Tag: New Year
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New Year celebrations at Amritapuri 2016
1 January, 2016 – Amritapuri Thousands of people filled the main hall in Amritapuri to welcome 2016 in the presence of our Divine Mother. As darshan was finishing, a number of cultural performances entertained the gathered crowd who had come from all parts of India and the world. There were traditional Indian dances followed by…
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Amma in New York
12-14 July, New York, NY – America Yatra 2015 Amma held three days of programs at the Jacob Javits Convention Center located on the Hudson River in New York City. This was Amma’s third visit to Javits. The first day saw huge crowds coming for Amma’s embrace. The day-long program started at 11am and went…
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How can I put an end to suffering? – Amma’s 2015 New Year Message
The advent of the New Year is always a joyous occasion that kindles hope, enthusiasm and optimism in all of our hearts. Amma prays to the Paramatman that in the coming year both the world and each individual within it are filled with peace, harmony and prosperity. This past year bore witness to a lot…
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Forgive and forget, happiness will embrace us
“Children, the New Year is here, bringing with it new hopes and dreams. It is like a new page in a journal. We are the ones who decide what should be written on it.”
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Dancing our way into the New Year
The calendar year might have been about to change, but thankfully, Amma wasn’t. She was still doing what she has been doing Her entire life – giving darshan, pouring compassion and raining Love- as the new year approached.
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Fill Your Hearts with Love and Gratitude
The hall was full. Around 10,000 devotees and ashramites were assembled in the hall. The hour of midnight was approaching.
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A Teaching in Tears
When Amma was delivering her New Year’s Talk, she suddenly began telling everyone about a family who had come for darshan the day before:
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Start working to realise your dreams
Mata Amritanandamayi Devi’s 2007 New Year’s Message 31 December 2006 – 1 January 2007 — Amritapuri “We are entering the New Year with hearts filled with hope,” Amma said one hour into 2007. “Let us sincerely pray that this year—unlike in the past—we don’t have to witness any more wars, innocent people being killed due…
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“Imagine the sun rising in your heart”: 2006 begins in celebration
Midnight, 1 January 2006 —Amritapuri When the clock struck midnight, Amma had been giving darshan for more than 13 hours. The New Year’s Eve dances and other cultural performances had taken place at Amma’s side. Darshan finished almost exactly with the beginning of 2006. The thousands of devotees from all over the world who had…