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Prayer circles for Japan
Amritapuri Since first day after the earthquake in Japan, there were prayer circles for the victims every day. Daily after the evening bhajans, all have been chanting 108 ‘Lokah Samastha’ mantra sitting around the map of Japan with lamps lit around it.
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The world awaits true leaders in Fiji
Amma’s message has been spread to the South Pacific through a visit to the Fiji Islands by Br. Shantamrita Chaitanya from March 7 to 14, 2011 to conduct a series of seminars on Practical Spirituality. Br. Shantamrita’s first program on March 9 was at the prestigious Fiji National University in the capital Suva where he…
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Practical Vedanta, lessons on the go for busy people
A very touching element in Amma’s tours in India is the amazing fact that she still insists on traveling by road herself and to stay with the caravan of buses that travel along. The 1-day journeys from one city to another sometimes take 20 hours, the distance to cover is sometimes over 600 km; but…
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Showers of Love in Jaipur
13 March, Jaipur, Rajasthan- Bharata Yatra 2011 Amma held a one day public program in Jaipur, Rajasthan at the grounds of the Tagore International School. On a cool evening Amma extended her warmth and compassion to the people of Rajasthan by extending her charitable projects to those in need. As part of the Vidyamritam program…
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Amma in Amdavad
10 March, Amdavad, Gujarat – Bharata Yatra 2011 The next stop on Amma’s 2011 Bharata Yatra was the capital of Gujarat, Amdavad. Amma held a public program at the Educational Society Ground in the evening of March 10th. During the program Amma extended several of the ashram’s charitable projects to the region. Scholarships were distributed…
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Role of temples changed in today’s world
11 March 2011, Fiji Br. Shantamrita addressed the crowd of 100 or so local Indo-Fijians on the topic of “the Role of Temples in Today’s World”. The program was held at Siva Mandir which is one of the oldest temples in Fiji. In the talk, Br. Shantamrita recognized that these days many people often find…
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Amma in Mumbai
6, 7 March, Nerul, Navi Mumbai – Bharata Yatra 2011 The 6th and 7th of March were this year’s special two days for Mumbai to receive and enjoy Amma’s loving presence. Like each year, devotees flocked to the Nerul ashram, located on the Brahmagiri Hill, to meet Amma and receive her blessings. Amongst the dignitaries…
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Swami Ramakrishna to visit China
Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri will be visiting Shanghai, China for two days, 12 & 13 March. He will give a talk, bhajans and will conduct an IAM meditation class. Talks will be in English and translated into Chinese. Venue: Raja Yoga, Xujiahui, 3rd floor, No 88, Xingeng Road, Xu Hui District. Bus 864/42/Metro Line1 contact: reservations@iamcn.org…
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Amma in Hyderabad
27 – 28 February , Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh – Bharata Yatra 2011 Amma’s return to Hyderabad was marked by a significant expansion of her ongoing humanitarian projects—shortly after her first evening program began, a seemingly never-ending line of children flowed across the stage, standing in line patiently to receive a hug and a kiss from…