Tag: creation

  • Tightrope walk to perfection

    Tightrope walk to perfection

    To develop vairagya living amidst all attractions is not easy. It is only possible for the brave.

  • Forget oneself to find oneself

    Forget oneself to find oneself

    The essence of the scriptures is in its practical aspect. While dealing with others, were we able to maintain our composure? Otherwise, what is the difference between us and a tape recorder, or a book?

  • Everything has its own place in this creation

    Everything has its own place in this creation

    Amma sees salt as salt and sugar as sugar, even though they look identical. Similarly, she accepted the residents who wanted to join the ashram just as they are.

  • Devotion is not running away from duties

    Devotion is not running away from duties

    Turning a blind eye to those standing before us, without consoling them lovingly, is not devotion.

  • Amma on Lord Shiva

    Amma on Lord Shiva

    This is a select collection of sayings on Lord Shiva taken from Amma’s messages, talks, and books.

  • Creation: The divine joke

    Creation: The divine joke

    19 December 2005 — Amrita University, Coimbatore When Amma stopped for lunch at the Coimbatore campus of Amrita University on her way to Nagapattinam, she started off by asking people to tell jokes. “Whether we smile or cry, life is still going to keep passing by, so why not smile,” Amma said. After a few…