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Amma accepts an award
16 Sep 2010, Amritapuri It was a busy Thursday and Amma’s Darshan were going on a full swing. Devotees from all over the world thronging to see Amma and Amma with all earnest to see her children. Some eyes cry, some smiled and all this goes on day long. It was almost 11 hours after
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Q169: The One Word?
Question 169: “What is the one word that you use the most? (Observe yourself and find out)?” Please make your answer clear and brief (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
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Onam at MA Center
28 August 2010 M. A. Center, San Ramon, USA In India, and especially in Amritapuri, every day is a festival. Indeed, the months of August and September are filled with holidays and celebrations to be enjoyed by all. Here at M.A. Center, over two hundred devotees came from around the region this past Saturday to
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Heaven on Earth
Amritapuri Ashram A heaven right here on earth Managed by a goddess, since birth Righteous but tender are her ways Inspiring is her gaze Through her simple embrace And in the beauty of her grace People are brought to their knees Under her wings their hearts unfreeze Reassured that they are protected In her hugs,
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Mother Earth
Oh! see the mother earth with lot of trees the autumn leaves that comes with the breeze The beautiful birds that continuously sing A playground that have seesaws and swings Oh! see the mother earth with a lot of flowers they are all chanting a verse Because they don’t want to be harmed and they
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A Sunday with Amma
8 Aug 2010 Every day, with Amma, is so very beautiful. Yesterday was the second day of Darshan after the USA Japan programs. Amma spent long days starting at 11am until 2am the next day spending time with each person who had come. Yesterday evening turned lively as Amma called in for Amrita University students.
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I need you, I need you with me
On Mondays and Fridays Amma has regularly been going to the beach and leading meditation and question and answer sessions. Monday the 16th, however, it had been raining heavily. So, we were surprised when we heard the familiar three bells announcing that Amma was coming out to join us. But where? In the bhajan hall
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Kotha tumi Jonani?
Of Amma’s 108 names, #48 is “Om devi-sadyas-tirodhana-tapa-vyathita-cetase namah” meaning “Adorations to Amma who became very sorrowful on the Divine Mother’s sudden disappearance”. After spending many weeks with your North American children, Amma, you have left us and returned to your children at home who have been missing you desperately. While your departure at the
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Mother is here to sing a lullaby
Kobe, July 30, 2010: Amma was wearing a beautiful Teal color saree. The color combination appeared to be that of a Kimono (Japanese traditional garment), apt for the Devi Bhava in Japan! Swami Amritaswarupananda sang an old Malayalam bhajan “Tarapadangalae…” The lyric of this bhajan has a nice meaning: “O stars, can’t you please come
