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Brahmasthanam Installation – Covai
2 May 2001, Covai, Tamil Nadu Between the hours of eleven in the morning and one in the afternoon on Wednesday, the 2nd of May, 2001, Amma consecrated a new Brahmasthanam temple at the new ashram in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, the southern state neighbouring Her home state of Kerala. At Mananthavadi just over two months…
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Playful darshan
17 – 27 April 2001, AustraliaIn case you thought spirituality was only somber, reconsider. Observe Mother’s darshan programs, especially in the West, where smaller crowds allow time for Mother’s playfulness to surface even more than usual! The first night after the group’s arrival in Australia, Mother had great fun talking about the adventures of the…
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Vishu celebrations
April the 14th, 2001, marks the New Year in the Hindu calendar. The focal point of the Vishu celebrations in Amritapuri was the Kalari, where Amma first started Krishna Bhava in 1975. The vishukkani (literally, ‘first sight of the year’) was kaleidoscopic display of elaborate floral arrangements and a platter of fruits. In Indian tradition,…
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Carwashers of Adelaide
During her Australian tours, Mother doesn’t usually go to Adelaide. It’s too far off Her “beaten track” in Australia. She visits Melbourne, on the south coast, then goes up to Sydney, Brisbane and Gold Coast. Four places, public programs in each, retreats in two-but nothing in Adelaide, further west on Australia’s southern coast. But the…
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Everyone felt “at Home”
14 April 2001, SingaporeIn Singapore every year the crowds are growing larger rapidly. These crowds are also becoming more diverse. (Once the domain of immigrants from India, Mother’s programs now draw people from all backgrounds, Hindu and Buddhist and Christian alike). This tendency to diversity underscores and is a response to the universality of Mother’s…
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In the Rain!
17- 27 April, Australia Melbourne Retreat The special meditation session with Mother had been held indoors because of both cold and rain. The last mantra, “Lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu” (“May all beings in the universe be happy”) was reverberating. Then silence. Not quite. Rain. Pitter-patter. Then faster. The lights came up; Mother looked ruefully around…
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Amma’s smile is an inspiration
2, 3 April 2001, Kolkata – Bharata Yatra 2001 On the 1st program, held in Nazrul Manch on the 2nd of April, the huge auditorium was filled with thousands of devotees who had gathered to hear Amma’s satsang and bhajans and to have Her darshan. In Her satsang, Amma said, “Our ego is the greatest…
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Overwhelmed by Love, kindness and compassion
28 March 2001, Delhi Amma’s Delhi visit After laying the foundation stone for the Amrita Vidyalayam (school) in Pushp Vihar, New Delhi, the Chief Minister Smt. Sheila Dixit, addressed the huge gathering. She said,”I welcome you, Amma, to Delhi on behalf of all the citizens of the state. We are indeed overwhelmed by your love,…
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Buildings down, spirits up!
25 March 2001, Ahmedabad to Delhi The program in Ahmedabad was finished; the long trek (two days by bus) from there to Delhi, via Pushkar, had begun. It was dark, chai was being brewed, and the tour members were seated around Amma on the ground, eager for whatever laughter or satsang or singing might occur.…
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Amma – a light that removes sorrow
The Speaker, Gujarat Legistative Assembly, inaugurated the rehabilitation project of earthquake affected villages of Kutch district of Gujarat, adopted by the Ashram. Dhirubahi Shah, The Speaker, Gujarat Legistative Assembly, said: “Amma is like light which will remove the sorrow of the people. Gujarat is blessed by Her arrival.” Crowd listening to Amma’s words: “We have…