Online with Amma

Year: 2001

  • Birthday presents

    6 October, 2001 While Amma would never take anything for Herself. She does make use of every opportunity to give to others in so many ways. This was even more evident on Her birthday. As she gave a laddu  to each of the sixty thousand devotees who came for Her darshan that day, these are…

  • Amma’s Birthday Celebrations 2001

    6 October, 2001 Radiating divine bliss and peace to all humanity, the birthday celebrations of Mata Amritanandamayi Devi were held in the Amritapuri Ashram on 6 October, 2001, in a festive atmosphere of fervent devotion, exuberant joy and deep gratitude. The beautifully decorated Ashram was filled to overflowing with devotees from around the world, who…

  • Amritanandamayi Jayanthi Jalotsav

    5 October, 2001 Racing boats cruising through the water, paddles splashing vigorously, sending droplets flying through the air like silver beads, and tumultuous cheers by thousands of viewers lining either shore of the Kayamkulam backwaters, transported the villages of Vallickavu and Parayakadavu into a great mood of gaiety and festivity. After prayers for invoking God’s…

  • Amma’s visit to Europe: Barcelona

    5 – 7 November, 2001 Newspaper interview with Amma in Barcelona. The interviewer commented that Amma has come to Spain, which is a bastion of Christianity. Amma replied that She has not come to convert people but help them to delve deeper into their own religion. The devotees gathered in the stadium for Amma’s satsang…

  • Work as Worship

    A man was travelling in a bus one day. He was amazed at the behaviour of the bus conductor. The conductor was very relaxed and smiled at everyone as he dealt with them. He always rang the bell at the right time, so that the bus would stop at the right places. And when the…

  • First Kidney transplant at Amrita hosptial

    Amrita Institute has been recognised by the Kerala Government, Human Organ Transplant Act 1995, for performing both live donor and cadaveric renal transplantations. The programme assimilates the most modern technology for the benefit of our patients. The first kidney transplant at Amrita was performed by on 4th September, 2001. The patient’s mother had donated one…

  • Sw Ramakrishnanada visits South America – 2001

    September 2001 Swami Ramakrishnananda Puri, one of Amma’s senior-most disciples, visited three countries in South America in late September 2001. Programmes were held in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia. All programmes were well attended by large numbers of people eager to hear about Amma and fervently praying the Divine Mother Herself will one day visit in…

  • Be a zero to become a hero

    Question: What is the first thing that is needed to advance on the spiritual path? Mother: When a flower is still a bud, we cannot experience its beauty or fragrance. The flower first has to blossom. It is useless to try to open it by force. We have to wait patiently for the bud to…

  • Prayer really helps

    Sept. 18, 2001 Amritapuri Tuesday is a day set aside for meditation at Amritapuri. It also provides a precious opportunity for all the residents to spend a few hours in Amma’s presence. At this time Amma can give all Her attention to answering questions and discussing spiritual matters with Her children. In the morning everyone…

  • May no one ever commit such an atrocity again

    May no one ever commit such an atrocity again

    Amma’s message to her children concerning the WTC 9/11 tragedy 14 Sep 2001, AmritapuriWhen some people act indiscriminately, countless innocent people suffer. Amma is extremely pained to hear that many of Her American children are suffering. Amma is praying for them. After Amma heard the news (8:00 p.m. Indian time/10:30 a.m. New York time), Amma…