Amrita Virtual Academy

✨NEW✨ Q&A:
Guru Purnima Special

Swamini Krishnamrita Prana

⏱️ 60 min | Swamini’s question and answer sessions are always a favorite! Her down-to-earth style and profound answers provide needed spiritual nourishment and inspire reflection.

Archana Chanting:
The 1000 Names of the Divine Mother

Swami Dayamritananda Puri

⏱️ 63 min | Connect with the divine qualities of the Guru with Sanskrit mantras calling upon the Divine Mother. Chanting archana strengthens our connection with the divine and awakens positive qualities within.

✨NEW✨ Amrita Yoga:
Special Guru Purnima Class

Abheda

⏱️ 48 min | This class focuses on qualities like devotion, which arises in stillness and the presence of the Satguru. Many heart and shoulder opening movements synchronized with breath. All levels.

✨NEW✨ Meditation: Touching the Guru's Presence Within

Brahmachari Rishi Chaitanya

⏱️ 35 min | Dive deep into devotion and inner silence with this profound guided meditation! Especially created to invoke and deepen our connection to the Guru who guides us over the ocean of suffering.

✨NEW✨ Satsang:
Purity of Mind

Swami Paramatmananda Puri

⏱️ 47 min | The Guru is the wake-up call that all knowledge is within. Swamiji inspires us on the many ways to purify our minds so that we can experience lasting, pure bliss.

Journaling Exercise:
Obeying the Guru

Vivek

⏱️ 46 min | In this exercise, we examine what changed in our lives after we met Amma. We look at the meaning of what it means to be an instrument of the divine and moments when following a higher wisdom changed our life.

✨NEW✨ Satsang:
The Guru's Sandals

Sadanand

⏱️ 27 min | In this inspiring satsang, Sadanand tells of his search for eternal bliss and a spiritual guide, finding both in Amma. Includes uplifting stories of Amma guiding through both direct words and indirect experiences.

Amma Story:
Guru Comforts Me With The Moon

Amritamsu

⏱️ 7 min | With deep emotion, Amritamsu describes a Guru Purnima he was not able to attend. While he is missing Amma profoundly, tears come, the full moon rises and the perfect song spontaneously plays on the radio..

Amma Story:
Everything Was Love

Nirmala

⏱️ 5 min | A heart-melting story about experiencing Amma’s pure love. During a meditation at a retreat in Spain, Nirmala experienced Amma tenderly caring for her which evolved into a very moving memory.

Guided Practice:
Manasa Paduka Puja

Swami Dayamritananda Puri

⏱️ 47 min | By doing this ancient and sacred pada puja with full attention, we forget everything else. Amma has mentioned that if we consistently maintain this attention, we are truly aligned with Guru Purnima.

Learn to Sing:
Guru Charanam

Ratna

⏱️ 49 min | This devotional and joyful bhajan celebrates the Guru-disciple relationship. It is very beginner friendly and a great bhajan to learn, and sings of how the Guru annihilates fear of the cycle of birth and death.

Learn to Play Harmonium:
Guru Charanam

Swarna

⏱️ 63 min | Learn to play this devotional and joyful bhajan celebrating the Guru-disciple relationship! Beginner friendly!  Teaches about how the Guru annihilates fear of the cycle of birth and death.