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Multiple Dharmas, One Goal
18 July 2014 — Amritapuri, Satsang at the beach Question: Amma, it is said there is only one dharma [duty]—to realize the Self. But I seem to have so many dharmas—family dharma, office dharma, social dharma… Is there really only one dharma? Amma: For a spiritual person, the goal of life is to know the…
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Embracing the World reaches out to needy families in Slovenia
The volunteers of Embracing the World in Slovenia donated 10 tonnes of food (5,000 kilos of rice and 5,000 kilos of Pasta) towards families in need during a public function held in Ljubljana, the capitol city of Slovenia on May 22, 2014. Br. Shubamrita Chaitanya handed over the supplies to the ‘Friends of Youth’ organization…
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Amma program started in Tahiti island
Brahmacharini Dipamrita Chaitanya visited Tahiti for one week of programs. It was the first time a representative from Amma’s organization visited the remote island. Dipamrita held different programs at various locations around the island; public halls, gymnasiums, a Tibetan center, private houses, etc, where she shared Amma’s teachings, and guided people through yoga, meditation, puja,…
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10th European AYUDH Youth Initiative: Awareness in Action
Awareness in Action! The 10th European AYUDH Youth Initiative, “Awareness in Action,” was an overwhelming success. Nearly 300 youth between the ages of 15 and 30 from nearly 23 countries gathered from 13th – 20th July 2014 at M.A. Center Germany, Brombachtal, to take part in the event. The general theme of the initiative was…
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IAM Meditation Technique in Moscow
The first IAM Technique course in Moscow took place on between May 17 and 18, 2014. A total of 57 people attended the two-day course. Moscow residents had been waiting for this for a long time and the hall in the center of the city was fully packed. Everybody felt like being part of one…
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Shubamrita brings the sunshine to Hungary
The very first stop of the European Tour of Br. Shubamrita this year was Hungary. On Swami’s arrival, sunshine and early summer replaced the heavy rainfall lasted long-long days. Lots of people came to see him and listen to his spiritual talk. More then half of them was newcomers and heard about Amma only recently.…
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300 AYUDH members meet at European Parliament
EU Parliament, Strasbourg, France – 17 July 2014 Several Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) joined AYUDH Europe (Amrita Yuva Dharma Dhara), the youth wing of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM), for its 10th Anniversary Celebrations at the European Parliament at Strasbourg in France. The event titled “Strengthening Europe through Youth Empowerment”, engaged nearly 300…
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Amma meets with members of U.S. Congress
9 July 2014, Washington D.C. Amma met with several members of the U.S. Congress on July 9, 2014. The meeting, which took place in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C., was held at the request of U.S. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (California). During Amma’s meeting with Rep. Roybal-Allard, discussions emerged over the plight of large…
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Attraction to the Guru leads us to freedom
“Our inner relationship or bond of love with the guru is actually the unity we feel towards our own True Self—the Atman. So, we should not mistake the love or closeness we have towards our guru as mere external closeness. We are turning inwards and getting closer to our True Self because the guru is…