Guest guest Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Namah Shivayah, Can anyone elaborate on what the NYC programs are like? Are they smaller than Boston? What is the hall like? I am also curious to know what the NYC Devi Bhava is like...and does anyone know what time it has historically ended? I will be in NYC. Hope to see some of you there. Love!!! Anantha http://ananthasree.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Hi Ananthasree, I have never gone there to see Amma but the first year we saw her in Boston, the people there told us that the crowds were bigger in NYC. We had thought to use public transportation and just got too overwhelmed trying to find out what was wheelchair accessible or not. This is why we decided to go to Boston and drive ourselves. But we were told by one of the people working there that her friends had taken the train to see Amma, and there was such a crowd that they had to leave to catch the last train out for the night before they got to have darshan with Amma. What a heartbreaker! Of course, that could be remedied by booking a room overnight...mare On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:23:11 -0000 "Ananthasree" <ananthasree (AT) mac (DOT) com> writes: > Namah Shivayah, > > Can anyone elaborate on what the NYC programs are like? Are they > smaller than Boston? > What is the hall like? I am also curious to know what the NYC Devi > Bhava is like...and does > anyone know what time it has historically ended? > > I will be in NYC. Hope to see some of you there. > > Love!!! > > Anantha > > http://ananthasree.blogspot.com > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 The hall is an old opera hall, complete with gilded balconies. It's dark. I'd say I've felt Amma's Kali bhava more in NYC than anywhere else in the US that I've been so far: http://www.mcstudios.com/newsite/popUp553.asp? event=morePhotos&pageID=1&startCount=1 It's crowded, chaotic and intense....and, in its own way, wonderful! Amma's said it's one of her favorite tour stops, maybe because, unlike most of the rest of the programs, people who wouldn't otherwise know about or see her do end up wandering in from off of the street. A couple of years ago, there was a Goo Goo Dolls concert in the hall next door and curious concert-goers actually ended up coming for darshan! In recent years, I seem to recall the regular programs getting between 1200-2200 people and Devi Bhava, 5000 -6400? Anyone should feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I co-coordinate the darshan lines so I should remember these things, but I have an absolutely terrible memory! Incidentally, we're in need of reliable sevites willing to work any number of two-hour shifts from midnight to morning on Devi Bhava. If anyone is interested, please let me know. Also, I'm the lines coordinator (we'll be wearing green ribbon sashes) with the long dark hair. If any of you spot me, feel free to say hi, though I'm usually too busy to talk in NYC! Blessings, Iswari Ammachi, "Ananthasree" <ananthasree wrote: > > Namah Shivayah, > > Can anyone elaborate on what the NYC programs are like? Are they smaller than Boston? > What is the hall like? I am also curious to know what the NYC Devi Bhava is like...and does > anyone know what time it has historically ended? > > I will be in NYC. Hope to see some of you there. > > Love!!! > > Anantha > > http://ananthasree.blogspot.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Namah Shivayah, My first darshan with Amma was 2 years ago in NYC. Has she been at the Manhattan Center for a few years? I am wondering if this is the same place where I had my first darshan. I do remember the place 2 years ago being in the 30's streetwise. I also remember how small the gathering seemed to be. I went for morning darshan and there seemed to be maybe only 300 or so people there. Interesting about the token system. I wonder why it was changed? Kali Bhava...I'm looking forward to that! Jai Ma! Anantha Ammachi, "ammasiswari" <ammasiswari wrote: > > The hall is an old opera hall, complete with gilded balconies. It's dark. I'd say I've felt > Amma's Kali bhava more in NYC than anywhere else in the US that I've been so far: > > http://www.mcstudios.com/newsite/popUp553.asp? > event=morePhotos&pageID=1&startCount=1 > > It's crowded, chaotic and intense....and, in its own way, wonderful! Amma's said it's one of > her favorite tour stops, maybe because, unlike most of the rest of the programs, people > who wouldn't otherwise know about or see her do end up wandering in from off of the > street. A couple of years ago, there was a Goo Goo Dolls concert in the hall next door and > curious concert-goers actually ended up coming