Online with Amma

Category: Spiritual

  • Practical Vedanta, lessons on the go for busy people

    A very touching element in Amma’s tours in India is the amazing fact that she still insists on traveling by road herself and to stay with the caravan of buses that travel along. The 1-day journeys from one city to another sometimes take 20 hours, the distance to cover is sometimes over 600 km; but…

  • Amma in Pune

    3 – 4 March, Pune, Maharashtra – Bharata Yatra 2011 Amma’s programs in Pune were full of local flavor – Amma sang many bhajans in Marathi; some original and some classic bhajans that had been translated from the original Malayalam so that they could more easily touch the devotees’s hearts. However the devotees seemed most…

  • IAM meditation lowers stress hormones

    1 February 2011 , Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi IAM—Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique lowers stress hormones, according to a study recently published in the 2011 volume of the international journal Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM), published by the Hindawi Publishing Corporation. The five-year study, titled “The Effect of Meditation on Psycho-Physiological Variables,” examines…

  • Love, light, compassion, fragrance and beauty fill your heart

    Amritapuri, New Year eve 2011 The dawn of 2011 was celebrated in grandeur with Amma here at Amritapuri. In addition to Indian devotees, more than 1500 visitors from abroad had flown in to be with Amma for the new year. The evening hall was packed and every corner had people from various regions and languages.…

  • Know yourself is the message of spirituality

    “Whenever celebrations and holy days take place, Amma gives a message. However, in reality, these messages are not different; they are all one. Their essence is one. Although religions are many, spirituality has only one message. It is just that this message is presented in different ways.

  • First IAM course in Slovenia

    Dayalu an Ashram resident from Amritapuri conducted the course, which was held on the 23 – 24 October at a Yoga-center near Ljubljana.

  • MAM ready to start cleaning efforts

    MAM ready to start cleaning efforts

    Amma announced that MAM is ready to begin constructing toilets, installing trash cans, and leading awareness campaigns for cleanliness in schools, roads, and public spaces, starting in Kerala and expanding to Tamil Nadu.

  • Globalization fails to connect our hearts and minds

    Globalization fails to connect our hearts and minds

    In her 57th Birthday Address, Amma highlighted the failure of globalization to unite hearts and minds, emphasized respect for nature, and announced MAM’s initiative to improve cleanliness in schools and public spaces.

  • Make your heart a Vrindavan

    Make your heart a Vrindavan

    Discontentment is the real poverty; contentment the real prosperity. Excerpts from Amma’s 2010 Sri Krishna Jayanthi message.

  • Onam is a call to reclaim our heritage

    Onam is a call to reclaim our heritage

    Amma’s Onam message called for reclaiming our heritage, fostering love, devotion, and unity while embracing a simpler, more natural way of life to make every day an Onam.