of luminous bliss I do not know how or when
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Witnessing…
The sun shining bright The air getting warm and light The birds singing cheerfully The bees dancing playfully The trees wearing colored lace The greens swaying with grace The flowers opening their perfumed heart All living creatures having a new start The day staying up late The sky kissing its mate The moon smiling at
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Thy Plays
O! AMMA, the Embodiment of Pure Unconditional Love Om Avyaja Karuna Poora Pooritha Thy plays remove the hidden sorrows, Even as the wind dispels thick clouds. Thou art the Universal Father and Mother, Whose unconditional love flows perinnially, Even to the most insignificant creature, Embracing all, Thou art the Purifier verily. O! AMMA, the Embodiment
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Amma the computer technician
If each soul was born, with an internal ‘spirit computer’, then my Guru would be the one, who overhauls my operating system, and upgrades software, with appropriate updates She gives periodic memory boosts as well When my system crashes she gets it running smoothly again– always A master technician in the arena of soul the
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The Old-New Kalari
The Old Kalari (or Krishna’s Temple) is probably the most precious and special place in Amritapuri… Everyone that visits the ashram makes it a point to visit this unique and blessed small place, either to participate in the pujas conducted there or just to sit and meditate for some time. Many years ago, when larger
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She Doesn’t Rest…
The 2-week tour to Mangalore and Kerala ended with the Trivandrum darshans on the night of 25th/26th Feb. Coming to the stage at 11am on 25th, Amma gave darshan till 2:30am. Wanting to reach back Amritapuri at the earliest and avoid the hot day-time driving, we had planned to load the bags at 1am and be
