Category: Around Amma 2017
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Navaratri days and Vijaya Dasami at Amritapuri
The first day of the Navaratri festival (Nine nights worshiping of Durga) this year was on September 21st. On that day, both at Amritapuri’s Kali Temple and the Kalari, beautiful and colorful ‘Golu’ dolls were being displayed with lights. Special homas and pujas were also conducted in the morning and evening in both locations by…
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Amma is my greatest inspiration and ultimate ideal – Baba Ramdev
18 September 2017, Amritapuri Ashram Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev came to Amritapuri to meet Amma on Monday. It was the first time the two had met. He was welcomed with Purnakumbam by the Swamis and was garlanded by Swami Purnamritananda Puri, General Secretary of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. He met privately with Amma, engaging in a…
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Jewish devotees celebrate Rosh Hashanah with Amma
20 Sep 2017, AmritapuriThe Jewish New Year – Rosh Hashanah- starts in the new moon of this month. This year it falls on the same 10 days of Navaratri. These days have a very important significance in the Jewish tradition. It’s a time that God is watching and deciding what is going to happen with…
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Living with Sri Krishana, Janmashtami celebrations at Amritapuri
12 Sep 2017, Amritapuri The day’s festivities began with the Go Puja, the traditional cow worship. This ceremony is done on this day because Sri Krishna was a cowherd in his youth. At the head of a procession, the Ashram cows made their way to the front of the ashram where the special puja was…
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Realise Your “Krishna-hood” and Thumb Your Nose at Death
Amma’s Sri Krishna Jayanti message 12 September 2017 – Amritapuri Ashram Whenever dharma declines and adharma dominates the land, God incarnates to uphold dharmic values—this is the conviction of our culture. In order to uplift the world, the infinite God-consciousness assumes a body through its own cosmic illusion, Maya. Just as all the water in a tank…
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Onam celebrations – pookkalam, sadya, tug of war and cutural programs
4 Sep 2017, Onam celebrations, Amritapuri Ashram For the last ten days, as per the tradition of the Onam harvest festival, the entire state of Kerala has been ordained with lush, beautiful flower mandalas. At Amritapuri, each day the floral decoration in front of Amma’s room was unique. Each day, the beautiful arrangement depicted a…
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In search of “the modern,” dont forget the “old” truths
4 Sept 2017 — Amritapuri Ashram Amma’s Message on Thiruvonam Amma bows down to everyone, who are embodiments of divine love and supreme consciousness. The festival of Onam brings with it a sweet sankalpa—an ideal whose sweetness and novelty never fade with time. Amma is happy when her children come together here on the occasion…
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Maya doesn’t mean ‘non-existent’, it means ‘ever-changing’
21 August 2017, Amritapuri Ashram In a question-and-answer session in Amritapuri this week, a questioner asked Amma about Maya, often defined as “the illusory nature of the world.” The questioner asked Amma, “What is Maya or illusion and why it is so difficult to come out of it? I have been doing spiritual practices for…
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May Dharma be victorious in every country
15 Aug 2017, Independence Day celebrations, Amritapuri India’s Independence day was celebrated today in Amritapuri. To begin the celebrations, Amma helped raise the Indian flag and all gathered around to salute it while the national anthem was played. Remarking on the occasion, Amma said ‘It’s not enough to simply wave a flag, everyone has to…
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Can Ayurveda and Allopathy go hand in hand? Amma addresses a group of doctors
8 Aug 2017, Amritapuri Ashram Amma met with 25 speakers from Amrita Samyogam – the International Conference on Integrative Medicine that was recently hosted on August 6th and 7th at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in Kochi. This was the largest conference on Integrative Medicine held in India and the delegates and speakers came…