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Amma is going to sing!
The experienced devotees watch for signs: a stirring among the musicians, gathering of cameramen, a flurry at the sound system…the intent and intense begin to jockey for position, the closer the better. Unfortunately, this usually leads to the same savvy and experienced folks scoring the “best” spots near Amma at practically every venue. However, Amma
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Q210: Restless Mind?
Question 210: Amma says: “Our mind is restless because wherever we go, we find fault and look for defects in others.” How do you understand this? Please make your answer brief and clear (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
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My Eternal Guru
O my guiding light, I am incomplete without you… Everyday… I sit alone, walk alone, Laugh alone with no shine in my foam… I see you through a beam… Do i miss you or does my soul ? O compassionate one… My humble pranams… You will be always my lovely hearted Kali Maa.. by Anagha
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In the land of Lincoln with Amma
The lush farmland of Northern Illinois glowed hazily in the slanting light of the setting sun as we drove from our hotel to the M.A. Center of Chicago. Tonight, June 30, 2012, the Center, located in rural Elburn, was being officially inaugurated by Amma and the Honorable Patrick Quinn, Govenour of Illinois as well as
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Unity in the Land of Enchantment
All year long they wait. Devotees from the Southwest and others from all over the country and abroad who have heard about, or experienced the magic of Amma in New Mexico, (whose state motto is “Land of Enchantment”), wait for those few days in June when Amma arrives. However, the devotees don’t just wait. They
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Bless me Mother
Purity smiles from her eyes. Freshness flowers on her cheeks. An ocean of compassion heaves, in the fathoms of her eyes. Fragrance of love blooms, all on her body, in her actions. Every aspect reflects on her, from micro to macro. Each thought, each expression, each sorrow and happiness, passes through her. The strangeness, n’
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Q209: Fighting negativity?
Question 209: Amma says: “Become aware of the negative tendencies in you, and weaken them through cultivating good thoughts, rather than fighting with them.” How do you understand this? Please make your answer brief and clear (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
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Birds and Birds here!
Over a decade ago, once Amma was talking to the ashram residents from the US over the phone. We were calling out “Amma! Amma!” expressing how much we were missing her, and Amma said “Oh, if Amma were a bird she would come flying to you, children!” Now while Amma is again on Her annual
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Her Divine Form
Her lap we look for to rest, Her divine and soothing words we seek in moments of distress and sorrows, In Her sparkling eyes our eyes search for answers to the questions of life, She is none other than Devi, the embodiment of compassion! None of our words are enough to describe Her beauty and
