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Amrita Gita
by Nikita | Jun 12, 2024 | Scripture, Swami Talks
I’m excited to share more with you about Amrita Gita, one of Amrita Virtual Academy’s most recent and valuable gemstones, amongst its online courses. This spiritual course dives deeply into Amma’s teachings, which are shared and made available through the poetic...
Indian Cooking Class, A Learning and Dining Feast!
by Nikita | May 13, 2024 | Cooking
In the early morning hours of Sunday, February 25th (2024), a group of enthusiastic, volunteer cooks met up at the MA Center Switzerland. They gathered to continue preparations for an Indian feast to be served to approximately 40 enthusiastic cooking class students....
AVA Instructor at Large: The C20 Global Seedball Campaign, at Puducherry, India
by Amritaculture Team | Nov 13, 2023 | Gardening & Nature
In what world does a grassroots environmental initiative like “seedball tossing" involve the in-person participation of the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, thousands of participants, and many other important government leaders, with only a couple days' notice?...
How to Make Seed Balls! 🌳 Easy Tree Planting for Eco-Harmony!
by Seetala | Oct 18, 2023 | Gardening & Nature, Seva
Every year, humans destroy around 10 million hectares of forests, causing huge ecological imbalance that affects earth’s climate and biodiversity. Deforestation has a profound impact on mankind, wildlife, and other life forms in nature. As deforestation continues,...
Learning Malayalam
by Vishala - Guest Blogger | Aug 6, 2023 | Amma, Malayalam
I still have the little yellow paper with the handwritten Malayalam word അമ്മ (mother) on it. I looked up the word in an online dictionary a couple of days after first meeting Amma, and those letters became sacred to me. I practiced the As and Ms over and over again,...
From Amritapuri to Spain: A Student’s Journey of Learning the Headed Tambourine (Ganjira)
by Brahmachari Vipin | Aug 5, 2023 | Amritapuri, Music
During the coronavirus pandemic, we began offering online music classes. Before, I only taught the Ganjira in person, and only at Amritapuri. Many students were eager to learn, but some could only visit the ashram for one or two weeks and so did not have enough time...
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