for darshan! In recent years, I seem to > recall the regular programs getting between 1200-2200 people and Devi Bhava, 5000 > -6400? Anyone should feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I co-coordinate the darshan > lines so I should remember these things, but I have an absolutely terrible memory! > > Incidentally, we're in need of reliable sevites willing to work any number of two-hour shifts > from midnight to morning on Devi Bhava. If anyone is interested, please let me know. > > Also, I'm the lines coordinator (we'll be wearing green ribbon sashes) with the long dark > hair. If any of you spot me, feel free to say hi, though I'm usually too busy to talk in NYC! > > Blessings, > Iswari > > Ammachi, "Ananthasree" <ananthasree@> wrote: > > > > Namah Shivayah, > > > > Can anyone elaborate on what the NYC programs are like? Are they smaller than Boston? > > What is the hall like? I am also curious to know what the NYC Devi Bhava is like...and > does > > anyone know what time it has historically ended? > > > > I will be in NYC. Hope to see some of you there. > > > > Love!!! > > > > Anantha > > > > http://ananthasree.blogspot.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Yes, that's the same place, because she hasn't been at any other place in the 30s in recent years. I can't remember if this is the third or fourth year there? But the third, at least. Morning darshans are usually smaller (although not so much on the week-ends), but I'm pretty sure there were more than 300 people, as we usually run out of tokens! It does feel a little more intimate I think, though, than some of the standard hotel ballrooms. =) I was told that at least one reason why the token system was changed was to take the emphasis off of numbers and counting and time. Some like that, and some don't! ;-D Blessings, Iswari Ammachi, "Ananthasree" <ananthasree wrote: > > Namah Shivayah, > > My first darshan with Amma was 2 years ago in NYC. Has she been at the Manhattan > Center for a few years? I am wondering if this is the same place where I had my first > darshan. I do remember the place 2 years ago being in the 30's streetwise.. I also > remember how small the gathering seemed to be. I went for morning darshan and there > seemed to be maybe only 300 or so people there. > > Interesting about the token system. I wonder why it was changed? > > Kali Bhava...I'm looking forward to that! > > Jai Ma! > > Anantha > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 ONS I had Ammachi's darshan in US only in NYC and Boston. Venue was same in 2005 and 2004, Columbia Univ in 2001 and 2002, Universalist Church at Central Park West in 2000 (I was given mantra here). NYC programs are generally over crowded, chaotic, crammed. Food spilled on floor in dining area, There is no place to sit while eating and people sit on stairs to eat. Doing kitchen seva in NYC is a challenge because it is not done at venue but at nearby restaurant (which again is crowded with sevites). Venue is in Midtown Manhattan and something like 10 min walk from Empire State Building. More than 6000 people attend Devi Bhava, evening programs are always crowded and standing line can go on and on extending several blocks. This is totally urban setting with passing crowd (hundreds) viewing the long line with amusement (whats going on?). People coming to see Ammachi in NYC are as diverse as New Yorkers, from every sphere of NYC. Boston is not that crowded, There is place to stretch, hang around and if you are tired you can relax in hotel lobby. Kitchen seva is done in hotel's kitchen, venue is suburbs of Boston and very near to Interstate 495. But Boston retreat I understand is overcrowded in retreat terms with 1600 people attending retreat. But one should applaud NYC organizers for finding the venue. Its very difficult to find such a venue in NYC accommodating thousands of people and funded just by volunteer money. This place is easily accessible by public transportation( I guess the only mode of transportation in NYC) unlike Boston. Last year in Boston I was fortunate to meet three people from this : Ammasiswari, Ananthasree and Jyostna. Aum Avinash ammasiswari <ammasiswari > wrote: Yes, that's the same place, because she hasn't been at any other place in the 30s in recent years. I can't remember if this is the third or fourth year there? But the third, at least. Morning darshans are usually smaller (although not so much on the week-ends), but I'm pretty sure there were more than 300 people, as we usually run out of tokens! It does feel a little more intimate I think, though, than some of the standard hotel ballrooms. =) I was told that at least one reason why the token system was changed