• American Yatra Begins

    3 June 2008, Seattle, USA Amma commenced her 22nd Yatra of North America this weekend with four days of programs in Seattle, Washington. Thousands of Americans, as well as Canadians, attended the programs, where Amma gave discourses, sang bhajans, led meditation sessions and gave darshan. Upon the programs’ conclusion Tuesday morning, Amma will travel to…

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  • A Rakhi Bond to Fight Farmer Suicide

    31 May 2008 – Seattle, Washington, USA On the first night of the retreat weekend with Amma in Seattle, a dozen or so teenagers and twenty-somethings wearing T-shirts with AYUDH across the back came up to the side of Amma’s chair. One of them held a bracelet of braided pink and blue strings, which she…

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  • Amma in Japan

    Amma in Japan

    Amma visited Kobe & Tokyo, Japan from the 24th till 28th of May 2008

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  • Amrita Samgamam

    Children’s Camp 2008 17 – 18 May 2008 — Amritapuri Last weekend saw 2,500 children from all over Kerala and beyond coming to Amritapuri for a two-day personality development camp, Amrita Sangamam. The free camp comprised of yoga and meditation classes, and motivational talks by various speakers including many of the Ashram sannyasis. The children…

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  • Amma in Ernakulam 2008

    Amma in Ernakulam 2008

    Amma visited Ernakulam for a 2 day program on  May 3 & 4, 2008 with Satsang, Bhajans, Cultural performances, awards and of course Amma’s loving embrace that we know as Darshan.

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  • Put Yourself In Their Pain

    30 April 2008 — Amritapuri The first and second graduating batches of the Amrita College of Nursing in Cochin came to Amritapuri today. The students have all but concluded their five-year courses—the first batch will graduate on May 15, the second on October 15th. Each of the students had Amma’s darshan, with Amma handing out…

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  • Swami to visit UAE

    Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri to visit  Kuwait and Dubai from May 7 – 12 and will conduct satsangs & bhajans there. K U W A I T 7 May 2008, (Wed)     Indian Community School,    Salmiya, Kuwait 8 May 2008 (Thu)    Bharatheeya Vidya Bhavan, Abbasiya, Kuwait contact:  Madhavankutty   009659540511 D U B A I 9 May 2008   …

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  • Amma’s arrival after Australia 2008

    Amma’s arrival after Australia 2008

    Amma arrived back in Amritapuri after her Asutralia tour of 2008.

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  • Divali in Spring: The devotion of the farmers of Vidarbha

    Divali in Spring: The devotion of the farmers of Vidarbha

    24 February 2008 — Washim, Vidarbha, Maharashtra There is an old Marathi saying: sadhu sant yeti ghara toci divali dasara—When sadhus and saints visit your house, it is the real Divali and Vijaya Dasami. When Amma came to give darshan in Washim, the villagers there proved their faith in this maxim by dedicating themselves fully…

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  • How to Know God Exists

    How to Know God Exists

    12 April 2008 — Gold Coast, Australia During the Gold Coast Retreat, Amma held a question-and-answer session with all of the devotees. Towards the end of the session, many people were still raising their hands. For the last question, Amma pointed to a man standing way in the back of the crowd. When he took…

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