Amma, Mata Amritanandamayi DeviBr. Shubamrita Chaitanya visited Gabarone, Botswana from February 2 to 4th 2009. A public programme was held at the residence of a devotee on the 3rd evening. Br. Shubamrita addressed the gathering on the topic- “Finding the Inner Silence”. Among the guests who attended the programme was Mr. V.N. Hade, Indian High Commissioner to Botswana. […]
14 February 2009, Kozhikode Amma was presented with Junior ChamberInternational’s highest honor, the ‘Shanti Swaroop’ peace award. Amma was presented the award by Vallabh Das, Chairman of the Junior Chamber International Peace Award Foundation. The citation was read aloud by the president of JCI Calicut Chapter,Jaygopal Chandrasekharan. In his speech, Jaygopal Chandrasekharan said that Amma […]
AYUDH Mumbai organized a blood donation camp in association with Pooja blood bank of Mulund for thalassemia patients camp on 25th January 2009. More than 50 units of blood was collected for this noble cause. Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that causes the body to produce less hemoglobin. Low levels of hemoglobin may cause […]
Cambodia, 12 February 2009 Br. Shantamrita Chaitanya attended “Giving Global Voice to Eastern Wisdom,” a Hindu-Buddhist Summit organized by the Global Peace Initiative of Women. The Summit was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and was co-chaired by Sangha Raja Bour Kry of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Swami Dayananda Saraswati. The stated aim of the […]
Guam, 29 January 2009 Br.Shantamrita Chaitanya spoke at the University of Guam on the topic “Ancient Wisdom Applied in Today’s World.” He said “there is a whole wisdom tradition that really exists all over the world that we should not consider irrelevant. There are many different ways of looking at ancient wisdom, spiritually, from a […]
AYUDH has stepped onto African soil. During his visit to the Republic of Kenya from February 5th to 13th, Br. Shubamrita, launched AYUDH Kenya. “On Saturdays we are bored. Just going out, coming home late and then wasting away our time in front of the TV did somehow not feel fulfilling anymore,” says Pareet, an […]
Sivaratri Celebrations, 23 February 2009 — Amritapuri “God is always awake within us, but we are sound asleep,” Amma said. “As a result, we are unable to experience his presence.” It was almost 2:00 in the morning—half way through the traditional night-long vigil and fast of Sivaratri. Amma then told everyone assembled that holidays like […]
21 Feb, Tanur, Kerala – Bharata Yatra 2009 Amma held a one-day programme in Tanur. It was Amma’s first visit here, and the large grounds were filled to overflowing–people had begun coming at 7:00 am to ensure they got a good seat for the evening programme. Onlookers could be seen spilling over into the yards […]
Mangalore, 18- 19 Feb – Bharata yatra 2009 Amma held two days of programmes at the Mangalore Brahmasthanam Temple. In addition to the regular programmes of satsang, bhajan, darshan and puja, Amma personally distributed sewing machines, educational scholarships and lifetime monthly pensions as part of her ever-expanding charitable projects. View photos here.
Amma held two days programme in Kozhikode Brahmasthanam temple from 14 Feb to 15 Feb. Watch photos here.