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Into Amma’s Heart
I went far into the depths of Amma’s heart, Beyond all knowledge, beyond all sight. I heard Her secret voice singing of love’s dawn, For the mother of exalted bliss had brought me close. I love you, my dear one. I cried for Her in the lonely pain of parting, When far away from Her heart, I suffered without rest. When can you dry my tears, when shall you bring me To the land where my soul may dwell within you? I love you, my kind one. I am held inside Her blessed, sacred hands, The warmth of Her tender…
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Ammas Therapy
Recently a group of visitors spent the day at Amrita Niketan, Amma’s orphanage and boarding school for disadvantaged children in Parippally. They met many children and heard of the sad stories of their experiences before coming to the Niketan. Alcoholism, acute poverty, domestic violence, and suicides previously had been a part of many children’s everyday experiences. The question that almost always comes up at this point is: what kind of psychological therapy do the children receive? This is the typical Western way to look at matters. It is expected by many that the children would need intense long term counseling…
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Q189: Changing habits?
Question 189: “What is your worst habit? Have you succeeded in trying to change it?” Please make your answer brief and clear (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
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What did you give God?
11 Oct, Swiss Amma’s Swiss program started off well. She arrived directly after Milan and reached 4 hours after Devi Bhava. Some devotees had gathered outside the hall and were waiting to garland Amma. The Swiss program had started. Even being a working day, the crowds were quite big. Some faces that were familiar to me, sat sometime next to Amma, talking to her even after their Darshan. Evening was setting a mellow scene. Swamis started singing and a devotional throng sent a mystical tune to the happenings. One old devotee had come to Amma to ask a question. He…
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Never be separated
Mother, can a droplet be separate from the ocean, And boast that it could exist alone just only as one, No, its pride vanishes when the mighty sun soon rises, Lo! Vaporized, it‘d disappear in a fraction of minutes. Mother, can a fledgling fly far looking at the sky, And boast that it can reach the end of the vast sky, No, its vanity diminishes as it flutters a few feet up, Lo! Falling, it’d find crawling on the ground to fly up. Mother, can I be separated from Thee even for a second, And boast I can accomplish that…
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Quiet time
The worldly pleasures and its relations Must not be allowed to take The quiet time.. The quiet time.. The quiet time with you… I yearn for you.. I yearn to worship you.. I yearn to follow your way.. I want to know you… I sing to you and you fill me with your love… In the depth of my heart when i ponder your love and grace…tears of joy flows down my cheeks… Hail…Gracious Lordess! hail. I bow down to your presence..,your love. I soar to meet your glory.. The quiet time… The quiet time… — by Anagha Sharan
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Supreme Goddess
My great Amma, your radiance is like unto goddess Lakshmi. My glorious Amma-Devi brighter than a thousand suns. My holy Amma, you rest like Parvati upon the mountains. My precious Amma, this heart shall see your face and dwell in bliss. My sweet Amma, enchant me with the flute of your tender bhajans. My loving Amma, all that flows from you is pure amrita. Amma, avatar and conqueror of hate, I am yours. Mata, you hold all kindness within you, bring me to your state. Lead me from the mind to pure consciousness, from maya to Brahman. Bring me from…
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Amma arrives in Milan
8 Oct 2011, Milan, Italy It was a bright sunny day in Milan and local organisers of Amma’s Italy program were excitedly busy. Amma was to reach the airport in a few minutes. Outside the arrival gate, devotees had waited with flowers in their hands. Some of them got ready to drive on. Meanwhile, being a busy airport, it was becoming tougher to get permission to wait for Amma right outside. Taxi drivers were arguing that the cars were blocking them. The argument became stronger and yet it only spurned the excitement. Suddenly, they see a spot of white. Murmurs…
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She will travel throughout the world
If you want to know about Amma’s love and grace you can find thousands of people to share it with enthusiasm. But if you want to know about Amma’s life 35 years ago, there are only a few people who can talk about it with authority. Mr. Mahadevan Pillai, 86 years old, a retired school teacher, recalls the moment when he saw Amma for the first time, in 1980. Then, the Mata Amritanandamayi Math was just a 9 cent plot with Amma’s parents house and the Kalari. A friend of Mr Mahadevan who was a devotee of Amma used to…
