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Ôm

Amriteswaryai Namah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

eVoice:-

nº 147

Mata

Amritanandamayi Math,

Amritapuri, India

1st

May 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this Amritavani

Ø- Amma's Words: Death is not any imperfection

Ø- Around Amma: Interfaith Center Gives Award to Amma

Ø- Mothersite: Amritapuri Updates

Ø- Mahayatra - Itinerary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amma's Words

Death is not any

imperfection

 

 

" When a light bulb burns out or a fan stops turning,

it doesn’t mean that there is no electricity. When we stop fanning

ourselves with a hand-held fan, the flow of air stops, but this

doesn’t mean that there’s no air. Or when a balloon bursts, it

doesn’t mean that the air that was in the balloon ceases to exist.

It is still there. In the same way, the Self is everywhere. God is

everywhere. Death occurs, not because of the absence of the Self, but

because of the destruction of the instrument known as the body. At the

time of death, the body ceases to manifest the consciousness of the Self.

So death marks the breakdown of the instrument, and not any imperfection

in the Self. "

 

 

 

 

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Around

Amma

Interfaith Center Gives

Award to Amma

 

 

2 May 2006 -- New York

 

 

Amma was presented with the Interfaith Center of

New York’s 4th Annual James Parks Morton Interfaith Award. The

Interfaith Center of New York (ICNY) bestowed the award upon Amma for her

outstanding role as a spiritual leader and humanitarian, citing in

specific her Ashram’s massive relief work in the wake of the 2004

tsunami. As part of the award ceremony, Amma delivered an address on

intra-religious understanding and collaboration.

 

 

 

Since its inception in 1997, the Interfaith Award has been

presented to 11 individuals who the ICNY feels are doing exceptional work

in fostering peace and harmony between the diverse religions of the world.

These include 1989 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama,

1984 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 2003 Nobel Peace

Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi and U.S. President Bill Clinton.

This year, five others were honoured aside Amma: 2005 Noble

Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Mohammed Elbaradei, Director General of the

International Atomic Energy Agency; U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G.

Breyer; the renowned American actor Richard Gere, for his work as Director

of Healing the Divide and as Chairman of the Board of the International

Campaign for Tibet; and the pair of Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the Imam of

Masjid Al-Farah, and Daisy Khan, the Executive Director of the American

Society for Muslim Advancement.

Speaking on " Understanding & Collaboration Between

Religions,” Amma said, " A one-word solution for almost all the

problems the world is facing today is ‘compassion.’ The

essence of all religions is in being compassionate to others. Religious

leaders should highlight the importance of compassion through the example

of their own lives. Nothing is scarcer in the world today than role

models. To bridge this gap, religious leaders should come

forward.”

Amma also said, “While great souls give importance to

spiritual values, their followers often give more importance to

institutions and organizations. As a result, the very religions that were

meant to spread peace and tranquility by stringing people together on the

thread of love have become the cause of war and conflict.”

The award is named after the founder of the ICNY, the Very

Reverend James Parks Morton.

Reverend Morton founded the ICNY after retiring from his

service as Dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the Seat of the

Episcopal Diocese of New York, in 1997. He has been the ICNY’s

president ever since.

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Mothersite

 

 

Amritapuri.org

Updates

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amrita Setu is in

progress: photo update

Amma To deliver an Address at Interfaith Center of New York

Amma in Malaysia:

news

Photos from Malaysia

Free Computer

Education for 12 Students of Dharavi Slum

Photo news

update

Amma on Hugging Tour in KL

Watch Videos

from Bharata Yatra 2006

Healing embrace:...

Many who were hugged by her returned feeling

relieved, cured, happy and peaceful-- Malaysia Star

 

Do you Know the meaning of the mantra " Loka Samasta Sukhino Bhavanthu? "

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mahayatra

Itinerary of Amma

 

 

Ernakulam

May 5 – 7 (Brahmasthanam Festival)

Kunnumpuram, NH 17, Edappally North P.O,

Ernakulam, Phone: 0484 2800682

Palakkad

May 9 – 10 (Brahmasthanam Festival)

Amrita Nagar, Puthur

Palakkad 678001 Kerala

Phone: 0491-2535 011

Trissur

May 12 – 13 (Brahmasthanam Festival)

Ayyanthole, Panchikkal

Trissur, Kerala, India

Phone: 0487-362700

Tiruvananthapuram

May 18 – 20 (Brahmasthanam Festival)

Amrita Nagar, Kaimanam

Thiruvananthapuram 695018

Kerala, Phone: 0471- 490140

 

For details of all other programmes, please visit Mahayatra

 

 

 

 

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Ôm Namah

Shivaya

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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