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know that it is mine
1 dec 2008, amritpauri when i heard about the jupiter, venus and the crescent moon in san ramon, i had a small desire to see that. and lo! today it was seen above the amritapuri ashram buildings. the venus on the left the jupiter on the right and the crescent moon below. it was like…
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they are all singing
4 apr, amritapurithey were singing all along.. i mean the cuckoos…. when we left amritapuri, they were singing. do remember, last year i told you about the cuckoos of the ashram? read herethey were singing all along the tour- bhatara yatra. i heard them singing in coimbatore, pondicherry, tirunelveli, kannur, mangalore, bangalore, hyderabad, washim, pune,…
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the return
22 march, bharata yatra 2008, kolkata to amritapuri as we returned to amritapuri, many seats in the buses remained vacant. the 4 trucks, 8 buses, 3 cars, and the camper without amma… all go in line. seeing the white buses and people in white dress, everybody looks with wonder; ‘who is this?’ our routine is…
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amma to andaman
22 march, bharata yatra 2008 to see off amma to andaman islands, all of us were there at the airport: those who are going with amma and those returning to amritapuri. it looked like a white pond, as amma walked into the airport touching every one with a smile … i could not touch her.…
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the last meeting
21 march, bharata yatra 2008, kolkata the loooooong bharata yatra is coming to an end. we were on the road for days and nights, of many weeks; in different states, languages, food, climates, travel, programes, bhajans, satsangs and jokes, prasad from amma… it’s all getting over. all that has happened is becoming beautiful memories.. the…
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joy joy ma
18-20 March, Bharata Yatra 2008, Kolkata Brahmasthana Pratishta the brahmasthanam, 2oth of its kind, is being installed by amma here. i was there for the first one when amma installed in kodungallur. during the time of abhishekam, there is something in amma’s face, that you simply cannot miss. it has been the same for the…
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entering bengal
17 march, bharata yatra 2008, to kolkata we stayed overnight at dhanbad, in the state of jharkhand. the next day, we proceeded to kolkata, the last leg of the great bharata yatra 2008. what will be the next surprise that lies with amma? who knows? on the roadside, it was a series of factories and…
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kalis glance
16 march, bharata yatra 2008, varanasi to kolkata after the stay at varanasi, we started off to kolkata. a few kilometers later, we entered the states of bihar, and then jharkhand. if it was cultivation in bihar, it was mines in jharkhand, on either side of the road. most of them were coal mines. you…
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sweet punishment
15 march, itava, uttar pradhesh, bharata yatra 2008 the four-lane road to calcutta is beautiful. on either side of the road was spread the fields of cultivation. rice, wheat, mustard.. now its time for the potatoes. big, really big fields of potatoes. the machine ploughs the ground and farmers pickup the potatoes and clean the…
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mantra miracle
13 march, bharata yatra 2008, delhi one little girl about 12 years old asked amma for mantra. last year also she has asked for mantra. but only this time amma gave it. the next day when i saw her she said the mantra has changed her so much. i asked her what was the change.…