Month: September 2011

  • Amrita Santvanam: a project to train home nurses

    27 Sep 2011, Amritapuri Amrita Santvanam, a project to train 10,000 women to be home nurses where MAM will provide the six-month training through Amrita network of medical institutions. Aside from training, room-and-board as well as a stipend will be provided to each trainee. Inaugurating the program during Amma’s 58th Birthday celebration, His Excellency K.Sankaranarayanan,…

  • Free Tuition Program

    free online education on carrier opportunities, soft skills for collage students across India, with the help of Amrita University

  • Lack of unity, equality and deterioration in values puts the world in trouble

    Amma’s 58th Birthday Celebrations 27 September 2011 – Amritapuri Amma’s 58th Birthday Celebrations began at 5:00 a.m. with Mahaganapati Homam performed by Surya Kaladi Jayasuryan Bhattatiripad on the program grounds at Amritapuri campus of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. This was followed by the chanting of the Sri Lalita Sahasranama for world peace. Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri delivered…

  • Amritapuri gears up for Amma’s 58th Birthday Celebrations

    Divine love took a form 58 years ago. Lakhs of devotees and well wishers from all over the world will be congregating at Amritapuri on Sept 27th, to partake in the 58th Birthday Celebrations of Amma, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi.

  • AYUDH participates in inter-religious peace prayer

    12 September 2011 – Munich AYUDH was invited by the catholic church to co-facilitate the inter-religious peace prayer. They also joined dialogue-groups to discuss ways to peace within a multicultural society. The youth read out from Amma’s teachings, sang the bhajan “Everyone in the world” and prayed “Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu.”   In a church…

  • One Million to Japan tsunami children’s education fund

    16 September 2011, Sendai, Japan Embracing the World (ETW), the international organization of Mata Amritanandamayi Math, formally presented its donation of US $1,000,000 to Yoshihiro Murai, the Governor of Miyagi, Japan. This money will be used for Miagi children’s education fund. The donation is part of Ashram’s Japan Tsunami relief and rehabilitation work. Amma had…

  • Balancing Life in Hong Kong

    September 8th – 11th 2011, Hong Kong Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri conducted three days of programs in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s sole Hindu Temple is located in the Happy Valley. The temple had a crowd of more than 200 to attend Swami Ramakrishnananda’s talk. After the talk, Swamiji began leading bhajans, with songs such as Dayakaro…

  • To win the competition of Life remain within the boundaries of Dharma

    Onam celebration with Amma in Amritapuri Friday, 9 September 2011, Amritapuri As always the Onam festivities began early in the morning in Amritapuri. The Pookkalam, Nirapara, Nila Vilakku, as well as hanging cluster bunches of bananas decorated the verandah in front of Amma’s room. At 9:30 am Amma was led into the large hall by…

  • Amma playing with Lakshmi

    The elephant Lakshmi was waiting by Amma’s house after bhajans to be fed and played with by Amma. When Amma was about to come around the corner Lakshmi felt it and began trumpeting in excitement. In the meantime a lot of ashram residents & visitors where gathered as well to enjoy the rare occasion and…

  • Amma’s Europe Yatra 2011

    Amma to visit 10 European cities from Oct 7th. She will conduct Bhajans, Meditation, Satsang and Darshan starting in Milano, Italy.    Milano, Italy October 07-09 first morning 11am – only one program Hall : Palasesto, Sesto S. Giovanni, Milano Web : www.amma-italia.it   Winterthur, Switzerland October 11-13 first morning 11am – only one program…