Category: Spiritual

  • Embrace scientific knowledge and spiritual wisdom

    These are selected quotes from the address of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi  upon receiving an Doctorate of Humane letters from State University of New York 25 May 2010. ****** “Spiritual education is a training that helps us to truly understand ourselves. It gives us strength and helps us comprehend  the deeper realms of knowledge. It gives…

  • IAM meditation in Budapest

    IAM meditation in Budapest

    As many of the participants already knew Amma, they all had the strong wish that Amma will come to Hungary soon.

  • Be near Amma, be like Hanuman

    Be near Amma, be like Hanuman

    “If you are understanding the principle of the Guru, then the pain of separation from the Guru actually takes you to the Goal. If you are going forwards while understanding that Principle, then you won’t collapse.”

  • Mantra japa and Ma-Om

    Mantra japa and Ma-Om

    “In today’s world, people pretend to sleep. One can’t wake them. In the same way, we are not yet ready to wake up. In fact, the disciple has to open the door so that the master can enter.”

  • Amma on Lord Shiva

    Amma on Lord Shiva

    This is a select collection of sayings on Lord Shiva taken from Amma’s messages, talks, and books.

  • Time loss is a loss forever

    Amma on the practicality of spiritual practices

  • Forgive and forget, happiness will embrace us

    Forgive and forget, happiness will embrace us

    “Children, the New Year is here, bringing with it new hopes and dreams. It is like a new page in a journal. We are the ones who decide what should be written on it.”

  • Ammas visit will be like Hanukkah

    Between the 3rd and 8th of December 2009 Br. Shubamrita paid his fourth annual visit to Israel. Public programmes were held in the cities of Tel Aviv, Pardes Hana and for the first time in Netiv Halamed Hey, a Kibbutz (community) near Jerusalem. An Integrated Amrita Meditation course was held in Tel Aviv, with nearly…

  • Sheltered by faith in the rain

    04 Dec 2009, Amritapuri After two months, the bell rang three times indicating  Amma was calling us for meditation today. Soon, Amma joined us at the beach. After meditation, she raised a question, “What is the practical aspect of our faith in God?” She passed the microphone from one person to the other. One of…

  • Inspire youth through dialogues not lectures

    Amma inaugurates Vivekananda International Foundation 1 December 2009 — Chanakyapuri, New Delhi On 1 December 2009, Amma inaugurated the Vivekananda International Foundation in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. The foundation,  which is an independent non-partisan think-tank, will undertake solution-oriented research and studies through different activities. It also will participate in international, intercultural and inter-religious dialogue. In her…