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Amma with the differently abled children
2 Aug 2017, Amritapuri Ashram A group of around 80 students from the Amrita Institute for Differently Abled Children visited Amritapuri with their parents to get Amma’s darshan and meet her. Some were in wheelchairs. The children offered Amma a bo x filled with malas they had made themselves. Amma enquired about their medications, the…
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Unbroken stream of Love in Canada
6-10 July, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 2017 America-Canada Yatra Amma concluded her North American Tour in Toronto, Ontario where she held one public program followed by a three-day retreat, including Guru Purnima, and ending with Devi Bhava. On the first morning program, Amma was greeted by a group of children chanting Om Namah Sivayah as she…
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Amrita Kripa Hospital received award for its 0% transmission of HIV to children
Amrita Kripa Hospital, Mysuru received a national award in recognition of its 0% transmission of HIV to children born to HIV positive mothers. The award was bestowed on 7 July 2017, at a national conference on the “Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis” in New Delhi. The National Consultation was hosted…
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What Sitaram wants to do after walking through2350 villages covering 23,100 km
Sri Sitaram Kedilaya, aged 74 from Puthur, Karnataka, just completed a remarkable achievement. He just finished walking from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and back, covering 23,100 km on foot. The Bharata Parikrama, or walk across India, took him 5 years. He undertook the yatra, or sacred journey, to discover India, to dive into his identity as…
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One’s real life savings is love. If that is lost, one will become a pauper
1-2 July, Manchester, New Hampshire, America Yatra 2017 Amma held two days of programs at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire. The hotel is located just 45 minutes from the old Ashram in Temple, NH, where Amma used to hold retreats many years ago. During the program, there were many cultural performances including an…
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Let our lives become an offering that alleviates the pain of suffering people
July 4th-5th, Arlington, VA – America Yatra 2017 As 4th of July fireworks were bursting over the Capitol, hearts were bursting with joy inside the Marriott Gateway Crystal City in Arlington, VA where Amma held two days of programs. Amidst the celebrations, Amma urged the assembled crowd at her program to remember each and every…
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Guru Purnima Celebrations at Toronto
9 July, Toronto, Ontario – America – Canada Yatra 2017 Amma’s disciples and devotees around the world celebrated Guru Purnima on Sunday. In Amma’s presence in Toronto, the celebration was organized by Amma’s senior disciple, Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri. The celebration capped a full day of activities at the Toronto retreat – in the evening alone,…
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Satguru’s greatness lies in their incomparable, indestructible and limitless presence
9 Jul, Gurupurnima celebrations, Canada – America-Canada Yatra 2017 Amma’s message on Gurupurnima “There are so many different types of relationships based on love in the world. However, the relationship between the Satguru and the disciple is beyond all these relationships. Gurupurnima is a day to contemplate on the greatness of a true disciple, along…
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Gurupurnima at Amritapuri celebrated
09 July 2017, Amritapuri Swami Turyamritananda lead the celebrations, conducted a Guru paduka puja of Amma at the Kali Temple. “There are many relationships in human life. But, the relationship between a Guru and disciple cannot be counted as one of these worldly relationships. In reality, the only bond of love that is eternal and indestructible is…
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Our attitudes makes our experiences bitter or sweet
27-29 June, Secaucus, New Jersey – America Yatra 2017 Amma held three days of programs at the Meadowlands Exhibition Center in Secaucus, NJ just outside of New York City. It marked the first time in many years that Amma has held programs in New Jersey rather than in New York City. In her address to…