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Spirit of Sacrifice and Service celebrated with Love
26 – 27 April, Ernakulam Brahmasthanam, Kochi – Bharata Yatra 2014 Despite soaring temperatures, many thousands turned out for Amma’s two-day Brahmasthanam Festival at Kochi. Amma gave talks on both days, led bhajans and then gave darshan throughout the day and deep into the night. On the second day of the programs, the darshan ended…
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Pandit Karuppan Award for Amma
26 Apr 2014, Kochi Brahamasthanam Festival Amma was presented with the Pandit Karuppan Award at her program in Kochi today. The award was presented by Moopil Swamiyar Shankarananda Brahmananda Bhooti, the spiritual head of the Trissur Brahmaswom Matham, an Ashram in the lineage of Adi Sankaracharya dedicated to the propagation of Vedic knowledge. The award…
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AYUDH Portugal brings HOPE to care homes
During AYUDH’s 2013 youth summit in Germany “Our World, Our Vision, Our Future,” a group of young people were introduced to playing harp as a means of therapy. At the conclusion of the camp, two youth were awarded a harp with the idea that it would be used by them to play at care-homes in…
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What is Sakshi Bhava?
Friday, 18 April 2014 – Amritapuri Seashore Meditation and Question & Answer Question: Amma, what is sakshi bhava [witness attitude]? Is it no emotions? No sadness, no happiness? Or is it constant bliss? Once, some time back, I was depressed, and then I didn’t really feel anything. In a way, it was like being a…
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Vishukkani – Even in the midst of difficult times, happiness can be found
15 April 2014, Amritapuri Excerpted from Amma’s message during the occasion of the Vishu Celebrations at Amritapuri Vishu is a festival that is deeply connected to our culture and to nature. When we hear the word Vishu, what first come to mind are images of the golden kanikkonna flower and vishukkani. The importance placed on…
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Sri Rama – an excellent role model of Dharma and values
Defeating adharma is not the foremost priority of avataras. Their primary goal is to nurture devotion in the hearts of humankind.
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Spiritual practices set you free
Monday, 7 April 2014, Amritapuri, Seashore Meditation and Question & Answer Question: Amma, how can I have self-discipline without being too hard on myself? Amma: Daughter, if you have the desire to build a house, what will you do? You will think about how you want it to look, you will sit with the architect,…
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Amma’s Japan – American Yatra 2014
Japan Tokyo – May 19-21 TRC Tokyo Ryutsu Center Second Exhibition Hall F 6-1-1 Heiwajima, Ota-ku, Tokyo 19 May (Mon) Morning Program: 11:00 20 May (Tue) Morning Program: 10:00 & Evening Program: 18:30 21 May (Wed) Morning Program: 10:00 & Evening Program: 18:30 North American program dates – 2014 Summer Seattle, Washington May 23 Public…
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Brahman is the Principle of Love
04 April 2014, Amritapuri Seashore Meditation and Question & Answer Session Question: Amma, if everything is Brahman—if I am Brahman, you are Brahman, the microphone is Brahman—then what is the need for all these spiritual practices aimed at purifying the mind? Amma: Son, tap water is water, the water in the backwaters is water, seawater…