Category: Spiritual

  • Why Non-Hindus are not allowed inside Temples

    Why Non-Hindus are not allowed inside Temples

    21 Jan, Kanyakumari, Bharata Yatra 2015 Rooftop Satsang at Amrita Vidyalayam – Kanyakumari The tour group sat around Amma in the evening. After bhajans and dinner, one Italian lady who has been touring with Amma said, “I was living in Chennai for some time and I developed devotion towards Goddess Meenakshi. I got a chance…

  • How to get established in Tatvamasi

    How to get established in Tatvamasi

    17 -18 Jan, Madurai, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 After Amma had distributed prasad dinner at her Madurai ashram on Jan 16, she encouraged her children to put questions to her. Amma said that the quality of the questions asked indicates the spiritual evolution of the questioner. She said, “To know the taste of…

  • Selfless Service is the Pongal that reaches Amma

    Selfless Service is the Pongal that reaches Amma

    16 Jan, Madurai, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2015 It was almost 10 pm when Amma arrived at her Madurai ashram from Chennai. Amma distributed prasad dinner to her children and said, “You must have been hungry, haven’t you?” The devotees replied, “The hunger vanished when we saw Amma.” Amma added, “So, Anbu (pure love)…

  • Why did Krishna steal butter? Three birds in one shot

    Why did Krishna steal butter? Three birds in one shot

    8 Jan, Kovai – Bharata Yatra 2015 Amma arrived at the Kovai ashram in the morning, but the tour group didn’t arrive until the evening. At dusk Amma sat with the devotees and volunteers of the program along with the big tour group. Amma sang a few bhajans and started distributing prasad dinner – chapathi,…

  • How can I put an end to suffering? – Amma’s 2015 New Year Message

    How can I put an end to suffering? – Amma’s 2015 New Year Message

    The advent of the New Year is always a joyous occasion that kindles hope, enthusiasm and optimism in all of our hearts. Amma prays to the Paramatman that in the coming year both the world and each individual within it are filled with peace, harmony and prosperity. This past year bore witness to a lot…

  • Rebirth happens when we completely die to our ego

    Rebirth happens when we completely die to our ego

    From Amma’s Christmas Message God is said to be the embodiment of infinite divine qualities. He is beyond word and thought. It is through the lives of mahatmas that one directly experiences the divinity of God. The specialty of mahatmas is that they practice what they preach. In this regard, Jesus Christ was no different.…

  • All of you are my angels : Amma

    All of you are my angels : Amma

    15 December 2014 – Amritapuri Ashram The following dialogue took place between Amma and a visitor in Amritapuri during a seashore meditation and question-and-answer session. Question: Amma, I have heard and read many things about angels. Can you tell me about them? Amma: For Amma, all of you are my angels. There is an angel…

  • “Pure, Selfless Love is only medicine for healing wounds of human trafficking”- Amma

    “Pure, Selfless Love is only medicine for healing wounds of human trafficking”- Amma

    Remaining silent in the face of unrighteousness is unrighteous. Governments and political leaders have to establish laws without loopholes, so the guilty cannot escape, and these laws must be strictly enforced

  • Balagokulam bestows Janmashtami Puraskaram upon Amma

    4September 2014 – Amritapuri Ashram Balagokulam, an organization promoting Hindu cultural education since the 1970s, bestowed its 18th annual Krishna Janmashtami Award upon Amma today. The award was presented by Shripad Yesso Naik, the Honorable Central Minister for Culture and Tourism during a function held at Amritapuri Ashram. Addressing the gathering, Sri. Naik said, “It…

  • Service to poor is best Birthday present says Amma

    Excerpted from Amma’s 61s Birthday Satsang, September 27, 2014, Amritapuri As far as Amma is concerned, there is nothing different about this day. Like every day, Amma will see her children, listen to their sorrows and console them. Today is just another day like that. Therefore, Amma has only one thing to tell you: ‘Our…