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Amma in Manheim 2006
Amma visited Manheim, Germany on 21-23 October 2006
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Amma in Switzerland 2006
Amma visits Switzerland on 17-19 October 2006
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Finnish government honours Amma
15 Oct 2006, Helsinki, Finland On behalf of the Government of Finland, the Honourable Cultural Minister, Tanja Saarela, welcomed Amma to Helsinki. In her speech, the honourable Minister Tanja said, “Globalisation as such is neither good nor bad, but there is a need for examples against greed and uncaring behaviour. A good example of this
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Amma in London 2006
Amma visited London on October 12, 2006
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May your hearts blossom
Munich, Germany — 10 October 2006 Moving through the city of Munich one sees sculpted lions—stone, copper, iron—on almost every street corner. Munich is famous for its lions, as Berlin is famous for its bears. The lion, however, is special to devotees of the Divine Mother, as the goddess Durga is depicted as seated on
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Amma in Munich 2006
Amma visited Munich, Germany on 6-8 October
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Anytime, anywhere… anything is possible for Amma
October 4, 2006, 4:45 am, Amritapuri 3:30 a.m.: The bell rings for archana, a little earlier than usual. Some ashram residents haven’t slept, as they have been helping out with last-minute packing for the tour. The other sleepyheads were keeping awake in anticipation of Amma’s early-morning departure to the airport to fly abroad. 4:45 a.m.:
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Vidyarambham by Amma
2 Oct 2006 Amma initiates babies into the world of alphabets, first lessons of tabla, harmonium and veena during Vijaya Dashami celebrations. At Amritapuri, the ceremony involves tracing each letter of the alphabet in a plate of rice or even in sand on the ground. Traditionally, the writing was alternately done on the tongue with
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Victorious beginners: importance and meaning of Navaratri festival
Amma’s message on Vijayadashami day 2nd October 2006 Amritapuri Navaratri is a festival that is celebrated all over India. The word nava-ratri itself means “nine nights.” We are presently living in the night-i.e. in darkness, in the darkness of ignorance. The Navaratri Puja signifies the removal of this internal darkness and the dawning of the
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Amma in Paris 2006
Amma visited Paris, France on 29-31 October 2006