Month: August 2017
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Maya doesn’t mean ‘non-existent’, it means ‘ever-changing’
21 August 2017, Amritapuri Ashram In a question-and-answer session in Amritapuri this week, a questioner asked Amma about Maya, often defined as “the illusory nature of the world.” The questioner asked Amma, “What is Maya or illusion and why it is so difficult to come out of it? I have been doing spiritual practices for…
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Ganesh Chaturthi at Amritapuri
25 Aug 2017 At 7 am today at the Kalari, an idol of Ganesha made out of mud was installed after special pujas. The idol at Kalari will be kept there for few days with special pujas and evening bhajans before its will be immersed in the ocean. After the installation, a Gaja puja was…
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Education for living, Learning for life: AYUDH’s 13th Youth Summit
15 – 23 July 2017, Odenwald, MA Center Germany Two hundred and fifty youth from 21 nationalities joined together in Germany for an amazing week of learning, inspiration and cultural exchange. The camp addressed some of the most urgent issues facing our world today, ranging from integration and cultural understanding to civic engagement and sustainable…
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Youth call for a global change in educational systems
The concluding event of AYUDH’s 13th European Youth Summit was a panel discussion between youth and senior decision makers, entitled ‘Towards a Culture of Caring: The Role Of Education To Foster Young People’s Active Citizenship’. During the week before the panel, 250 youth from 21 nationalities reflected on how educational systems can be changed, so…
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May Dharma be victorious in every country
15 Aug 2017, Independence Day celebrations, Amritapuri India’s Independence day was celebrated today in Amritapuri. To begin the celebrations, Amma helped raise the Indian flag and all gathered around to salute it while the national anthem was played. Remarking on the occasion, Amma said ‘It’s not enough to simply wave a flag, everyone has to…
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Can Ayurveda and Allopathy go hand in hand? Amma addresses a group of doctors
8 Aug 2017, Amritapuri Ashram Amma met with 25 speakers from Amrita Samyogam – the International Conference on Integrative Medicine that was recently hosted on August 6th and 7th at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in Kochi. This was the largest conference on Integrative Medicine held in India and the delegates and speakers came…
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Tying Rakhi on Amma’s hand
On Raksha Bandan day people all around the ashram could be seen tying rakhis on one another. Usually, people tie them to the wrists of their brothers expressing their bond and affection with them. A few devotees even came and tied a rakhi on Amma’s wrist, as an offering of thanks for their ultimate bond…
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Little ones tie Rakhis to soldiers
7 Aug 2017, Amritapuri Today is Raksha Bandan day. At the ashram, the little ones tied rakhis (simple handmade bracelets, usually made of thread) on the wrists of soldiers put thilak on their foreheads and offered them sweets. This is traditionally a day when brothers and sisters and celebrate and honor their bond by tying a traditional rakhi…
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Amma with the differently abled children
2 Aug 2017, Amritapuri Ashram A group of around 80 students from the Amrita Institute for Differently Abled Children visited Amritapuri with their parents to get Amma’s darshan and meet her. Some were in wheelchairs. The children offered Amma a bo x filled with malas they had made themselves. Amma enquired about their medications, the…
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Unbroken stream of Love in Canada
6-10 July, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 2017 America-Canada Yatra Amma concluded her North American Tour in Toronto, Ontario where she held one public program followed by a three-day retreat, including Guru Purnima, and ending with Devi Bhava. On the first morning program, Amma was greeted by a group of children chanting Om Namah Sivayah as she…