• Famous in Finland

    October 18-19, 2005 — Helsinki, Finland After completing her programs in Germany, Amma traveled to Helsinki for two days of programs there. The program venue, a renovated cable factory that now serves as an exhibition hall, was located next to a lake with downtown Helsinki on the opposite bank. When Amma arrived at the hall,…

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  • Amma, why do you pray?

    Question: Amma, you are established in the Self. Why, then, do you pray? What need is there for you to do sadhana (spiritual practices)? Amma: I have taken this body for the sake of the world. It is not for myself that I have come to this world. If I say, “I am an Avatar,”…

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  • Stone laid for houses in Kalmunai

    17 October 2005, Kalmunai, Sri Lanka Today morning, the foundation stone was laid for the construction of 60 houses in Periyanilavanai in the Kalmunai division of Ampara District, Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. As per the Govt. of Sri Lanka’s guidelines, the Math is building 3 story homes, each with a total of 530 square…

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  • Kashmir Relief Work 2005

    Br. Abhayamrita and others went to Kashmir to de relief work for the earthquake that happened there from 17 – 23 October 2005, Uri, Jammu & Kashmir

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  • Creating memories, collecting pearls

    October 17, 2005 – Kirchbrombach, Odenwald, Germany “Is there a white horse?” Amma wanted to know. She was walking around a horse ranch in Odenwald, Germany, a property where many Ashram retreats have been held. The morning was bright and clear, the air was quite cold, and Amma was wrapped in a pink hooded winter…

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  • Many musical offerings of Mannheim

    Many musical offerings of Mannheim

    October 13-15, 2005 — Mannheim, Germany Whatever gift a child may offer its mother, she will treasure it with all her heart. The truth of this statement was made evident in Mannheim, where Amma’s devotees offered a diverse array of performances at her feet: a traditional tribal dance from Northern Kerala, a Malayalam children’s song…

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  • Amma in Manheim 2005

    Photos from Amma her program in Manheim in October 2005 and her visit to the Amma center in Germany

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  • Om lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu

    May Peace & Happiness Prevail Amma has chosen some peace mantras for daily chanting by her devotees and disciples. One of those invocations is Om lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu. Although this mantra does not appear in any of the existent Veda sakhas [Vedic branches], it is an expression of the universal spirit that we find…

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  • Amma leads Munich in a prayer for the world

    Amma leads Munich in a prayer for the world

    October 9-11, 2005 – Munich, Germany From the top of small hill just outside the site of Amma’s programs in Munich, one could see the entire city spread before them: the stadiums built for the 1972 Summer Olympic games, the steeples of the city’s hundreds of churches, the skyscrapers and industrial buildings, the brown rooftops…

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  • The mantra became a remedy

    The mantra became a remedy

    October 10, 2005 — Munich, Germany For the past two years, Nath  Hirsch has worked with mentally challenged children at a School in Munich. Some time back, he spent a month teaching the children about the cultures of Asia, including India’s. As part of those classes, he decided to teach them a few bhajans: simple…

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