• 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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  • Amma visited Munich 2005

    Amma held program on October 10-14, 2005 in Munich, Germany

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  • Amma’s Vidyaarambham, initiation into alphabets

    Amma’s Vidyaarambham, initiation into alphabets

    10 October 2005, Amritapuri [Just before Amma left for Europe, a reporter from Matrubhumi, a leading Malayalam daily, asked Amma about Her vidyaarambham [initiation into learning], i.e. when and how Amma was initiated into learning.] “My vidyaarambham (news) took place 48 years ago. I was four then. Every navaratri, we used to place the items

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  • Ammas swiss time

    October 5-7, 2005 — Winterthur, Switzerland Switzerland is a unique European country in that within its borders four languages are spoken: German, French, Italian and Rumanch. Despite the diverse languages, the people are very much unified in their “Swiss-tvam.” They take pride in precision and in doing things well—there is a reason why the country

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