Updates from M.A. Center

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Aum Amriteswaryai Namah

 

Just talked to Amritapuri. Here are some updates. Amma has gone back

to the ashram. The relief efforts are continuing. The villagers are

still housed at the Engineering college and some schools. The doctors,

brahmacharis and brahmacharins are going around the villages also

doing many things. The body of many people have been brought into a

temporary cremation ground and dumped by their relatives. The

Ashramites are going there chanting Gita and doing the last rites for

those who are dead.

 

Ashramites are also cooking food for more than 10, 000 people and

giving them food. Of course the Government has supplied the villagers

with some rice.... but they have no pots nor fire nor water. Hence

cooked food is being distributed to them. Amma most probably will

cancel her South Indian tour and may hold the Coimbatore program only.

 

While talking to Amma yesterday, she mentioned that there were more

than 10, 000 devotees from outside of the ashram the day the Tsunami

hit. She was humbly saying that no one was hurt thanks to God's grace.

(We know who's.) Gas cylinders, sharp things were floating in the

water. Announcements were made one and half hours prior to the flood

through the PA systems both to the ashram residents and the villagers

to move to the high raise buildings. (Now we know why Amma has the 5th

avenue in Amritapuri) The crowd included many young children and not

even one of the visitors or ashram residents were hurt by the flood.

Amma reiterated that this was God's grace. Before the Tsunami hit the

water in the Ocean had resided and a new stretch of sand beaches were

formed. Many people had gone to watch this strange phenomenon. But the

problem was that the Tsunami hit soon and many people who went to

watch this were swept away in the tide. But Amma had sent Brahmacharis

asking devotees to run to the tall raise buildings and this saved the

life of many devotees.

 

The villagers have lost every thing. Most of the houses have been

wiped out in the narrow strip of the island where the ashram is

located. Though the Government has pledged to build houses, the trend

we see in India is to build a few houses and claim that they have

built many. Again this responsibility too falls on Amma's shoulders.

She has planned to go ahead to build houses for the villagers. But at

first she wants to build some temporary houses where the people can

move into and start leading a normal life. The ashram is also planning

to supply them with cooking utensils. The ashram also has suffered

extensive damage of equipments.

 

The devotees from California have pledged to build the houses in

Parayakadavu, the village surrounding the ashram. If any of you would

like to join in this effort you may.

 

For those who have planned to go to India, they should proceed with

their plans. They can spend time with Amma in Amritapuri, though the

South Indian tour may be cancelled. For those who want to help, the

best help is monetary wise. The food, clothing and medicines have

already been supplied to the villagers. More over there are strict

custom rules in India which prevents or delays the process to take

these things there. However the North India tour will be as scheduled

as of now.

 

Thank you all for your concerns and support.

 

For who wish to donate the name of the fund is Tsunami flood relief

fund. The can send a check to M.A.Center or donate online. Here is the

link to the amma.org web site for online donation.

 

https://www.mothersbooks.org/donations/make-a-donation.html

 

 

Namah Sivaya,

Dayamrita

[Guest guest]

Welcome back Amarthya!!

 

Hope you are doing well!!

 

-yogaman

 

 

Ammachi, "Amarthya" <dianadevi@c...> wrote:

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> Aum Amriteswaryai Namah

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Om Namah Shivaya,

 

Big water washed me out. Very late thanks to all Ammachi

Groupees for the LOVE and the Amma picture and the card. Keep on

rockin' in the free world.. I'm doing GREAT beacuse of your prayers,

you have no idea how powerful you are.

 

Please pray for Shelly, the "mommy to 5" in Connecticut and

Len/Kalipadma in NY for their health.. both very old-time Ammachi

ees.

 

And lets get some funds to the M.A. Math, to the Red

Cross/Crescent/Magen David.. Bam, Iran.. remember them? One year after

their devastation.. still in ruins.. what a disaster that we lose

track with all tomorrow's distractions. We are Amma's Army.

 

Amma's Love to you all,

 

Amarthya (Diana Banana)

 

 

Ammachi, "childofdevi" <childofdevi> wrote:

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> Welcome back Amarthya!!

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> Hope you are doing well!!

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> -yogaman

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> > Aum Amriteswaryai Namah

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