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Category: Messages of Amma

  • We must always have a place for others in our heart

    16 April 2014, Ashramam, Kollam Amma was invited to light the lamp and inaugurate this year’s Kollam Pooram, a massive annual temple festival hosted by the Sree Krishna temple, Asramam. Attended by a large number of people, the festival is marked by delightful spectacles including elephants colourfully decorated with rapidly inter-changing ceremonial umbrellas (kudamattom), traditional…

  • Vishukkani – Even in the midst of difficult times, happiness can be found

    Vishukkani – Even in the midst of difficult times, happiness can be found

    15 April 2014, Amritapuri Excerpted from Amma’s message during the occasion of the Vishu Celebrations at Amritapuri Vishu is a festival that is deeply connected to our culture and to nature. When we hear the word Vishu, what first come to mind are images of the golden kanikkonna flower and vishukkani. The importance placed on…

  • Sri Rama – an excellent role model of Dharma and values

    Sri Rama – an excellent role model of Dharma and values

    Defeating adharma is not the foremost priority of avataras. Their primary goal is to nurture devotion in the hearts of humankind.

  • Be Compassionate towards nature, bathe the mind in enthusiasm everyday

    1 Jan 2014, New Year Celebrations, Amritapuri New Year’s Eve was celebrated in grand style in Amritapuri. After Amma’s evening bhajans, everyone assembled in the large hall and were treated to a wide range of cultural performances, including Hip Hop, classical Indian dances, and a theatrical interpretation of one of Amma’s satsang stories. Throughout the…

  • Sri Krishna is Protector of Dharma and Jagat Guru

    28 August, Amritapuri – Krishna Jayanthi Celebrations 2013 Like each year before it, the day of Krishna’s birth was celebrated in Amritapuri in a very festive atmosphere and music and bhajans were everywhere; it was a true celebration. Early in the morning after crowds of people paraded through the ashram enthusiastically singing namavalis and Gopuja…

  • The disciple awakens from within, it is like a rebirth happening

    22 July 2013, Amritapuri After many years, Amma was physicially present for Guru Purnima in Amritapuri. Even though she had just arrived the previous day from her two month-long world tour, Amma came to the stage at 10.30 am for the function. The celebrations began with Amma’s Pada Puja, which was performed by Swami Amritaswarupananda…

  • Take a small step, bring a small change in our Life – Amma

    Take a small step, bring a small change in our Life – Amma

    New Year Celebration at Amritapuri 1 Jan 2013, Amritapuri The New Year’s Eve programs in Amritapuri began cultural performances . The first was a traditional Indian dance, followed by a woman singing a French interpretation of Amma’s Tamil bhajan ‘Anbumiku chinthaikalal maalai thoduthen’ accompanied by a guitarist. There was another traditional Indian dance after which…

  • Prayer Message for Newtown

    Amma’s message and prayer for the victims of the school shooting in Connecticut “The whole world has been shaken by the gruesome act of violence that happened at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty innocent little angels with their whole lives in front of them and six staff members who did their…

  • Transform this world into heaven

    27 Sep 2012, Amritapuri Amma’s 59th Birthday Celebrations At 9:00 a.m., Amma arrived at the stage at Amrita University Campus, flanked by gracefully dancing students from Amrita University dressed in traditional Mohiniyattam finery, to the accompaniment of Panchavadyam. The Sri Guru Pada Puja ceremony was conducted by Amma’s senior disciples and led by Swami Amritaswarupananda.…

  • Let Krishna’s undying smile be an inspiration to us

    “Speaking about Lord Krishna is a difficult because he transcends thought and word. Lord Krishna is that truth, unable to explain which, thoughts and words return defeated. He is pure knowledge, pure bliss, pure love and the embodiment of dharma—yet he is beyond all this as well. “Lord Krishna lived 5,000 years ago, but his…