Year: 2006
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Children children everywhere
28 October 2006, GermanyTo anyone attending the programmes in Munich and Mannheim, one would think that Germany has more children than any other country on earth. In both places, dozens of children shared the stage with Amma during satsang each night – in Mannheim, the count was as high as 75! Even during the Devi…
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Finnish government honours Amma
15 Oct 2006, Helsinki, Finland On behalf of the Government of Finland, the Honourable Cultural Minister, Tanja Saarela, welcomed Amma to Helsinki. In her speech, the honourable Minister Tanja said, “Globalisation as such is neither good nor bad, but there is a need for examples against greed and uncaring behaviour. A good example of this…
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May your hearts blossom
Munich, Germany — 10 October 2006 Moving through the city of Munich one sees sculpted lions—stone, copper, iron—on almost every street corner. Munich is famous for its lions, as Berlin is famous for its bears. The lion, however, is special to devotees of the Divine Mother, as the goddess Durga is depicted as seated on…
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Anytime, anywhere… anything is possible for Amma
October 4, 2006, 4:45 am, Amritapuri 3:30 a.m.: The bell rings for archana, a little earlier than usual. Some ashram residents haven’t slept, as they have been helping out with last-minute packing for the tour. The other sleepyheads were keeping awake in anticipation of Amma’s early-morning departure to the airport to fly abroad. 4:45 a.m.:…
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Vidyarambham by Amma
2 Oct 2006 Amma initiates babies into the world of alphabets, first lessons of tabla, harmonium and veena during Vijaya Dashami celebrations. At Amritapuri, the ceremony involves tracing each letter of the alphabet in a plate of rice or even in sand on the ground. Traditionally, the writing was alternately done on the tongue with…