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Tsunami
strikes - what can we do to help?
Natural calamities call for
the world family to respond in unison. Our brothers and sisters
in the Asian continent are in deep distress as a result of
the Tsunami wave. Amma has inspired thousands of us around
the globe to outstretch our hands in support and comfort for
the affected families.
In Amritapuri and
the other parts of Southern India.
The danger is over. But the
damage has been done. While no one at Amma's ashram in Kerala,
India was injured, the villagers nearby have suffered great
losses. Family members are dead and missing. Many of their
houses and huts have simply been washed away.
Amma has been personally
comforting the villagers. Read
more
Web
Auction is here again - Support the Tsunami victims
Amma.org is proud to announce
the third Annual National Web Auction.
Web auctions in the past
have contributed to Amma's Humanitarian Project, "Amrita Kuteeram"
- Amma's Housing Project.
The first auction in 2002
spring brought in enough funds to build 21 houses in India
for the poor. Net proceeds from last winter's auction contributed
to 54 houses. Thanks to everybody, who participated in supporting
this special event.
The 2005 Web Auction starts
on the auspicious occasion of the New Year, Jan 1st and ends
on Jan 14th.
Highlights are Amma's Prasad
items including Amma's very first meditation rug, Amma's 50th
B-Day Saree, Prasad Silver Padukam, Very very Special Jewelry
and Prasad Amma paintings.
Non-prasad items include rare
and hard to find antique collector's items, services by devotees
etc. We encourage everyone to please visit and bid online
between Jan 1st and 14th.
Net proceeds from this auction
go to fund housing, food and medical care for the Tsunami
victims.
Thanking You for Your Support.
Web Auction Team.
Gems
to treasure
Amma says...
In spiritual life we should
first learn not to waste time. If we are sincere, we can always
find time to meditate, pray and do japa.
We should worship God in the
poor and the suffering. Compassion for the world and devotion
to God are not two but one; they are two faces of the same
truth. A true devotee is one whose legs rush to comfort the
suffering ones, whose hands give solace to the sorrowful,
whose eyes shed tears of compassion, whose ears listen to
the woes of the distressed, and whose words bring relief to
the ones in pain.
Compassion is the language
that the blind can see and the deaf can hear.
When we are born into this
world, we do not bring anything with us. When we leave, we
cannot take anything. Should we waste this short life, filling
our minds with jealousy, hatred and greed? Only the merit
from selfless actions that we have performed will accompany
us on our final journey. Therefore, we should turn within
ourselves and try to awaken the Self within.
May divine love fill the hearts
of all my children. May peace and prosperity prevail in my
children's lives.
May we all receive Amma's
abundant blessings in the coming New Year.
Events
in Amma Centers nationwide.
Links to our satsang websites
New Satsangs
Western
New Jersey satsang (meets every day)
St.
Louis, Missouri (the first one in the state of Missori)
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Gems
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