Online with Amma

Year: 2014

  • Onam celebration at Amritapuri Ashram

    7 September 2014, Amritapuri, Onam Celebrations “There are things that awaken enthusiasm and freshness whenever we think about or experience them,” Amma remarked in her Onam address this morning. This is certainly true about the annual Onam festival in Amritapuri. People from all over Kerala, India and abroad returned to their spiritual home, Amritapuri, to…

  • Onam connects us with eternity

    7 September 2014 — Amritapuri Ashram Extracted from Amma’s Onam satsang. There are certain things in life towards which attraction never ends. These are the good things that awaken enthusiasm and freshness whenever we think about or experience them. For example, the sea. No matter how many times we look at the sea, we never…

  • Computer and tailoring classes for the tribals

    Attappady, 27 Aug 2014 Computer and tailoring classes in progress for the tribals as part of the women empowerment program in Attappady, Kerala.

  • Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant done at Amrita Hospital, first in Kerala

    The first Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney {SPK} transplantation in the state was done at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences on the 17th of August 2014. This is the 3rd such successful surgery in India. The recipient is a 31 year old Engineer hailing from Palakkad. He has had Type 1 Diabetes for the past 16 years…

  • Deaddiction in Kerala by American University students

    Two PreMed students from the USA chose to spend part of their summer break doing a rural internship project organised by Amrita University. Roshan Nair (Siena College, New York) and Divya Ramachandran (Loyola University, Illinois) spent 3 weeks, from mid July 2014, learning about the problems of alcohol addiction in Kerala. The students set a…

  • Amrita SeRVe snapshots

    Amrita SeRVe snapshots

    Nearly 11 months have passed since Amrita SeRVe was officially launched during Amma’s 60th birthday celebrations. Village clusters have been identified in 27 states of India and work has begun in the seven focus areas of Health, Education, Water and Sanitation, Agriculture, Eco-Friendly Infrastructure, Income Generation and Self-Empowerment. Many activities are ongoing in all states.…

  • Plant for the Future: Permaculture seminar for adults and children

    Amma encourages us that we should re-learn to grow our own vegetables.  Teaching this knowledge to our children certainly has a great influence on our future. Amma Center, Switzerland held a seminar this summer to do just that.  This seminar followed permaculture principles taught by Anselm Ibing and Nirmala Iser. An enthusiastic crowd of interested…

  • War is our creation, not God’s

    23 August 2014 — Amritapuri Ashram On Friday, a devotee visiting the ashram from Berlin told Amma that when she is around Amma, she is aware of the spiritual truth that God is pervading everything. She said she draws a lot of strength from this understanding, but when she returns home, she gets overwhelmed by…

  • Amma’s Europe Yatra 2014

    Amma will be visiting 9 European countries starting from October 7 to November 17th. October 7, 8, 9 – Barcelona, Spain first morning starting 11 am – only one programme Hall:  Palau d’Esports, Avinguda Francesc Macià, 160, E-08401 Granollers Website: http://www.amma-spain.org/ Ph: +34 (0)948236729 / +34 (0)687747719 October 11, 12, 13 – Munich, Germanyfirst morning…

  • Employment, medical care and clothing for tribals

    19 August 2014 – Amritapuri Ashram This past week more than 70 tribals and villagers from remote areas — all living below the poverty line — came to Amritapuri Ashram for Amma’s darshan. Inspired by Amma’s efforts to uplift the remote village populations throughout India, devotees and ashram residents helped to bring the villagers here…