Tag: Faridabad
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“It was special”
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to connect? To truly connect with someone, even if it’s someone we’ve just met? On my journey with fellow students from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham to volunteer for the inauguration of Amrita Hospital in Delhi, one person caught my attention. While we were all enjoying, making conversation, and singing our hearts out on a two-day train trip, he simply admired things, clicked pictures of moments and wandered alone like a reserved traveller. He seemed more engrossed in his own world of thoughts. What fascinated our eyes didn’t seem to interest him. There…
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Developing Shraddha
14 Aug 2022, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad Amma always tells us that the first quality we need to develop is shraddha, awareness. Shraddha leads us to Bhakti, pure love for God, and Bhakti ultimately leads us to Vishvasa, unshakable faith in our true Self. When we arrived in Faridabad, I was very impressed to see so many people working very hard sometimes in dangerous places without getting hurt, even ladies carrying heavy loads and using machines. I realised that this was possible only because they had developed concentration and focus on their work. So I started to analyze myself to see…
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Compassion in Action
03 Aug 2022, Amrita Hospital,Faridabad It was the last day of our 4 – day bus pilgrimage and everyone was a little fried. As we entered Delhi, our group of approximately 40 vehicles were drawing quite a bit of attention. Suddenly, I noticed people on the streets waving to us and making pranam gestures. They recognized these were Amma buses and were showing their reverence to Her. It was extremely touching. As our bus pulled onto the property and I got my first glimpse of the hospital, I gasped, my jaw dropped and my eyes welled up with tears. I…
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Being the little squirrel of the Ramayana in Faridabad
08 August 2022, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad When Rama decided to build a bridge over the ocean to rescue Sita from Ravana’s clutches, the huge army of monkeys went to work carrying huge rocks for the construction. However, a small squirrel couldn’t carry such loads, so, in order to contribute to it, it rolled around in the sand, climbed onto the bridge under construction and shaked its body to drop the sand between the rocks. That’s exactly the feeling I’ve had since we arrived here, to be this little squirrel in the middle of a gigantic work, with buildings that touch…
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Amma’s arrival transforms any area
07 August 2022, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad Arriving at Amma’s hospital in Faridabad was an amazing sight. It was breathtaking to see the enormous grounds that stretched for miles on end. The towering buildings were unlike anything I had imagined and the air was filled with excitement. The hospital still had much work that needed to be done, and as I explored I pondered how it would all come together. It was quiet dusty and still largely a construction site. Over one week later the hospital atmosphere has changed completely. Even after being with Amma on many tours, it never fails…
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Seva brings forth inner purity
6 Aug 2022, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad Construction work is going on in full swing at the hospital site. Day and night, people and machines are working tirelessly to make everything perfect before the inauguration. One of the seva is to clean the construction waste: bits of cement blocks and bricks, plastic and cardboard wraps, metal pieces and a lot of cement dust. I was amazed to see sannyasis and sannyasinis in ochre cloth, coming in and doing this work. All were working alongside the paid workers. I guess they are a bit surprised to see ashramites doing such work. The…
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The art of relaxation
02 August 2022, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad One of the many things I have tried to imbibe from living in India, over the last twenty years, is how to apply the art of relaxation to work. When I used to watch Indians work, I used to be amazed to see how they would work in a very relaxed manner. They would work well as a team. This is very different from the west, where work is often ego-driven and competitive. Over here, work gets done without all the unnecessary stress. This way work gets done and their minds are at ease…
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अम्मा फ़रीदाबाद में…
महकी हुई हवा, खुला संदेश दे रही थी-खिला है ब्रह्मपुष्प, पास ही कहीं ,धरा पर तो अभी-अभी,संध्या उतरी थी,ब्रह्मपुष्प खिलने की,वेला न थी। दूर दक्षिण केरल,-प्रभु के अपने देश से,पधारी थीं प्यारी अम्मा, फ़रीदाबाद में,सुरभित सभी हुये थे,देवि माँ की सुरभि से,ऐतिहासिक था ये क्षण, सब के लिये। उमड़ रही थी भीड़, उमस बहुत थी भारी,पर भीड़ को इस की, परवाह नही थी,स्वयं अम्मा अमृतानंदमयी,यहाँ पधारीं थीं,आनंद से मदमत्त वहाँ, भक्त थे सभी। अम्मा के पावन चरण, पड़े जहाँ-जहाँ,कमल करुणा के, खिल गये वहाँ,लाखो-दीप प्रेम के, जल गये स्वत:वहाँ,अँधेरे का न रहा, कहीं नामोनिशाँ। — सुशीला महाजन
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The New Vrindavan
31 July 2022 – Amrita Hospital, Faridabad –It is beautiful waking up to the sound of peacock calls near the small river across the construction site from our flats. It reminds me of my childhood in Vrindavan. So does all this mud, construction and tractors. A couple hours later the rhythmic sounds of construction start, echoing like a concert across the lands. All is alive and resonating with Amma’s love for humanity. This is my new Vrindavan. Seeing this enormous work of love in progress reminds me a little of what it must have been like in the early days…