Category: Around Amma
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Amma in Boston
9-10 July, Boston, MA – America Yatra 2015 Amma held two days of programs at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough, MA. Devotees came from all around New England to receive Amma’s embrace, listen to Amma’s satsang and to hear her sing hajans. Amma also led the crowd in a guided meditation for…
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Amma in New York
12-14 July, New York, NY – America Yatra 2015 Amma held three days of programs at the Jacob Javits Convention Center located on the Hudson River in New York City. This was Amma’s third visit to Javits. The first day saw huge crowds coming for Amma’s embrace. The day-long program started at 11am and went…
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Guru is the embodiment of the Scriptures
31 July 2015, Amritapuri Gurupurnima was celebrated with much devotion and enthusiasm at Amritapuri today. Many devotees came from different parts of India and the world to be with the Guru. Amma’s Padapuja was performed by Swami Amritaswarupanda with the chanting of Guru Gita and 108 Names. All the swamis garlanded Amma, Amma showered blessings…
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APJ Abdul Kalam had only goodness in his heart: Amma
Amma sends a condolence message on the demise of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was a personification of goodness. He looked at the world with the vision of a Rishi. He was an exemplary scientist, a lover of humankind and a visionary. He blended together his scientific knowledge…
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Amma’s first visit to Atlanta
June 28-29, GA, Atlanta – American Yatra 2015 Amma was welcomed to the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC) with traditional chanting and an offering of Purna Kumbha. This was Amma’s first visit to the Southeast US. Dr. Jagadish Seth, Senior Professor at Emory University welcomed Amma to Atlanta on behalf of its citizens. Member and…
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Reconciling ancient Spiritual Wisdom and Modern Technology for societal transformation
United Nations Academic Impact – START/Amrita UniversityConference on Technology for Sustainable Development Keynote Address by Sri Mata Amritanandamayi DeviChancellor, Amrita UniversityNew York, 8th July 2015* * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * [Serving in her role as Chancellor of Amrita University, Amma addressed researchers representing 93 leading international…
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Introduction to Amma’s Keynote Address at United Nations Academic Impact
United Nations Academic Impact / Amrita University Conferenceon Technology for Sustainable Development on July 8, 2015, New York By Ramu Damodaran,Chief, United Nations Academic Impact I jotted down eight of the points that the Administrator [of the United Nations Development Program, Helen Clark] referred to in our Looking Forward to 2030, the process we are…
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Uphold the ancient tradition for future generations
20-23 June, Santa Fe, USA – America Yatra 2015 The first day of programs saw a larger than normal crowd and ended just past 6pm. After a short break, Amma returned to the hall at 7:30pm for satsang, bhajans, and darshan. On the first morning, four generations of Tewa Indian dancers performed a Winter Buffalo…
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Amma in Los Angeles
14-18 Los Angeles, USA – America Yatra 2015 Amma was honored with the Golden Goody Award for her Worldwide Humanitarian Charities on Sunday, 14th at the Los Angeles International Airport Hilton. Every year, the local devotees in Los Angeles treat everyone to an elaborate skit. This year’s play featured Kubera, the Arrogant Lord of Wealth,…
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Amma in Dallas
25-26 June, Dallas, TX, America Yatra 2015 Two days of programs were held at the Mesquite Convention Center just outside of Dallas. Mesquite is known as the Rodeo capital of the US. Thousands had come from all over Texas and the surrounding areas for darshan. During one of the programs, a group of women from…