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  • 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. …

  • Amma in Singapore

    3-5 April 2012, Singapore Amma held 3 days of programs in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Center where huge crowds turned out to receive her blessings. A host of dignitaries were present to welcome Amma to Singapore, including Mr Benny Zin, COO, of the Marina Bay Sands. Other dignitaries welcoming Amma included Mr…

  • 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…

  • Amma plays Holi in Amritapuri

    8 Mar 2012, Amritapuri Thursday night as darshan ended, the Holi celebration began at Amritapuri. Just before the end of darshan a devotee presented Amma with a bowl of colored powder and a bucket of water and a ‘pichkari’ (elongated water pistol). Amma mixed the colors into the bucket of water and then she filled…

  • When Science meets Spirituality

    the level of respect society shows for scientists should increase. When science is respected the motivation to serve and find cures for cancer and other diseases will automatically arise within, while the desire to make quick money will decrease.

  • Muhammad Yunus: I am humbled by these accomplishments

    3 Jan 2012, Amrita University, Amritapuri Prof. Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Founder, Grameen Bank – a micro finance and community development bank started in Bangladesh that makes small loans to the impoverished – came to Amrita University’s Amritapuri campus to inaugurate International Conference on Technology Enhanced Education (ICTEE2012). In his inaugural…