• Singing Darshan in Kochi

    Singing Darshan in Kochi

    3 April 2003, Kochi The devotees in Kochi received a sweet surprise late one evening as Amma stopped giving darshan long enough to sing two bhajans. It began when three Gujarati children came for Amma’s darshan. It was their first chance to meet Amma but, knowing their native place, Amma asked, “Have you heard Amma

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  • Housing Colony in Durgapur, West Bengal

    The first time in history that a minister from a communist party shared a stage with Amma in West Bengal

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  • The purpose of the prayer is to realise oneness

    Question: Amma, in Your ashram, do You accord the greatest importance to devotion? When I watch the prayers and bhajans, it appears like a show to me. Amma: Son, imagine that you have a sweetheart. If you were talking to her, would it seem like a show to you? You can never feel so, if

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  • Donation from the President of India

    Donation from the President of India

    The President of India donates 10 months Salary for Amma’s Charitable activities The President of India Bharata Ratna Shri. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam contributed Rs 500,000/- towards Mata Amritanandamayi Math’s Charitable activities at Rameswaram. He expressed his desire to donate his ten months salary to Amma’s charities during Her visit to the Rashtrapati Bhavan on

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  • How to look after children

    Amma’s teaching on how to look after our children “When your children indulge in mischief, explain things to them lovingly. Childhood is the foundation of life. If we don’t pay attention to our children and show them love and affection, they may go astray. Parents should remember to be especially loving towards their children when

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  • ‘Ap Ki Shadi Ke Liye…’

    He thought that Amma said she would make a sankalpa

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  • She Knows the reason

    She Knows the reason

    Guru responds to a call from the heart. One innocent devotee will have a memory to treasure for the rest of his life.

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  • On The Road to Pune

    On The Road to Pune

    23 Feb 2003, Pune The caravan of buses pulled over to the side of the road near a tiny hamlet named Bharvati. Many children were washing their family’s clothes at a pump near the road. They froze in midair at the amazing sight of five orange buses and many Western faces. While we waited for

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  • A prayer from the heart of India

    A prayer from the heart of India

    21 February 2003, NagpurThe state of Maharashtra has an exalted history; as recently as the 13th century it was said that one could find a mahatma in every village in the state. The city of Nagpur, aside from being a major city of Maharashtra, is also the geographical heart of the nation. North and south,

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  • A walk to remember

    A walk to remember

    19 Feb 2003, Nagpur On the way from Hyderabad to Nagpur, the North Indian tour group stopped along the banks of the river Godavari, about two kilometres off the main road. The river Godavari is considered one of the seven sacred rivers of India. The group waited patiently for Amma to join us; some skipped

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