A monthly birthday is traditionally observed in India based on the moon’s position at the time of birth. The moon returns to this spot in the heavens, approximately every 28 days. Karthika is the Nakshatra – star constellation- in which the moon was transiting at the time of Amma’s birth. As such every month on the day of Karthika, we honor Amma’s birth with a puja.
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Lalita (6yrs) who live in Amma’s Ashram in Amritapuri explains about the influence of demonic qualities ( आसुरी संपत् ) in her life. How the learning of Bhagavad Gita helped her to come out of its influence. How to convert a breakdown into a breakthrough !!
गंगायाः चरितं the story of Ganga (Soham 5 yrs)
Since 3 years, Soham and his parents are the living in Amritapuri Ashram of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. They are from France. Soham is explaining the story of Gangas origin in Sanksrit.
Hari Prasad, a Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering at Amrita University has created a first in Kerala portrait of Amma. 600 #Rubik’sCubes and 10 hours is what it took to create this 6 X 4 Feet portrait.
The Process involved the following steps.
Step 1
Pixelating an image down without losing major details of the portrait
Step 2
Recoloring all the pixels with colors of Rubik’s cubes
Step 3
Scrambling & Positioning each Rubik’s cubes according to the final image generated.
Once upon a time, a king became interested in winning over his neighbouring kingdom. He called for a war and fought, but got defeated and ran away from the battlefield. He entered a cave in a dense forest. He was extremely anxious and disappointed at his defeat and decided to end his life.
Suddenly, he caught sight of a spider spinning its web in a corner of the cave. The spider was immersed in the spinning but the web would repeatedly break and she would fall down. How many ever times she fell down, she would climb up again and resume the spinning. This kept happening continuously but she never let go of her enthusiasm and patience. In the end, she succeeded in her task of web-spinning.
Inspired with this sight, the king thought “Oh! Though tiny, with enthusiasm and persistent effort, this spider succeeded in her task. She did not take count of her falls or failure in attempts. And she did not let go of her enthusiasm and courage. Though alone, she was keen on trying to succeed. I feel laughed at by this persistent spider. I was indeed backed up by a 1000-man army, but with just one defeat I withdrew and lost enthusiasm. I did not fight to win over my enemy even once. My state is indeed bashful. ”
Thinking so, the king decided to battle again. With effort, he won over his enemies and was joyful.
Similarly, for us to become the emperors of our own inner kingdom, let us all pray for the spider’s never-ending enthusiasm, patience, courage, physical strength, mental strength and devotion to our compassionate Amma, who is the bestower of all happiness. Amma, please accept our prayers and bless us. I dedicate these words as flowers at your lotus feet.
Every Sunday, the Sevaks, Brahmacharis and Sannyasis attend a 7hour long Meditation Retreat. Trainings in various #meditation techniques, #japa and #sadhana are instructed.
As Amma always reminds us that mastering our minds is the way to eternal bliss, it is very important to learn techniques that helps us to improve our concentration.
“Meditation is remembrance of God, constant and loving remembrance. Consider Him as your beloved or just consider yourself as His child. Or consider Him as your father or mother. Simply try to think of Him just as we think of our father or mother or beloved. How does a lover remember his beloved? Certainly not by sitting in lotus posture. The remembrance simply happens in him while he is lying down, walking or sitting on the banks of a river, or it may happen while he is at work. It does not matter where he is or what he is doing. Likewise, remember your beloved deity whenever you can no matter where you are or what you are doing.”
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Over 3000 residents of Amritapuri Ashram lighting the lamp & chanting the ‘Lokaha Samastaha Sukhino Bhavantu’ mantra as a sign of unity and solidarity between everyone in India to face the #CoronaVirus pandemic.
