Category: Messages of Amma

  • Increase our circle of compassion

    Increase our circle of compassion

    We have learned to fly like a bird and swim like a fish but have forgotten to walk and live like humans. Only when we realise this will our life become joyful.

  • Foster the remembrance of Krishna only to become Krishna

    Foster the remembrance of Krishna only to become Krishna

    Lord Krishna showed us through the example of his life how to be joyful from childhood to old age and to make one’s entire life a celebration.

  • Amma on India

    Amma on India

    “We have a role to play and a dharma towards our country.” ~Amma “Just as we bathe daily in order to keep our bodies clean, and just as we use perfumes, we should ensure that we maintain the cleanliness of our roads and public places, which are parts of our country’s body.” ~Amma “If Bharat…

  • The Guru never wants the disciple to remain a disciple.

    The Guru never wants the disciple to remain a disciple.

    Surrender is nothing but giving up our likes and dislikes. That is when our heart opens. The Guru’s grace is always present, but we should grant ourselves our own grace.

  • The purpose of yoga is to   bring out the full potential

    The purpose of yoga is to bring out the full potential

    Absence of diseases, the ability to do physical work without feeling weak, having mental sharpness and emotional balance—only when all four of these are present can we say we are in good health.

  • Siva is my very nature

    Siva is my very nature

    1st March 2022, Shivaratri Celebrations – Amritapuri Excerpts from Amma’s Shivaratri Message India is a land of countless religious festivals and celebrations. These festivals and celebrations support the social life of the people and increase their faith and ethical values. Among the festivals of Sanatana Dharma, one of the most important is Sivaratri.True Sivaratri means…

  • Change the attitude that you are separate from the world, and act with the knowledge

    Change the attitude that you are separate from the world, and act with the knowledge

    Try to do all your actions as an offering to God, and to accept their results as God’s will, with courage and determination. Incorporate selflessness into your life.

  • Our Neighbours are those we encounter in our day-to-day life

    Our Neighbours are those we encounter in our day-to-day life

    Love thy neighbour as thyself, Christ said. Being a good neighbour is a quality we should have in every circumstance and at every moment in life

  • AmritaSREE enters 17th year; ₹85 crore financial aid for COVID-19 relief

    AmritaSREE enters 17th year; ₹85 crore financial aid for COVID-19 relief

    Take up the reins of your life firmly in your own hands and move forward. This is the role model we should follow. Even though those people did not have much, they had the attitude to contribute

  • Diwali – occasions for destroying the ego and awakening the awareness

    Diwali – occasions for destroying the ego and awakening the awareness

    How we serve god’s creation determines our true adoration and worship of god. When we show compassion towards the suffering, we are doing our duty to god.