Category: Ashram centers
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Swami Purnamritananda program in Ubud, Bali
22 June 2015, Ubud, Bali An event was held in the park of Indus Restaurant by Swami Purnamritananda. Prabhu Darmayasa and Mr. Ketut Suardana welcomed Swami. The attendees comprised of mostly Balinese and a small group of foreigners. Programme ended with a meditation practice and Agnihotra ritual.
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Waiting for Amma with open hearts….
Br. Shubamrita Chaitanya visited the Republic of South Africa for a series of programmes from April 6 to April 10, 2015. The programme in Durban on April 6 was held at the Sita Ram Mandir, and on April 7th at the Shri Sanathan Mandal in Stanger. Mrs Shameen Thakur Rajbansi, the Leader of the Minority…
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Bhagavad Gita Festival in Bali
25 Nov 2014, Bali, Indonesia In connection with the Bhagavad Gita’s 5151st birthday, a record setting event took place at the Tanah Lot Temple in Bali. Over 8,000 Balinese youths gathered to chant the Gita in its entirety. The youths remained seated for the full 3 hours it took to chant all 18 chapters of…
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A retreat in the forest near Tokyo
28 Oct 2014, Tokyo A Spiritual Camp was organized by M.A. Center in a secluded forest outside Tokyo. Participants got a chance to live in nature for three days, where they could forget all their worries and tensions and focus completely on invoking the Divinity within. Meditation and Amrita Yoga classes were held along with…
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Brazil program of Swami Ramakrishnanda
11-15 September, Brazil After his programs in Peru and Chile, Swami Ramakrishnananda travelled to Brazil to wrap up his South American tour. The first two days of programs were held in Sao Paolo where more than 400 people gathered to take part in Swami’s programs. From there Swami traveled up the coast to…
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Chile programs of Swami Ramakrishnananda
8-9 September 2014, Chile More than seven years ago Amma made her first trip to South America, landing first in Santiago, Chile. Even though so many years have passed one can feel her presence alive and well when you see how many people show up to attend Swami Ramakrishnananda’s programs there. His first program there…
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Two day program in Lima, Peru
5-6 Sep 2014, Lima, Peru Swami Ramakrishnananda began his South American tour with two days of programs in Lima, Peru. It was Swami’s third visit to the country. The first day saw a full hall at the Club Arabe enthusiastically participate in learning the Integrated Amrita Meditation (IAM). Most people in attendance were trying mediation…
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New MA Centre in the Netherlands
Right in the centre of the Netherlands, close to Utrecht and the venue where Amma’s annual program is held, is the new Amma Centre of the Netherlands. It’s a two-acre property . A 1940s-era villa with an extension added more recently, this Center houses two large satsang rooms and more than 20 smaller rooms. It’s…
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Embracing the World reaches out to needy families in Slovenia
The volunteers of Embracing the World in Slovenia donated 10 tonnes of food (5,000 kilos of rice and 5,000 kilos of Pasta) towards families in need during a public function held in Ljubljana, the capitol city of Slovenia on May 22, 2014. Br. Shubamrita Chaitanya handed over the supplies to the ‘Friends of Youth’ organization…
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Amma program started in Tahiti island
Brahmacharini Dipamrita Chaitanya visited Tahiti for one week of programs. It was the first time a representative from Amma’s organization visited the remote island. Dipamrita held different programs at various locations around the island; public halls, gymnasiums, a Tibetan center, private houses, etc, where she shared Amma’s teachings, and guided people through yoga, meditation, puja,…