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Amma in Japan 2004

Amma visited Tokyo, Japan in May 2004

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Where there is love there is no distance

Saturday, 15 May 2004 — Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri CampusAmrita University’s Satellite link  inaugurated It was a historic moment–both for Amma’s Deemed University and for India. On 15 May 2004, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham became the nation’s first multi-disciplinary educational institution to connect its campuses via satellite. As Dr. S. Banerjee, the director of Bhabha Atomic […]

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Free Housing

Volunteers of Chennai Amrita Kuteeram

Among the hundreds of volunteers who come to help during Amma’s program in Chennai there is a ‘special’ group. They are the residents of Amma’s Amritakuteeram housing project in Avadi, located on the outskirts of the city. You cannot tell them apart from any of the other volunteers because at first glance they look just […]

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Education

AITEC Tops Anna University

11May 2004 — Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Before Amrita Institute of Technology and Science was under the auspices of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, it was affiliated with Anna University in Madras. As such, the two batches enrolled at AITEC are still associated with Anna University, and their exam scores are measured against the exam scores of the […]

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Sadhana

Amma on Scriptures

“Along with sadhana (spiritual practices), study of the scriptures is also necessary. It will give you more clarity and understanding. It will also help you to discriminate properly when an obstacle arises.” “What we call scriptures are meant to help us travel without getting lost. We can reach a place in one hour instead of […]

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Around Amma 2004 India 2004

When It Rains, It Pours

7-9 May 2004 — Palakkad, Kerala The last Brahmasthanam Festival Amma held in Palakkad [April 2003] was brutally hot, with temperatures regularly hitting 43 degrees Celsius. The heat was so bad, it even prompted Amma to comment in Her satsang, “My children must be suffering — both from the heat outside and the heat inside.” […]

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Love has no specific language

Tuesday, 4 May 2004 – Trissur, Kerala One of the most beautiful bhajans during Amma’s Trissur programme was silent. It was performed for Amma by students of Her “Amrita Speech and Hearing Improvement School” (ASHIS). As Amma’s voice in English played over the sound system, around 20 ASHIS students signed and lip-synched the lyrics along […]

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They all had umbrellas

Tuesday, 4 May 2004 – Trissur, Kerala The famous Pooram grounds against the backdrop of the age old Shiva temple was where Amma’s Trissur programme was held this year. It is world famous for its elephant pageant, as part of the annual temple festival where deities of neighbouring temples, Lord Krishna and Devi are brought […]

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Amma gives wheelchairs to Kerala’s poorest

4 May 2004 — Trissur, Kerala During Amma’s programme in Trissur, Amma gave wheelchairs—or rather, hand-propelled adult-sized tricycles—to 10 poor handicapped people. Wheelchairs are rarely seen in India’s streets—even though so many are handicapped due to polio or birth defects. Wheelchairs like these cost around 5,000 rupees [roughly $115 U.S.D.]. That might not seem like […]