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Experience
with Amma
By Swamini
Krishnamritaprana
One night some years back
at the end of Devi Bhava, Ramakrishnanda Swami came up to
me and asked me if I still had my drivers license. I answered
in the affirmative and he told me to quickly go and pack a
few things as Amma was going away for awhile and wanted me
to come with her.
It was in the early hours
of the morning that we crept out of the Ashram and drove away
in a car, Amma, Ramakrishnanda Swami, myself and another Swamini.
I had no idea where we were going but it was wonderful to
be on an adventure with Amma...
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Amma's November
Tour to the U.S.
Tour Dates
The United States is blessed to
have Amma offering both public programs and retreats in San
Ramon (Nov. 17-22) and Detroit (Nov. 24-29) immediately following
the European tour. The retreats offer a special opportunity
to spend time close to Amma . We warmly invite you to attend
as many programs as your schedule permits.
Michigan Retreat: A hotel 6 miles from the Marriott
will be added soon. Online registration will be opened for
that hotel.
San Ramon Retreat: Marriott is sold out. We are making arrangements
for another local area hotel.
For anyone faxing or mailing their registrations please
indicate the alternate hotel in your
Retreats with
Amma - Online registration available.
The online retreat
registrations are open for your convenience. If you
are planning to attend a retreat with Amma either in San Ramon
or Michigan, please sign up online!
Humanitarian
Activities
Mother's
Kitchen - in the west
Amma often says "Real devotion to God is to be compassionate
towards the poor and the suffering. Feed those who are hungry,
help the destitute, console those who are sad, give relief
to those in pain, be charitable towards everyone. This is
Mother's message to you."
Mother's Kitchen Project is active in 35 US cities, feeding
the poor and homeless. Organized and supported entirely by
Amma devotees, meals are being served in 20 states and Costa
Rica. For more details of this project please visit our Mother's
Kitchen page.
Gems
to treasure
Amma's answer to the question
"Where is the Self hidden"?
The question is like asking,
"Where am I hidden?" You are not hidden anywhere.
You are within you. Similarly, the Self is also within you
and without.
From the seashore, it looks
like the ocean and the horizon are meeting each other at one
point. Suppose there is an island there, it appears that the
trees are touching the sky. However, if we go there, do we
see the meeting point? No, on the contrary, that point also
moves away. Now it will be at another place. In reality where
is the horizon? The horizon is right here where we stand isn't
it? Likewise, that which you are searching for is right here.
But as long as we are hypnotized by our body and mind, it
will remain far away.
Events
in Amma Centers nationwide.
Links to our satsang web sites
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Gems
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