Month: August 2019
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Amma presented Vidya Jyoti in Nagercoil
Aug 25, 2019 in Nagarcoil, Tamil Nadu Amma was invited to visit Nagarcoil by Swami Chaitanayananda of Vellimalai Hindu Dharma Vidyapeetam. The program was held on the grounds of the Amrita Insitution in Nagercoil, which is surrounded by beautiful western ghats (mountains). Amma delivered Vidya Jyothi certificates to the students who had completed the Scriptural…
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When the impurities are removed, our Bhakti will become mature
23 August 2019 — Amritapuri AshramSreeKrishna Jayanthi Celebrations – excerpts from Amma’s message Today is the sacred day when the Lord Krishna took avatara on this earth as the embodiment of strength and beauty. He gave this world the message of courageous action and pure love in all its fullness. The Sanskrit word avatara has…
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GoPuja and Chanting of Divine names
23 Aug 2019, Amritapuri As part of Janmashtami celebrations (Sri Krishna’s birthday), devotees participated in GoPuja (worship of cows) and Nagara Sankeertanam (Chanting of the Divine name) at Amritapuri Ashram this morning. Later in the afternoon, there was Uriyadi (a traditional game where a pot filled with curd and butter is broken). As Amma came…
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Knowledge is within; Education must transform you
Interview by Shalini Saksena of ‘The Pioneer’, the English Daily, on why spiritual organisations must run schools and universities to educate young generations. What is the connection between spirituality and Education? ǟʍʍǟ: True Education takes place only when it goes hand in hand with spiritual knowledge. Otherwise, education will be reduced to a mere collecting…
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Independence day celebration and Raksha Bandhan with Amma
15 Aug 2019, Amritapuri Amma hoisted India’s National flag at the Ashram grounds today. As she walked to the stage through the line of devotees standing with small tricolour flags, the police and Military gave a ceremonial salute to the flag against the backdrop of National anthem. Amma then offered her pranams to the flag…
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Kids tying rakhi to soldiers, get inspired to follow Dharma
15 Aug 2019, Amritapuri A small function was arranged at the ashram to honour the soldiers on the day of Rakhi. As a mark of respect love and gratitude, the kids of the ashram kids tied rakhi on their hands, applied tilak on their forehead, waved arati, and fed them with sweets. Inspector J Jonah…
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Celebrating Diversity – AYUDH Europe’s 15th European Youth Summit
12-21 July 2019, M.A. Center Germany300 young people from all over Europe participated in the 15th annual European Youth Summit Celebrating Diversity. An inspiring, fun and wisdom filled program included talks from guest speakers, educational workshops, youth-led skill labs, sharing groups, sports events and a Human Library. Several subthemes were explored throughout the week including…
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Amma’s Europe & North American Yatra 2019
Amma will start her Europe Yatra on October 11. She will visit 9 countries and will hold programs in 11 different cities which will include Satsang, Bhajan, Meditation and Darshan. October 11-13: M.A Center, Germany October 15-16: Houten, Netherlands October 18-20: Winterthur, Switzerland October 22-23: Copenhagen, Denmark October 25-27: Chalons, France October 29-30: Munich, Germany…
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Planting one lakh seed balls in the forest, in just 6 hours
various groups and spent more than six hours planting one lakh seed balls in the challenging terrain and wilderness in the forest area of Delhi-NCR
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The quest for the “Truth of Life” and learning the way to maintain “work-life balance”
22-24 July, Tokyo – Japan Yatra 2019 Ambassador Sanjay Kumar Verma of the Indian Consulate in Japan welcomed Amma to Tokyo. He spoke about the greatness of the Indian culture and values that emphasized the importance of peace, harmony, selfless service and non violence. ‘When it comes to humanity, Indian society traditionally believes in Vasudhaiva…