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Prasanna vadanam dhyayet…
Prasanna is a 47 year old devotee from Thripunithura, Kerala, who narrates her heartwarming story. She is the last daughter among the five girls her parents struggled to bring up. Some 35 years ago her mother had heard about a lady whom people called ‘Amma’ and also about Her ‘Krishna & Devi Bhava.’ Prasanna’s mother decided to seek Amma’s Darshan & came along with her brother. During the same time, Amma told her devotees that She was awaiting two special children of Hers today!! Prasanna’s mother & uncle came for the Darshan. Her mother has prayed that all that she…
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Every drop makes a part of the ocean
Our first interviewee was a first year student pursuing Bachelor of Pharmacy from Amrita School of Pharmacy, Kochi. It was her first visit here. When we met her, she was cutting vegetables in the engineering campus hall. Quite unusual a sight to see a 20 year old vibrant graduate to sit calmly and patiently cutting vegetables, that too, on a mass scale. This prompted us to ask her the obvious question “Are you doing this task as it is assigned to you or doing it voluntarily?” The teenager gave a smart reply, “I have been cutting vegetables at home so…
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The look, the hug, the transformation
Mr Isyan is a social worker in France. Years ago, he happened to see an advertisement about Amma’s visit to France and was very inquisitive to find out– who Amma is? This quest took over him and he met Amma. And that was it. He said “The look of Amma itself transformed me from deep within. At that moment, he felt that life was completely refreshed and it had a new look filled with joy and peace”. That seed of Love that Amma had sown in him started germinating and his desire to meet Amma only increased further. This is…
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The power of 3 hugs
” I had a peculiar habit of believing anything, only if three people told me about it” says Kasia, a visitor from the USA. During one of her international tours three of her friends told her about Amma and asked her to meet Amma. In accordance with her special habit, her curiosity to meet AMMA rose. Finally in the month of August 2010, she arrived at Amritapuri Ashram. She felt no noticeable difference till then. She was lined up for the darshan of Amma. And when her turn came… Amma hugged her, not once, not twice but thrice and Amma…
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The secret of happiness is family not money
“Though I am not financially sound, I am emotionally wealthy – this is how Amma has blessed me with. Money is not so important as family. If there is a family everything else will follow. And Amma has blessed me with a happy family” this is what Mr Rashid has to say. He is a small businessman from Alleppey who visits Amma every year on Her birthday. He has set up various stalls for the past 5 years, near Amrita Setu. He says, “Running this stall has given me immense satisfaction and pleasure as my work here gets transformed to…
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Q170: Your gift to Amma?
Question 170: “What would be your ideal gift for Amma on Her Birthday?” Please make your answer clear and brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
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Ammas birthday and the two handkerchiefs
25 Aug 2010 Amritapuri is brimming with smiles, chit-chat and lot. It is so very beautiful to see the many faces that have come to greet Amma and be greeted with her blessings. Eateries have sprung up: small canteens serving hot, cold, spicy and sweet food. Amrita Setu bridge is colorfully lighted with many colorful flags and lamps reminding the beauty of Karthika. Devotees have put up temporary stalls to serve food. Ashramites of all ages have started day and night seva to fulfill and offer help to all those who come. Devotees speaking Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi,…
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Artistic table & chair to Amma
The students & teachers of Amrita Shilpa Kalakshetra, Thiruvananthapuram, presented a carved Artistic Table & Chair made out of rosewood to Amma on Her 57th Birthday. The mementoes to be presented to the panel guests for the birthday celebrations are also being sculpted at the institute.
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Freedom of Silence
FREEDOM OF SILENCE Listening to silence I hear you master! Your deep soft subtle songs Of wisdom I can listen to Your infinite volume of silence, Tuning in to your heart of love I sleep walk in to the cradle of Your knowledge There may I sleep in your dream. Smiling in your smile Grant me a moment of freedom Without my past and desires for future. May I breathe the aroma of freshness? The bloom I cannot express in words The freedom of mum The truth you envisage In your finger signs Chinmudra* The knowledge sheet; Of love eternal…
