Category: Spiritual
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Love is the center point of life with no regulations
Love is a maha-mantra “My dear children, without a center we cannot draw a perfect circle. In the same way, without the center-point of love, our lives can never be complete. The roots of a tree are what hold it firmly to the Earth. Similarly, it is the powerful roots of love running deep within…
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The meaning and importance of Navaratri worship
Children, Navaratri is an occasion for worshiping Parashakti, the Almighty Goddess, who is the cause of the universe. Navaratri is a time for vows, austerities and worship. The ways of worshiping vary from place to place. In some places, a different aspect of Devi is worshiped on each day. In other places, She is worshiped…
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Mankind has become a walking disaster, instead create ripples of Compassion
27 Sep 2016, Amritapuri, – Amritavarsham celebrations Excerpts from Amma’s Birthday message Taking more and wasting it is Adharma “Environmental protection is one of the greatest issues mankind faces today. If only we would walk along the path shown by our ancestors, we could easily find solutions to the problems we are facing in this…
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Perform your duties wholeheartedly with an attitude of surrender and detachment
25 August 2016 — Amritapuri When we think about Lord Krishna, what are the first thoughts that enter our mind? Different people will answer in different ways. This is because Lord Krishna won’t allow himself to be confined within our limited thoughts and ideas. But one thing is clear: Everything about Krishna is sweet, alluring…
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Awareness is the key: Amma’s practical suggestions for a clean Yamuna river
11 April, Suhagnagari, Ferozabad , enroute to Lucknow – Bharata 2016 Amma and the group travelled to Lucknow after Vrindavan. On the way the group stopped for luch at Suhagnagari, Ferozabad. The most shaded place we found was a club – FM Green City ! Amma sat on the veranda and served lunch to all.…
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Mantra given by a Satguru is always safe for us: Amma on Mantra japa
Amritapuri – 4 December 2015 During a question-and-answer session in Amritapuri, Amma was asked about the best way to chant one’s mantra. QUESTION: Amma, I like to chant my mantra aloud. I feel a lot of love and devotion and enthusiasm when I do that. But when I do the same by just moving my…
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Indelible Footprints in the Heart: Amma’s 2015 Christmas Message
December 25, 2015 – Amritapuri Ashram Christmas awakens vibration of goodness, hope and compassion in the human heart, just as the birth anniversaries of other great incarnations and realized beings do. This day reminds us of what it is that that the human heart should be comprised—not with selfishness and hatred, but with devotion to…
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Planting Trees in the Desert: Meditation and Service at the prison in Barcelona
Inspired by Amma’s example, our volunteers working out of Barcelona, Spain have been running an outreach program with the nearby Quatre Camins prison for the past three years. The outreach is led by social worker Amparo Saavedra, who says that she wanted to find ways to incorporate everything she has learned from Amma about peace…
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External success is impermanent, we need inner victory
27 Sep 2015, Amritapuri – Amritavarsham, Amma’s 62nd Birthday celebrations Early this morning the stage was filled with traditional Kerala dancers in full regalia as well as ladies dressed up in the traditional costumes from all 29 states of India to welcome Amma. The loud, Panchari Melam, traditional music of Kerala created festive mood and…
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It is the need of every Indian that Ganga remains clean
In the wake of Amma’s 100-crore (US$15 million) donation to Namami Gange, the Indian Government’s Swachh Bharat & Ganga Cleaning Project, Amma has answered many questions about the donation, the project itself, and her views on the issue surrounding the project. From the press meet at Amritapuri Ashram on September 11, 2015. We started…