Category: Satsang
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Spiritual Reflections in Pushkar
5 March 2010, Pushkar, Rajasthan – Bharata Yatra 2010 During the Bharata Yatra 2010, Amma and her tour group made a serene stop in Pushkar, home to the only temple dedicated to Lord Brahmaji. The group gathered in a picturesque lawn surrounded by small hut-like houses, with the setting sun casting a golden hue over…
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Sheltered by faith in the rain
04 Dec 2009, Amritapuri After two months, the bell rang three times indicating Amma was calling us for meditation today. Soon, Amma joined us at the beach. After meditation, she raised a question, “What is the practical aspect of our faith in God?” She passed the microphone from one person to the other. One of…
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Opportunity to serve the world is a gift from God
29 Oct , Munich, Europe Yatra 2009 Amma arrived at Munich after a long drive from Paris. The program hall is close to a very big BMW car office and one can see many cars being transported on trains from near the venue. As usual when Amma gives Darshan, Swamis sing bhajans on the stage…
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When enjoying the creation, remember the creator
25 October, Europe Yatra 2007 — The Brenner Pass, Alps, Innsbruck, Austria Amma has been travelling across Europe annually for 22 years now. But until this week, she had never made a road stop with the devotees accompanying her on the tour as she regularly does during her India tours. It was during the 500-km…
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A Colorful Onam
22 Aug 2007—Amritapuri This morning, the main hall was abuzz with activity. Over a dozen groups of women had gathered to participate in a day full of activities in celebration of Onam. Each team consisted of women who were part of a Self Help Group (SHG) from the surrounding Allappad Panchyat where the Ashram is…
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When Amma is not looking
5 December 2006 — Amritapuri Question & Answer with AmmaAmma’s children throughout the world know the bliss that wells up in their hearts when Amma’s eyes find theirs. Gazing into that infinity of compassion, the mind stops, grows tender as a flower and one is overcome with love. In that love, the conviction of the…
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Pop Quiz: Students question Amma
September 20-21, 2006 — Amritapuri They are currently more than 5,000 students studying at the four campuses of Amrita University. And with more departments being added all the time, each year more and more students enroll. In order to give the Ettimadai, Eranakulam and Bangalore students a chance to interact with their chancellor—Amma—different batches of…
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Is there logic in devotion?
25 August 2006 — Amritapuri Amma was singing “You Have Come to Sacrifice,” a relatively new bhajan written by her attendant, Brahmacharini Lakshmi. Written in English and tuned in a Western style, the song is quite different than a traditional raga-based bhajan. When it was finished, Swami Amritaswarupananda—who sits to Amma’s left during bhajans, singing…
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Go beyond the mind
July 31, 2006 — Amritapuri Amma had been giving darshan in North America for two months. Regardless, the day after her return to Amritapuri, she promptly came to the temple to give her first meditation and question-and-answer session with the ashram residents. When Amma is in Amritapuri, the brahmacharins and householder devotees who live here…