Category: Around Amma 2012

  • Amma in Osaka, Japan

    24-25  Osaka, Japan – 2012 Japan – America Yatra At Osaka, Amma was given a warm welcome at the airport and received her Japanese children in a loving embrace. The  programs were held in the Umeda Sky Building in the heart of Osaka.  The hall was full with many first-timers waiting anxiously for Amma’s arrival.…

  • Festival of Dosa and French Fries

    19 May 2012, Amritapuri On Saturday, before leaving for her world tour, Amma had satsang with the asramites. She sat with all the ashram residents in the Kali temple, advising one and all by answering their questions. After that, Amma announced that she would come out again later to make dosas and french fries herself…

  • Swimming beyond

    18 May 2012, Amritapuri A few days ago, Amma had indicated that she would stay with her children at the swimming pool. The Darshan on Thursday finished late at 6:30 am after Amma having sat 21 hours, on Friday. So few assumed Amma would come to the pool. But just after Bhajans, around 8:30 pm,…

  • Amma in Queensland

    21-24 April 2012, Queensland – Australia Yatra 2012 To wrap up her Australian tour, Amma travelled north to the state of Queensland and held a one day program in Brisbane followed by a 3 day retreat in the Gold Coast. In the Brisbane program Amma was officially welcomed by Mrs Archana Singh the Honorary Consul…

  • Touching all those who pause to listen

    18-19 April 2012, Sydney, Australia Amma held two days of programs in the heart of Australia’s biggest city.  Despite the persistent heavy rains during the two days in Sydney, large crowds still turned out and filled the hall to capacity at the Sydney Boys High School. To kick off the first morning program Amma was…

  • Amma in Melbourne

    12-16 April 2012, Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia After one week of programs in Singapore and Malaysia, Amma travelled to Australia to begin her tour ‘Down Under’ in Melbourne. Amma held 5 days of programs at the Sandown Racecourse, which included a 3 day retreat. Amma was officially welcomed to Australia by State Council Member Mr…

  • Amma, Preacher and Practitioner of Love

    9 April 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2012 marks 10 years since Amma’s first visit to Malaysia.  The one common factor in all of Amma’s visits to Malaysia is that there are always big crowds.  This year was no different.  First with the incredibly large program in Penang and again tonight where people came out in…

  • You have given hope to mankind

    7 April 2012, Penang, Malaysia While Amma has been visiting Malaysia since 2002, until now her only stop had been in Kuala Lumpur.  For the first time Amma traveled to the north of the country and held a program in Penang. Huge crowds began forming in the early in the day for the evening program. …

  • Drenched in Love, filled with laughter

    16 Mar 2012, Amritapuri It was a nice sunny day at Amritapuri and everyone was waiting on the beach for Amma to come for the usual meditation and Q&A session that is always held on Monday and Friday evenings. A little after 5pm Amma arrived on the beach and shortly after that the meditation started.…

  • Praying for the departed in tsunami

    11 Mar 2012, Amritapuri Today marks the one year anniversary of the Japanese Tsunami. Near the beginning of darshan, just after the morning archana, Amma asked all to take a moment and remember the tragedy. She said, “This is the time the Japanese tsunami happened, so for all the souls of the departed and for…