was to take the emphasis off of numbers and counting and time. Some like that, and some don't! ;-D Blessings, Iswari Ammachi, "Ananthasree" <ananthasree wrote: > > Namah Shivayah, > > My first darshan with Amma was 2 years ago in NYC. Has she been at the Manhattan > Center for a few years? I am wondering if this is the same place where I had my first > darshan. I do remember the place 2 years ago being in the 30's streetwise. I also > remember how small the gathering seemed to be. I went for morning darshan and there > seemed to be maybe only 300 or so people there. > > Interesting about the token system. I wonder why it was changed? > > Kali Bhava...I'm looking forward to that! > > Jai Ma! > > Anantha > Everyone is raving about the all-new Mail Beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 I agree with Iswari. I've seen Amma a few places now and definitely felt Kali bhava MUCH stronger in NYC than anywhere else! With love, Erica Ammachi, "ammasiswari" <ammasiswari wrote: > > The hall is an old opera hall, complete with gilded balconies. It's dark. I'd say I've felt > Amma's Kali bhava more in NYC than anywhere else in the US that I've been so far: > > http://www.mcstudios.com/newsite/popUp553.asp? > event=morePhotos&pageID=1&startCount=1 > > It's crowded, chaotic and intense....and, in its own way, wonderful! Amma's said it's one of > her favorite tour stops, maybe because, unlike most of the rest of the programs, people > who wouldn't otherwise know about or see her do end up wandering in from off of the > street. A couple of years ago, there was a Goo Goo Dolls concert in the hall next door and > curious concert-goers actually ended up coming for darshan! In recent years, I seem to > recall the regular programs getting between 1200-2200 people and Devi Bhava, 5000 > -6400? Anyone should feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I co-coordinate the darshan > lines so I should remember these things, but I have an absolutely terrible memory! > > Incidentally, we're in need of reliable sevites willing to work any number of two-hour shifts > from midnight to morning on Devi Bhava. If anyone is interested, please let me know. > > Also, I'm the lines coordinator (we'll be wearing green ribbon sashes) with the long dark > hair. If any of you spot me, feel free to say hi, though I'm usually too busy to talk in NYC! > > Blessings, > Iswari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 I once watched this documentary about this genius man called " the brain man " He sees numbers as energy fields ect.... , and sad an interesting remark, that one of the cities that completely overwhelms him is NYC since it is ruled by #9. NYC does seem to be ruled by Kali predominately energy with black as predominant color. If it can be sad about any city in US it is sort of love and hate type of place, there seems to be no in between energy sort of like black and white. New Yorker , > I agree with Iswari. I've seen Amma a few places now and definitely > felt Kali bhava MUCH stronger in NYC than anywhere else! > > With love, > Erica > > Ammachi, "ammasiswari" <ammasiswari@> wrote: > > > > The hall is an old opera hall, complete with gilded balconies. It's > dark. I'd say I've felt > > Amma's Kali bhava more in NYC than anywhere else in the US that I've > been so far: > > > > http://www.mcstudios.com/newsite/popUp553.asp? > > event=morePhotos&pageID=1&startCount=1 > > > > It's crowded, chaotic and intense....and, in its own way, wonderful! > Amma's said it's one of > > her favorite tour stops, maybe because, unlike most of the rest of > the programs, people > > who wouldn't otherwise know about or see her do end up wandering in > from off of the > > street. A couple of years ago, there was a Goo Goo Dolls concert in > the hall next door and > > curious concert-goers actually ended up coming for darshan! In > recent years, I seem to > > recall the regular programs getting between 1200-2200 people and > Devi Bhava, 5000 > > -6400? Anyone should feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I > co-coordinate the darshan > > lines so I should remember these things, but I have an absolutely > terrible memory! > > > > Incidentally, we're in need of reliable sevites willing to work any > number of two-hour shifts > > from midnight to morning on Devi Bhava. If anyone is interested, > please let me know. > > > > Also, I'm the lines coordinator (we'll be wearing green ribbon > sashes) with the long dark > > hair. If any of you spot me, feel free to say hi, though I'm usually > too busy to talk in NYC! > > > > Blessings, > > Iswari > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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