Amritapuri ashram
  • Wired for Compassion

    19 Dec 2011, Amritapuri It was a bright, clear and sunny morning at Amritapuri. The sparkling backwaters flowed under the bridge as I walked over to Amrita University. The usual throng of students on their way to class was absent this morning, as they were on break. However, the campus was anything but quiet as

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  • Q194: Christmas Message?

    Question 194: “What for you is the message of Christmas?” Please make your answer brief and clear (maximum 5 or 6 lines).

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  • Alerting stars…

    Ma, I was lulled to sleep by Thy mellifluous songs of melody, Alas! When I woke up I saw all the dazzling stars vanished away. Reminding me to wake up before the sun rises, do archana and be ready to receive your grace. Ma, I was lulled to sleep by Thy mellifluous songs of melody,

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  • Meditative smile

    Eyes retreat… Ears fall… Skin recedes… Tongue twisted… Nostrils shut… Nothing remains, Just the breathe of silence. A dark horse gallops. A spec of light emits  far away. A white horse emerges, riding on by purity. Flood of brilliance. Smile of the holy mother. Meditative smile! by Sateeshan R  

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  • You blessed me

    It’s your grace, it’s your wish… That I am able to remember you and feel you… Nothing disturbs me when i look at you, remember you… I find no worries in remembering you… I find it, grace and joy flowing in me… I call you, I pray to you… Are you listening me?? Yes.. You

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  • Q193: The Frog?

    Question 193: “Amma says: ‘If you put a frog into water and slowly heat it, enjoying the gradual warmth, the frog will not make any effort to escape, and eventually it will helplessly die.’ How do you understand this?” Please make your answer brief and clear (maximum 5 or 6 lines).

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  • Wake up my mind!

    Mind O mind… please long for that supreme oneness long for that supreme unity… Wake up my mind..wake up… Why this drowsiness.. O why this sleepiness… Don’t you long for the goal… Wake up my mind,wake up… Let O my beloved mother… let me have that sweet longing for you… let me have that sad,

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  • Inside…

    Eyes retreat leaving back a colourful world. Ears discard every sound and each syllable Skin leaves heaviness and recedes in wrinkles Tongue tastes sourness of life all through Nostrils succumb to foul breathe of globe Releasing colourful images n’ dreams sweet melody of life outside echoes in. Weightlessness lifts life little by little. Taste buds

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  • Amma arrives…

    With Her tender lotus feet softer than lotus, AMMA arrives, let‘s offer our heart’s lotus. With Her tender lotus feet softer than lotus, AMMA arrives, let’s offer the fragrant flowers. With Her beaming smiles more effulgent than a million suns, AMMA arrives, let’s chant the mantra “om amriteswaryai namah” To dispel all sorrows and meet

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