There Are Problems Only Amma Can Solve!

Thursday 12 February 2004 – Kannur

Former Kerala State BJP President C.K. Padmanabhan came for Amma's darshan in Kannur. This high-ranking politician of the Bharathiya Janatha Party (BJP)—currently the ruling party at the national level—is strong in his views about Amma.

"Politicians are of influence on the public in some way, and they see certain problems in the world and actually think they can solve them. But it is really the politicians themselves who are the problem! And only Amma can solve that problem. In their minds, there is a constant fight between the devas and the asuras—the good and the bad. That is the real problem! Only Amma can solve that!”

"In India, there has always been the understanding that God-realisation can be achieved by spiritual practice. No formal education for that is needed. So even if Amma has only a few years of formal education, that does not matter."

"My first experience with Amma was more than 10 years ago, but at that time I did not feel a strong attraction. Over the years, it has come. I am a man who naturally questions everything, and today I had a very strong experience. The last time I met Amma was in the Ashram in Nerul, near Bombay, two years ago. Today, the first thing She said to me was, "My son, I met you two years ago in Bombay." Sometimes I don't even remember the people I've met yesterday. But Amma knew! Yet She's must have met over two-million people since then."

"It is very important to bring spirituality into politics because it brings an important vision. This area of Kerala is famous for its political clashes. These clashes can get very physical. Amma teaches love and affection. And I believe that since Amma has been coming here, the number of physical clashes has come down."

-Devadath