.....posts from 'Teachings'


Amma on Lord Shiva

(12 Feb '10)

This is a select collection of sayings on Lord Shiva taken from Amma’s messages, talks and books.
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Some believe that Lord Shiva is at Kashi alone or Lord Krishna is only in Brindavan. Dear children, do not think that God is confined to the four walls of a temple or a place. He is omnipotent and [Read more... click the article link above]

Category : Sadhana | Symbolism

Time loss is a loss forever

(10 Feb '10)

Amma on the practicality of Spiritual practices
1 Feb 2010, Amritapuri
Amma’s walk to the beach is a welcome sign for many ashramites and visitors. Sad faces blossom into smiles, surprised looks turn into glee. Such is the presence of Amma. The very evening becomes a festival.
Last Monday evening the bell rang at 5 p.m. and Amma [Read more... click the article link above]

Category : Around Amma | Sadhana | Satsang

Sheltered by faith in the rain

(8 Dec '09)

04 Dec 2009, Amritapuri
After two months, the bell rang three times indicating  Amma was calling us for meditation today. Soon, Amma joined us at the beach. After meditation, she raised a question, “What is the practical aspect of our faith in God?” She passed the microphone from one person to the other.
One of the devotees [Read more... click the article link above]

Category : Around Amma | Satsang

Inspire youth through dialogues not lectures

(6 Dec '09)

Amma inaugurates Vivekananda International Foundation
1 December 2009 — Chanakyapuri, New Delhi

On 1 December 2009, Amma inaugurated the Vivekananda International Foundation in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. The foundation,  which is an independent non-partisan think-tank, will undertake solution-oriented research and studies through different activities. It also will participate in international, intercultural and inter-religious dialogue.
In her inaugural address, Amma [Read more... click the article link above]

Category : Around Amma | Messages of Amma

Opportunity to serve the world is a gift from God

(30 Oct '09)

29 Oct , Munich, Europe Yatra 2009
Amma arrived at Munich after a long drive from Paris. The program hall is close to a very big BMW car office and one can see many cars being transported on trains from near the venue. As usual when Amma gives Darshan, Swamis sing bhajans on the stage and [Read more... click the article link above]

Category : Around Amma | Satsang

Onam reminds us to become ‘One’

(6 Sep '09)

2 September 2009 – Amritapuri
“We all need to become one—this is the message Onam gives us,” Amma said in her annual Onam satsang. “It is from ‘one’ that we have all come, and it is back into that ‘one’ that we all must merge. This is the supreme goal of all of our lives. However, [Read more... click the article link above]

Category : Around Amma | Messages of Amma | Onam | Photos | Videos

God is always awake within us

(24 Feb '09)

Sivaratri Celebrations, 23 February 2009 — Amritapuri
“God is always awake within us, but we are sound asleep,” Amma said. “As a result, we are unable to experience his presence.” It was almost 2:00 in the morning—half way through the traditional night-long vigil and fast of Sivaratri. Amma then told everyone assembled that holidays like Sivaratri [Read more... click the article link above]

Category : Around Amma | Messages of Amma