Tag: 54th Birthday

  • Love is the Centre-Point of Life: Amma

    Love is the Centre-Point of Life: Amma

    27 September 2008 — Amritapuri Amma began her 55th Birthday Address by saying that the point of religious and cultural festivals was to help human beings gain peace of mind. Amma lamented that in general this wasn’t happening. The culprit Amma said was man’s obsessive focus on money. “While meditating on money and luxuries, we…

  • Story of an Orphan Bride

    Story of an Orphan Bride

    27 September 2007 — Amritapuri It has become a birthday tradition – on Amma’s 54th birthday she once again performed the marriage ceremonies for 50 impoverished couples. The Ashram sponsored all the traditional wedding items—from brocade saris, to gold wedding necklaces and rings to post-wedding family feasts. This year, one of the brides was Jayashree,…

  • I have got Everything Back

    I have got Everything Back

    27 September 2007 — Amritapuri On Amma’s birthday, some 200 children benefitting from the Ashram’s Vidyamritam Program came to Amritapuri from Hyderabad in order to have Amma’s darshan. Vidyamritam is the Ashram’s new project aimed at fighting farmer suicide through the provision of scholarships to 30,000 children from poor agricultural families. Similar students also came…

  • Her Deeds made Amma immortal

    Her Deeds made Amma immortal

    Sri. Vellappally Nateshan, Secretary, Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam speaking at Amma’s birthday celebrations. “Amma is a chiranjivi [one who lives on earth forever]. Amma’s deeds themselves have made Amma immortal. Amma will be here until the end of the world as a chiranjivi. “Each of Amma’s actions come from love alone. Through that, she…

  • Speeches from Birthday

    Let Amma live more than a century to lead us Sri. M.V. Rajasekhar, Honourable Union Minister of State for Planning, upon the inauguration of MAM’s Vidyamritam Program of 30,000 scholarships for children of poor farmers “This land has been known for centuries for spiritual advancement. This land is led by spiritualism and knowledge. This is…

  • Happy birthday to Amma

    Some celebrities and leaders who wished Amma ‘happy birthday’ Her Excellency Pratibha Patil, the President of India Former US President Bill Clinton His Excellency Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway. Jens Stoltenberg became Prime Minister of Norway for the second time on 17 October 2005. Amartya Sen is an Indian economist, philosopher, and a winner…

  • Cultural performances during Amma’s 54th birthday

    Cultural performances during Amma’s 54th birthday

    Cultural performances by Amrita Vidyalayam Students and others on the night before the birthday and during darhsan on Amma’s 54th birthday

  • Seva during Amma’s 54th Birthday

    Seva during Amma’s 54th Birthday

    Devotees doing seva during Amma’s 54th birthday in 2007

  • Amma’s 54th Birthday celebrations

    Amma’s 54th Birthday celebrations

    Amma’s 54th Birthday Celebrations in Amritapuri 27 September 2007 — Amritapuri The celebrations on the day of Amma’s 54th birthday began at 5:00 a.m., with the performance of Maha-Ganapati Homa at the celebration grounds on the Amritapuri campus of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, just across the backwaters from the Ashram. The puja was conducted by renowned…

  • Mata Amritanandamayi Math is an example for the entire world

    Mata Amritanandamayi Math is an example for the entire world

    27 Sep 2007, Amritapuri — Amma’s 54th Birthday celebrations With the conclusion of Amma’s talk began the official public program. Many dignitaries were present, including Sri. M.V. Rajasekhar, the Honourable Union Minister of State for Planning; Sri. S. Sharma, the Honourable Minister for Fisheries & Registration of Kerala; and Swami Prakashananada, the chairman of Sri…