Category: Around Amma 2015
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Why is it that human beings alone follow the path of self-destruction?
19 Jan, Virudu Nagar, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 This was not Amma’s first visit to Virudunagar. She had been here just two years before and it was around midnight when she arrived then. Tonight, Amma reached here just past 8 pm. Amma was also here 30 years ago when she held a program…
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Winners of the National Games women Rugby team meet Amma
13 Feb 2015, Amritapuri The gold medal winners of the National Games women Rugby competition from Odisha came to Amritapuri and met Amma. They had never met Amma before but had heard of Amma from the hotel they stayed in Kollam. Right after the award ceremony they surprised the organisers and the local officials assembled…
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French director Lelouch to honour Amma in his next movie
5 Feb 2015, Amritapuri Amma received renowned French star Jean Dujardin and legendary French film Director Claude Lelouch, along with actors Elsa Zylberstein and Alice Pol. They were visiting Amritapuri to film scenes for Lelouch’s upcoming movie “Un Plus Une”. About the film, Mr. Lelouch said, “In today’s world, Amma is the symbol of love…
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Why Non-Hindus are not allowed inside Temples
21 Jan, Kanyakumari, Bharata Yatra 2015 Rooftop Satsang at Amrita Vidyalayam – Kanyakumari The tour group sat around Amma in the evening. After bhajans and dinner, one Italian lady who has been touring with Amma said, “I was living in Chennai for some time and I developed devotion towards Goddess Meenakshi. I got a chance…
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Take a Selfie with Amma
24 – 25 Jan, Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 2015 Bharata Yatra After Kanya Kumari, Amma visited Tiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, for the annual Brahmastanam Festival. The local AYUDH youth group had been very active in preparing the programme and helped in all fields of seva. To welcome Amma to the city, they held a 20…
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Amma takes the message of Bharat to the whole world
22 Jan, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 Amma held a public programme on the grounds of at her Amrita Vidyalayam school in Kanyakumari. Amongst the dignitaries at the function were Swami Chaitanya Maharaj and Pon Radhakrishnan, Minister for Surface Transport. Kanyakumari being the centre of the Vivekananda Kendra, many of it’s members came…
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A flower that removes the pain and sorrow of all
20 Jan, Virudu Nagar, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 On January 20th, Amma visited Virudu Nagar. The programme was held at the Khatriya Vidya Salai and included Amma’s satsang, bhajans, manasa puja and darshan. Welcoming Amma to Virudunagar, BJP State Presedent Tamizhisai Indira Soundararajan said: “A flower that removes the pain and sorrow of…
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How to get established in Tatvamasi
17 -18 Jan, Madurai, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 After Amma had distributed prasad dinner at her Madurai ashram on Jan 16, she encouraged her children to put questions to her. Amma said that the quality of the questions asked indicates the spiritual evolution of the questioner. She said, “To know the taste of…
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Mattu Pongal and anniversary celebrations at Madurai Ashram
17-18 Jan, Madurai, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 Amma held two day Brahmastanam Festival at her ashram in Madurai. The programme included archana, bhajans and darshan. To the delight of the devotees Amma led the manasa puja in Tamil. Due to the large crowds at the programmes, some devotees had to wait for a…
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Selfless Service is the Pongal that reaches Amma
16 Jan, Madurai, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 It was almost 10 pm when Amma arrived at her Madurai ashram from Chennai. Amma distributed prasad dinner to her children and said, “You must have been hungry, haven’t you?” The devotees replied, “The hunger vanished when we saw Amma.” Amma added, “So, Anbu (pure love)…