Turning a blind eye to those standing before us, without consoling them lovingly, is not devotion.
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Category: Satsang
Amma’s Satsangs
As the most personally accessible spiritual master in history, Amma makes herself available for questions to everyone who comes to her.
Amma’s answers contain multitudes, containing countless of pearls of wisdom, touching upon the social to psychological to environmental dimensions, as well as familial, cultural and historical — and through it all, the spiritual. Each of these satsangs is like one pearl extracted from Amma’s answer — sufficient enough for a sadhak to contemplate upon.
Amma’s answers are born out of her perfect knowledge of the nature of the world, the individual self, and True Self or Paramatman that is the substratum of creation. They are also enriched by her experience of having personally consoled and interacted with millions of people from all over the world. Just as the Upanishads are written records of the answers given by the Rishis in response to the questions of seekers wracked by doubts, Amma’s answers — a living Upanishad with no beginning and no end — bring the light of knowledge to the seeker, clarify misconceptions, and put the mind at ease. When questions cease, the mind is still, and the True Self shines forth.
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The feeling closest to our True Self is love. Our lives are meant to be born in love, to live in love, and to eventually end in love. In truth, love has no end; it is eternal and connects every aspect of creation — human beings with each other, with Nature, and with God. Thus, its effulgence […]
8 Aug 2017, Amritapuri Ashram Amma met with 25 speakers from Amrita Samyogam – the International Conference on Integrative Medicine that was recently hosted on August 6th and 7th at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in Kochi. This was the largest conference on Integrative Medicine held in India and the delegates and speakers came […]
13 Jan 2017, Amritapuri Ashram Beach Meditation Amma gathered with the devotees on the beach for meditation. The gentle rumbling of waves and cool, onshore breeze quieted everyone’s mind. After sometime spent in contemplation, someone raised their hand with a question for Amma: “Amma, you ask us to live a life of love and compassion, […]
27 Jan, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu – Bharata Yatra 2017 After finishing the program in Trivandrum, the tour group drove to KayanaKumari where the next program was to be held. Upon their arrival Amma decided to serve prasad. Once all the food had been distributed, sitting on the veranda of Amrita Vidyalayam, she began to tell the […]
13 March 2017, Amritapuri Ashram The ocean breeze carried the scent of salt water onto the shore. All were gathered under the palm trees in meditation with Amma. Aside from the rhythmic crashing of waves and occasional bird chirping overhead, the beach was quiet. After the meditation came to an end, Amma asked if anyone […]
Action becomes habit, and habit determines character 14 March 2017, Amritapuri Ashram It was Tuesday in the ashram, a quiet day reserved for the practice of sadhana. Amma had come out to meditate with the devotees and serve prasad. She asked if anyone had a question. One devotee raised their hand and asked a question […]
12 March 2017, Amritapuri Ashram Amma came for an evening meditation in the bhajans hall with all the visitors and residents of the ashram. Though most people were sitting in meditation even before Amma arrived, the effect of her presence was unmistakable once she sat down, crossed her legs, and closed her eyes. The entire […]
7 March, Bengaluru, Karnataka – Bharata Yatra 2017 It was a rainy night filled with lightning and thunder in Bengaluru. Amma, having just arrived from Mysore, was serving prasad to the tour group and all the local volunteers. She asked if anyone had a question. One devotee from the tour group raised his hand and […]
22 Feb, Kozhikode – Bharata Yatra 2017 The tour group stopped in Kozhikode at the house of Chandrahasan, a devotee who had known Amma for over thirty years {news}. It was lunch time and Amma had just passed out prasad. She asked the devotees gathered there whether anyone had a question. A devotee raised their hand […]