Category: Around Amma 2018
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Your love and affection that has brought me here
23-24 October, Copenhagen, Denmark — Europe Yatra 2018 After years of patiently waiting, the dreams of countless well-wishers of Amma came true – Amma would come to Denmark for the first time. As Amma stepped out of her vehicle after a 14-hour drive from Winterthur, Switzerland, hundreds of her Danish children had gathered late into…
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We need a cold head with clear thoughts and a warm heart with compassion
19-21 October, Winterthur, Switzerland, – Europe Yatra 2018 Amma arrived at Eulach Hallen, Winterthur to a grand welcome by the Swiss devotees, accompanied by the traditional Swiss alpenhorn and clanging of the traditional Swiss cowbells. Upon her arrival, Amma served a prasad dinner to all the gathered volunteers and devotees. Being the Maha Navami day,…
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The mind is a good servant, not a good master
16-17 October, Houten, Netherlands – Europe Yatra 2018 Amma’s presence attracted people from all parts of the country as well as the neighbouring countries of Belgium and Luxembourg. The Expo Houten venue had been overflowing on both days of Amma’s visit to the Netherlands. Amma was welcomed to the Netherlands by India’s Ambassador to the…
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Aspire not to have more – but to be more
13-14 Oct, Dublin, Ireland – Europe Yatra 2018 Devotees from all over the United Kingdom, Europe and even further afield flocked Ireland for her programs in Ireland this year, held at Dublin’s Citywest Convention Centre. Amma was welcomed to Ireland by a host of government officials, including Ms Frances Fitzgerald, Ireland’s Minister for Business, Enterprise…
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Amma is our ambassador of peace
9-11 Oct, Barcelona, Spain – Europe Yatra 2018 Granollers was the first stop of Amma’s 2018 European Yatra. The evening of her arrival in Spain, Amma received a warm and rousing welcome from her children, who had gathered from all over the country to help organize the program. Amma was welcomed to the region by…
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PM Modi felicitated Amma for the outstanding contribution to Swachhbharat
New Delhi 2 Oct 2018 Amma was felicitated for the outstanding contribution to Swachhbharat Kosh by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Antonio Guterres, The Secretary general of UN on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention and Conclusion of Swachhata Hi Seva conducted today at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Sushma Swaraj, Minister of…
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Flood relief and overflowing compassion – Amritavarsham charitable projects
27 September 2018, Amritapuri The 65th Birthday Celebrations of Amma were focused on helping Kerala recover from the recent monsoon floods. Both Amma’s annual birthday address {news}, as well as several of the function’s charitable initiatives, were aimed at uplifting victims of the flood, which took the lives of nearly 500 people in August. Following…
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Lessons of Nature’s Power & The Power of Unity, Compassion & Service
From Amma’s 65th Birthday message 27th September 2018 — Amritapuri, Kollam The state of Kerala is still reeling from the shock of witnessing the massive floods that took place this past monsoon season. At this tragic time, words have no place. All we can do is rise to the occasion, think positively and take to…
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Holding God close to our hearts, all obstacles on our path will fall away
2 September 2018, Amritapuri (Excerpts from Amma’s 2018 Sri Krishna Jayanti Message) Ashtami Rohini, the eighth day of the waning moon in the August-September month of the Hindu calendar, is the sacred day when the birthless, deathless Supreme Consciousness took birth as a human child in the city of Mathura. From the moment of his…
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Spiritual knowledge should be our eyes, Science should be our arms : Amma
31 August 2018, Amritapuri Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s 15th Annual Convocation & Graduation Day Ceremony of Amritapuri Campus saw more than 1,325 undergraduate, post-graduate and Ph. D. students attaining their degrees in the presence of both Chief Guest, Dr. K Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and Amma, who is the also Chancellor of Amrita…