Tag: Darshan
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Boundless Compassion in Udupi
Last night Amma had a big public darshan program in Udupi Karnataka -the place famous for Rukmini’s Krishna and for saints like Kanaka Dasa. Observing Amma is in inspiration in itself. Even though the all knowing mother will never proclaim her divinity some things make it seem so natural and so evident. As an impartial observer the scene looks startlingly chaotic. Thousands of people waiting sometimes quietly sometimes anxiously and sometimes raucously – all in the hope of getting a divine hugging darshan from our divine mother – the phenomenon known as Amma. And she sits patiently for hours on…
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Happy Amritapuri
Just like 2 years back, no major tours have been scheduled for the December-March period and the ever growing number of visitors and residents have been enjoying a blessed and stretched extended period near Amma, right here in Amritapuri… where it all began 40 years ago. The darshan days are busier than ever with large number of seekers and devotees from all over the world reaching Amritapuri on daily basis. There are the old-timers, the regulars and an increasing number of groups and new comers. Free from the time constraining tours, Amma welcomes all with her usual extremely generous disposition,…
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Into Amma’s web of Love
Seeing 2 missed calls from Senthil, I was wondering what the urgency was, as he is the CEO of an International firm, lives in Srilanka. I got through to him to hear an excited voice at the other end telling me, “Guess whom I met in the airport lounge today? AMMA!!.” I couldn’t believe my ears. And he continued… “She was alone and it was as though she was waiting for me! She gave me a lovely hug. I told her I dont speak Malayalam and she told me its alright,’tamizhile pesalam‘, (I will speak in Tamil).” “Amma told me…
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Q214: Which Amma Gift?
Question 214: On 27th we are celebrating Amma’s 59th Birthday. Which of Amma’s generous gifts to all touches your heart the most: The unlimited motherly love & patience offered in her Darshan? The impressive humanitarian services offered by her mission? Or her spiritual guidance and teachings? Please make your answer brief and clear (maximum 5 or 6 lines).
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Does this Love have no limits?
The story about the crow who put stones into the pot half filled with water, till the level of water rose enough for it to drink. These are Amma’s satsangs – who likens the story of the water and the crow to that ‘something’ that is already in you but needs effort – the stones – to be experienced. Who narrates stories from her childhood in such a fashion that the highest vedantic truths seem to shine so clearly out of homilies, you wonder how you missed them. Looking at the small child sitting at her side, Amma just turning…
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Writhing for your Darshan
May 28th, Seattle, USA Amma’s 2010 North American Tour started yesterday with public programs at the new Hyatt Regency in Bellevue near Seattle. Amma began evening bhajans by singing Sri Ganayaka and ended with Jai Ma Ambe. In between were 6 new bhajans. Sri Gananayaka Giridhar He (Hindi)- “Oh Lord who lifted the mountain, leader of the Yadavas, Divine Cowherd Madhava, come dance the Rasa with us.” Iniyenu Kanum – (Malayalam) Dayagala Ma Amma (Telugu) Kadaloram – a soft Tamil ballad in praise of Kali – “O Mother Kali, O Divine Mother Kali” A-I Bhavani – an upbeat Marathi Bhajan…
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Amma knows
This happened long back during my School days. I used to compel my friends to come along to meet Amma. Still those memories of, travelling in the boat and reaching ashram and feeling some inner joy, waiting to see her in the hall,not knowing for what and why? Anyway this is about one of my friend who was doubtful whether Amma really knows everything? How can that ever be possible? Even though he beleived in Spiderman,Superman and all and believed in thier powers and thier existance(?) no ‘human’ can be all knowing,he believed. He purchased a bracelet of red-sandalwood beeds…
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Devoted, Patient crowd at Tanur
It was Amma’s first visit to the city of Tanur, and one could discern the accumulated longing and the enthusiasm of the waiting devotees pouring out on that auspicious occasion. As I was coming out, bleary eyed, early in the morning for my cup of tea, I could barely believe my eyes when I saw the venue already half full, even though the program was to begin only late in the evening. Being a part of the crowd control team, my first reaction was that it was going to be a long and arduous day ahead trying to keep this…
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Amma, the Divine doctor
18 Jan, Coimbatore, Bharata yatra 2009 During Coimbatore program, I happened to stand near Amma. I was watching Amma giving Darshan to the thousands of devotees. Suddenly, Amma asked a man who came for Darshan, about his health. Amma asked him whether he was suffering from diabetes. He said, Yes. Amma was very much worried and asked him to sit near Her. She immediately called out for the Blood Glucose meter. Lola pulled out the Glucose meter to Amma. Amma, Herself took the blood sample of this person, as She was giving Darshan. First time it showed HI- means the…