Month: August 2016
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God is there in everyone. But in Amma, it is there more – Mar Chrysostom
14 August 2016, Amritapuri Revered His Grace Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma Metropolitan—affectionately known as ‘Thirumeni’—is turning 100 years old next April. This year, Thirumeni is traveling the length and breadth of India, meeting and interviewing 100 celebrities. Renowned Malayalam film director Blessy is documenting his efforts – the film will be released during Thirumeni’s…
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Tornado recovery efforts at Eureka
August 13, 2016, Kansas, USA On the evening of July 7th 2016, multiple tornadoes struck Greenwood County Kansas in both a sparsely populated rural area as well as the town of Eureka, KS. Over 50 homes were damaged in the town and nearly half of these were completely destroyed. In the rural countryside, two farmsteads…
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Sri Krishna Jayanthi at Amritapuri
24 Aug 2016, Amritapuri The festivities began at 7:30 in the morning with a special procession from the Ashram’s cowshed to the front steps of the Kali Temple where the Go Puja was performed showing reverence to all cows. A large number of Ashramites, devotees and visitors took part in the procession and puja, singing…
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Perform your duties wholeheartedly with an attitude of surrender and detachment
25 August 2016 — Amritapuri When we think about Lord Krishna, what are the first thoughts that enter our mind? Different people will answer in different ways. This is because Lord Krishna won’t allow himself to be confined within our limited thoughts and ideas. But one thing is clear: Everything about Krishna is sweet, alluring…
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Amma’s Europe Yatra 2016
Amma will visit 10 cities in 8 countries of Europe and will hold satsangs, bhajans, meditation and will give darshan – meet the people who come to the program. October 11-12 : London, United Kingdom Daily two programs 10am & 730pm Venue: Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, Wood Green, London N22 7AY Website: www.amma.org.uk email:…
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Independence day with Amma
India’s Independence day celebrated at the Ashram with great enthusiasm. Little children gave small flags to Amma and the AYUDH group gave a big flag around mindnight at the end of darshan. Amma did pranams and waved the flag with lot of love and respect. 15th August 2016 Amritapuri
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MAM at UN Economic and Social Council conferences
11-19 July 2016, United Nations, New York United Nations ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council) convened a series of meetings in July for for 9 days for its members to act on key initiatives. During a High Level Political Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the MAM was represented by Anju Bist, Co-Director of Amrita SeRVe,…
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One World, One Home – AYUDH’s 12th European Youth Summit
AYUDH’s 12th annual European Youth Summit “One World. One Home” took place from 16th-24th July at the MA Center in Brombachtal near Frankfurt, Germany. Playing host to 300 young people from over 27 countries, the summit provided a unique platform for personal development, intercultural dialogue and creative expression. Each day was dedicated to a different…
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Vavu Bali, paying homage to ancestors
2 Aug 2016, Amritapuri 2000 participants from around the globe gathered in Amritapuri to pay homage to their ancestors by participating in the Karkidaka Vavu Bali ritual. Vavu Bali is a Hindu custom where a special puja is performed on riverbanks and beaches on the no moon (Amavasya) that falls during the month of Karkitakam…
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The Vasana Box
26 Jul 2016, Amritapuri Usually, when we give gifts to someone, it is as an expression of our love towards them, or to celebrate a certain occasion. When we give gifts, we try to give someone something that they do not have. However, when we give gifts to a Mahatma, it is considered an offering.…