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Painting Amma’s life on Amritavarsham 60
I landed at Amritapuri a few days ago. Amritapuri is gearing up for Amma’s 60th Birthday celebrations. While talking to Dyanamrita Swami, he told me about a special event that is happening during Amritavarsham 60. A group of 15 artists are using their creativity to capture scenes from Amma’s early years in the form of paintings. The medium for these paintings include acrylic, water color and computer. During Amritavarsham 50, a team of 108 artists made abstract paintings on Amma which were exhibited during Amma’s 50th birthday and were also published as a colorful souvenir . This time the artists…
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Vyasa met Amma in 1982 – II
Vyasa (USA) visited Amma in Amritapuri in 1982. This is part 2 of Vyasa’s interview by Priyan. (Read part 1) Q: “What are some special moments with Amma that you remember from these days?” A: “Well, Amma was literally with us all the time. She ate with us, fed us, meditated with us, sang bhajans with us. I fell sick once and she came to check on me in my hut regularly, showing caring, concern and at the same time She made me feel that after all, the sickness of the body was not that important! Bhajans took place right outside…
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Necessity is the mother of invention
With Amma’s sweet instructions not to be spendthrift, and to use only indigenous flowers , the pookalam aspirants now have less but more sensible choices before them. As a result they have become more creative than ever. Using the flowers as a whole, without plucking at their petals, the young aspirants –this time both boys and girls-have stumbled upon more innovative creations. A small bright flower sits within the lap of a big flower thus giving a different distinct appearance. Take a closer look at it yourself!!!! -Sandhya
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Pre-Birthday Party
With many International devotees arriving early for AV60 and devotees from branch centres all over India arriving to do seva, the population here at Amritapuri is swelling hourly. Add the crowd arriving to celebrate Onam festivities with Amma and spend their Onam vacation with her, and you have the perfect Amma rainbow flower garden of devotees. The Ganesh Festival is also going on, so there is even more celebration, as well as extra pujas and bhajans. Every night after dinner, led by the Amrita University students, and joined by all interested, there are bhajans and arathi conducted in front of…
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Vyasa met Amma in 1982
Interview by Priyan Vyasa (Gregory Mc Farland, USA) has been a devotee of Amma for 31 years now! He is visiting Amritapuri for a month, to be with Amma for her 60th Birthday Celebrations. Even though since Her 1st world tour in 1987, he meets Amma every year when She visits the USA, it has now been 18 years since he came to Amritapuri… I fixed a meeting with him to ask him to share his memories from his earliest visits to Amma back in 1982 and 1983… “In 1979, I was living in Santa Fe (New Mexico), when a…
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Deeper Lessons on Onam Pookkalam
Onam brings with it many special joys. The early preparations for this happy event make it a festival of flowers. Floral decorations adorn every household. With time the fine ritual like any other begins to assume the shape of a bane practice. Unfortunately, neglecting to grow flowers, people begin to buy flowers in huge competitive proportions. Blinded by the beauty of flowers, they sadly sever the petals from flower inflicting pain on the plant. In Amritapuri, as per Amma’s sweet instructions, young girls of the ashram go out around the premises collecting flowers grown by the ashram. A few morning…
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Arrival of Sri Krishna
Mother Earth trembled and shivered, as the demons tormented and shattered the lives of many innocent… Then was the arrival of the Divine, memorable. The day was Bhadrapada, Ashtami, as the Divine willed An infant was born in the midst of conditions, unthinkable. Yet full of splendor, a beaming smile and bluish-hued The Lord arrived as the Saviour of all, unforgettable. All jivas danced in bliss by His mere touch or glance, His lilas, all sages sang day and night endlessly, The demons got frightened by His mere presence, Let us rejoice and celebrate His arrival splendidly. Wishing all AMMA’s…
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Happy Raksha Bandhan
To my dearest charioteer Please come O happy moon.. Please remove my unnecessary sorrow.. I cry hard but its not leaving me!! O dear saviour!! wont you come to save me ? cries– my heart.. throbs– my heart.. Giver of the giver.. I am nothing… Please come… O pearl of my heart.. You blossom in love and sit in my heart.. Why aren’t you coming.. The burden full heart is crying.. Please come.. My dear Krishna.. You know everything.. With this moving mind I travel from one hell to the next hell. Please save me.. My mother – full of…
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An offering to the Mother of All
Mother, though the blazing Sun rose in the East, The dawn looked so dull as if the Creator was silent. Ma, all Gods sang for Thy waking up in Raga Bhoopala, And it was the time for all learned to offer a gift of Kala. Filling the quarters with the melody of song and dance, Infilling all the creatures with bliss and divine romance. Mother, the fiery blazing Sun was in the midst of the sky, Leaving no room for anyone to move around in any way. Ma, all Gods sang, praising Thee in Raga Samkarabharanam, Devotees made offerings, dressing…
