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Since M.A. Math published its first book, more than 30 books have been published on Amma in more than 20 languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Serbo-Croatian, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, and Marathi.

In India, the books published by the Math are available through the branch ashrams and wherever Amma holds programmes. In the West, they are available through bookstores and can be purchased directly from Mothersbooks.org. Other publishers, including America's William Morrow, have released books on Amma.

Featured here are the books available in English and brief descriptions of their contents.

Biographies

Mata Amritanandamayi: A Biography
By Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri
"Smiling, the Divine Mother became an effulgence and merged in me. My mind blossomed, bathed in the many-hued Light of Divinity, and the events of millions of years gone by rose up within me. Thenceforth, seeing nothing as apart from my own Self, a single Unity, and merging in the Universal Mother of Bliss, I gave up the notion that there is happiness apart from the Self."

It is in these inspiring words that Amma describes Her realisation of oneness with the Divine while yet in Her teens. This book vividly portrays Amma's courage and intense devotion to God in the face of attacks by Her unsympathetic relatives and hostile detractors who sought to destroy Her, as they feared the change being brought about by Her universal love. Read about the advent of Amma's Divine bhavas, the gathering of Her first disciples and the beginning of the ashram.

Amma: Healing the Heart of the World
By Judith Cornell
Published by William Morrow
Published in 2001, this biography tells Amma's life story from the perspective of American author, professor and researcher Judith Cornell. In the book, Cornell follows Amma on Her 1999 North Indian Tour. She mixes her own experiences with the words of Amma and interviews with Amma's swamis, relatives and devotees.

'Awaken, Children!' Series

Awaken, Children!:
Dialogues With
Sri Sri Mata Amritanandamayi,
Volumes 1 - 9
By Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri
The nine volumes in this series beautifully document Amma's conversations with householder devotees and brahmacharis.

Most of the events take place in the mid 1980s, with "Volume 1" going back as far as 1976 and "Volume 9" chronicling Amma's first World Tour, in 1987. Covering innumerable subjects and conveying Amma's earthy, riveting, and often humorous manner of satsang, these books are the perfect way to get a solid grounding in Her teachings.

'Eternal Wisdom' Series

Eternal Wisdom: Upadeshamritam, Part 1 & 2
Compiled by Swami Jnanamritananda Puri
Similar in scope to the Awaken, Children! series, the two books in this series were compiled from articles and stories published in "Matruvani," Amma's monthly spiritual magazine. The events and conversations presented in the Eternal Wisdom books take place between 3 June, 1985 and 17 September, 1986.

From Amma's Heart:
Conversations with Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi

From Amma's Heart:
Conversations with Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi
Translated & Written by Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri

This book is a collection of Amma's answers to questions asked during Her programmes in the West since 1999. Some were put to Her in a formal setting, but most were asked as She was giving darshan-by those sitting at Her side and those resting in Her arms. Amma speaks on a vast range of topics, including the nature of birth and death, worldly relationships, war and peace, and spiritual practices and philosohpy. The book was compiled and translated by Amma's head disciple, Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri.

Lead Us to Light, Volumes 1 & 2

Lead Us to Light, Volume One collects question-and-answer sessions with Amma from Matruvani, the Mata Amritanandamayi Math's monthly spiritual magazine.

Lead Us to Light, Volume Two collects Amma's messages from special occasions and festival days, such as Onam, Amma's Birthday and Krishnajayanti.

Speeches & Interviews

M.A. Math has published a number of Amma's speeches, addresses and interviews.

Living in Harmony presents Amma's address "The Role of Religion in Conflict Transformation," which She gave at the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious & Spiritual Leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, 29th August 2000.

Unity Is Peace is an address given by Amma at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations, 21st October, 1995.

May Your Hearts Blossom presents an speech given by Amma at the Parliament for the World's Religions, held in Chicago on 3rd September 1993.

Man & Nature contains Amma's answers to questions on environmental issues presented to Her by Mr. Sam La Budde, a leading environmentalist in the United States.

The Awakening of Universal Motherhood presents Amma's keynote address given on the occasion of the Global Peace Initiative of Women Religious and Spiritual Leaders at the United Nations held in Geneva in October 2002.

May Peace & Happiness Prevail presents Amma's keynote address delivered during the closing ceremony of the Parliament of the World's Religions, held in Barcelona in July of 2004.