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Amma presents Gandhi-King award to Mwai Kibaki
23 October 2003 — Nairobi, Kenya Her Holiness Sri Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma) presented the prestigious Gandhi-King award for Non-Violence for the year 2003 to His Excellency the President of Kenya, Hon. Mwai Kibaki, today at the State House Gardens, Nairobi, Kenya. Also present were the First Lady Her Excellency Mrs. Lucy Kibaki, the Honourable Vice…
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Africa receives IAM Meditation Technique®
October 2003, Nairobi Just a few days before Amma came to Kenya to present the Gandhi-King Award to Mr. Mwai Kabaki, the President of Kenya, Amma held a one-day public darshan program. Afterwards, Br. Shantamrita Chaitanya, one of Amma’s senior brahmacharis, conducted the IAM Technique® meditation course in Nairobi. Here are some responses from the…
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If wealthy make up their minds, could alleviate poverty
Question: Amma, you went through a lot of suffering in your childhood. When you see people suffering, do you remember those days? Amma: Is there anyone who hasn’t suffered in his life? It is true that Amma had to go through many hardships in Her childhood. But she didn’t think of it as suffering. Amma’s…
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This is the same woman
11-12 October 2003, Helsinki, Finland Amma’s visit to Helsinki, Finland, was the talk of the whole country, as thousands gathered for Her darshan at the Cable Hall. It was Amma’s fifth visit to this beautiful Scandinavian country. On the morning of the first day’s program, the Bishop of the Orthodox Church in Helsinki, Rev. Ambrosius,…
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God is your only real relative
“One should have the conviction that God is one’s only real relative. Children, you should know that eventually all other relations and worldly objects will give nothing but sorrow. Let your bond be with God alone. This does not mean that you should abandon your wife and children, or that you should see them as…
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23 Hours of Darshan
After 23 Hours… Darshan Ends Amma leaves after 23 hours on stage – end of AmritaVarsham50 Amma joined Her children in the Amritavarsham50 stadium on 27 September at 9:30 a.m. After an award ceremony, some speeches and cultural programmes, She began giving darshan. It wasn’t until 8:00 a.m. the next morning that Amma left the…
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Dr. Saleha Mahmood Abedin
Dr. Saleha Mahmood Abedin, Sociologist, Muslim Scholar and Director of Institute for Muslim Minority Affairs, London “We want complimentality, we want to be recognized as women, we want to be different.” —Dr. Saleha Mahmood Abedin “Men and Women as ‘Two Wings of a Bird’” “I begin in the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful. “Distinguished…
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Shri. Joseph Pulikkunnel
Shri. Joseph Pulikkunnel, Director, Indian Institute of Christian Studies, Christian reformer “It is commonly believed that in Semitic religions, the male dominance is a divine dictate. This is not the case.” —Joseph Pulikkunnel “Adopting Universal Motherhood: An Opportunity for Men” “Pranams to Amma, who has transformed Herself into the amrita [nectar] of love and compassion for the…
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Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan
Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Founder and Former Academic Director, Indira Gandhi National Centre of the Arts, New Delhi, India “We want the principle of complimentality and not of competition. The principle of being different, the principle of being one-not-complete-without-the-other and the principle of the mother.” – Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan “Reverence or Exploitation: Portrayals of Women in Classical Art…
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Smt. Mridula Sinha
Smt. Mridula Sinha, Chairperson, Central Social Welfare Board, India “When Brahma created the world, he was worried who would look after the world. Then he created a mother. So we have to treat them as special.” -Mridula Sinha “Old Abuses, New Solutions” “My pranam to our Amma and all sisters and brothers who have come to…