Category: Around Amma
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Smiling faces
October 9, 2004 – Switzerland At last, the day of Amma’s arrival on the continent! A group of devotees gathered at the Kloten Airport near Frauenfeld on October 5th to welcome Amma. She appeared in Her white sari, with a beaming smile, giving darshan and distributing sweets to her children. The programs in Switzerland always…
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A visit to the Chancellor’s office
Friday, 1 October 2004 – Amritapuri Imagine you are in college and get the word: “The chancellor called. She would like a word with you.” Most people’s reaction would be one of panic: “Oh, my God, what did I do wrong?” But at the Amritapuri campus of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, the students were scrambling as…
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Celebrating the glory that is Amma
Tuesday, 28 September 2004 — Amritapuri It was nearing three o’clock in the morning, and Amma had been giving darshan for 14 hours straight. “They are not singing in all the languages,” Amma suddenly said, referring to the brahmacharis and brahmacharinis sitting on the stage behind Her. “Get the microphone. I will sing, and they…
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Mass marriage for impoverished couples
Monday, September 27, 2004 — Amritapuri Amma’s 51st Birthday Celebrations Srinath and Lakshmi (names changed) never dreamed this day would take place—the most memorable day of their lives. But on September 27, this very poor couple were married at Amritapuri Ashram by none other than Amma Herself. Their wedding took place along with those of…
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Restoring the glory of Ayurveda
Monday, September 27, 2004 — Amritapuri Shri. Oommen Chandy, the Honorable Chief Minister of Kerala, officially inaugurated the Amrita Ayurveda Medical Hospital today, as part of Amma’s 51st Birthday Celebrations. Speaking at the occasion, Swami Amritaswarupananda, said that Amma’s envisioned the college as an institution that would merge the modern and the ancient: “Not only…