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Amma program started in Tahiti island

Brahmacharini Dipamrita Chaitanya visited Tahiti for one week of programs. It was the first time a representative from Amma’s organization visited the remote island. Dipamrita held different programs at various locations around the island; public halls, gymnasiums, a Tibetan center, private houses, etc, where she shared Amma’s teachings, and guided people through yoga, meditation, puja, […]

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AYUDH

10th European AYUDH Youth Initiative: Awareness in Action

Awareness in Action! The 10th European AYUDH Youth Initiative, “Awareness in Action,” was an overwhelming success. Nearly 300 youth between the ages of 15 and 30 from nearly 23 countries gathered from 13th – 20th July 2014 at M.A. Center Germany, Brombachtal, to take part in the event. The general theme of the initiative was […]

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Meditation

IAM Meditation Technique in Moscow

The first IAM Technique course in Moscow took place on between May 17 and 18, 2014. A total of 57 people attended the two-day course. Moscow residents had been waiting for this for a long time and the hall in the center of the city was fully packed. Everybody felt like being part of one […]

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Build a bridge of love and universal brotherhood

27 July 2014, Amritapuri Minority Commission of the Govt. of India Member, Shri. Thykkuttathil Zakkeer met Amma today in Amritapuri along with his family during darshan. He offered to Amma a Ramadan gift of a plaque engraved with auspicious prayers from The Holy Quran along with sweets and fruits. He also invited Amma to share […]

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Shubamrita brings the sunshine to Hungary

The very first stop of the European Tour of Br. Shubamrita this year was Hungary. On Swami’s arrival, sunshine and early summer replaced the heavy rainfall lasted long-long days. Lots of people came to see him and listen to his spiritual talk. More then half of them was newcomers and heard about Amma only recently. […]

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AYUDH

300 AYUDH members meet at European Parliament

EU Parliament, Strasbourg, France – 17 July 2014 Several Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) joined AYUDH Europe (Amrita Yuva Dharma Dhara), the youth wing of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM), for its 10th Anniversary Celebrations at the European Parliament at Strasbourg in France. The event titled “Strengthening Europe through Youth Empowerment”, engaged nearly 300 […]

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America 2014 Around Amma 2014

Amma meets with members of U.S. Congress

9 July 2014, Washington D.C. Amma met with  several members of the U.S. Congress on July 9, 2014. The meeting, which took place in the  U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C., was held at the request of U.S. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (California). During Amma’s meeting with Rep. Roybal-Allard, discussions emerged over the plight of large […]

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Attraction to the Guru leads us to freedom

“Our inner relationship or bond of love with the guru is actually the unity we feel towards our own True Self—the Atman. So, we should not mistake the love or closeness we have towards our guru as mere external closeness. We are turning inwards and getting closer to our True Self because the guru is […]

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Guru Purnima in Amritapuri

12 July 2014, AmritapuriIn Amritapuri Guru Purnima was celebrated. Under the leadership of Swami Turiyamritananda, Guru Paduka puja was conducted. Archana, Bhajans, Arati, and Satsang followed.