Category: Spiritual
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Learn Sanskrit for understanding the true import of Vedanta
13 Dec 2019, Amritapuri Ashram – from Amma’s Satsang There are two types of education; one for living and one for life. To live life beneficially is what spirituality is all about. One should live beneficially both for society and for oneself. That’s what spirituality is in its essence. The shastras explain this to us…
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Spirituality is the practicality of life
16 Dec 2019, Amritapuri Ashram – from Amma’s Satsang The worm also eats, sleeps and procreates so what is the difference between us and the worm, as we are doing the same? When our hand accidentally pokes our eye we instinctively pardon our hand and caress our eyes. Similarly, we should be able to show…
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Invoke the Motherhood within, let Love overflow through our look, word and deed
8 Oct 2019, Navatrati Celebrations – Amritapuri Ashram Since Pujavaippu, for the last 3 days, Amma has been leading all in special prayers and chants in the evenings infront of the new altar decorated the pics of different forms of Devi. On Vijayadasami day, Amma initiated Vidyarambham – initiating into the alphabets. Amma said the…
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The law of Nature and of life is selflessness
27 Sep 2019 – AmritaVarsham 66 , Amritapuri Excerpts from the message of Amma on the occasion of her 66th Birthday Celebrations Children, seeing all of you gathered here today, united in love, Amma feels like she is looking at a garland made from many beautiful flowers of different colours. Although this is a time…
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Let us make our entire lives an Onam
11September 2019 — Amritapuri AshramExcerpts from Amma’s Onam message: Amma’s children have all come together here to celebrate Onam with Amma. For Amma, my children are the very pookkalams* and flowers of Onam. The unity of my children and their love-filled hearts are what make these pookkalams so beautiful to Amma. The thought of Onam…
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Knowledge is within; Education must transform you
Interview by Shalini Saksena of ‘The Pioneer’, the English Daily, on why spiritual organisations must run schools and universities to educate young generations. What is the connection between spirituality and Education? ǟʍʍǟ: True Education takes place only when it goes hand in hand with spiritual knowledge. Otherwise, education will be reduced to a mere collecting…
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The disciple first must awaken the guru within
16 July, Toronto, Canada – America Yatra 2019-from Amma’s Guru Purnima message From the moment of our birth on this earth, through all the various phases of life that we travel through, up to the very moment of our death, there is always a guru there to impart us knowledge. Our journey into the world…
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Today’s education can’t ensure mental peace
Children, in the olden days in our country, awareness of the spiritual principles was considered the most important aspect of life. However, today, material knowledge has superseded spirituality in importance. There is no point in trying to turn back the clock. Such efforts will only result in disappointment. What’s important now is to learn how…
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Knowledge and values are inseparable
Amma’s acceptance speech after University of Mysore Conferred with D.Litt. Honoris Causa 23rd March 2019 — Amritapuri Ashram Through this honour you have bestowed, I see the interest that the University of Mysore has in upholding its alignment with the ideal of manava seva madhava seva— “Service to humankind is service to God.” The Math…
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Traditions and Temples should be protected
The deities worshipped in temples are said to be considered like minors.