Categories
Around Amma 2023

Meeting of the oldest and the Divine: Swami Sivananda meets Amma

Not every day that we get to meet someone who has been on this earth for 127 years. Swami Sivananda’s visit was a moment of grace and a reminder that love and devotion know no age.

Categories
Around Amma 2021

Become a zero to become a hero

22 December 2021, Amritapuri Ashram This particular incident took place on the auspicious day of ‘Kuchela Dinam’, or Kuchela Day. This is the day that celebrates the reunion between Krishna and his childhood friend, Sudama. Sudama, a character in the Bhagavata Purana, was Shri Krishna’s closest friend growing up. As they grew older, life took […]

Categories
Messages of Amma

My devotee shall never perish

Bhagavan has taken the vow of protecting the devotee who completely depends on him

Categories
Amma Stories Teachings

Fear and Devotion

Fear drives people towards faith and not the understanding of spiritual principles or fundamental truths.

Categories
Satsang

Devotion is not running away from duties

Turning a blind eye to those standing before us, without consoling them lovingly, is not devotion.

Categories
Messages of Amma

The legends of Holi teach us to shed our ego

Happiness and love arise only when all the boundaries created by the mind vanish “Holi signifies boundless happiness. As we enjoy such sacred festivities, we should remember that, in reality, they are meant to remind us of the inner bliss and oneness that are our inherent nature and are the very essence of life. When […]

Categories
Around Amma 2017 Satsang

Cultivating Devotion with Yearning, Dispassion and Discrimination

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 […]

Categories
Around Amma 2016 India 2016

The foundation of Bhakti

5 May Kochi – Bharata Yatra 2016 While visiting a house during her 2016 Bharata Yatra, Amma was giving darshan and distributing prasad. A boy about 4 years old came to Amma and told her that he wants bhakti (devotion). Amma replied, “Aha – do you want bhakti? What is bhakti?” The boy looked at […]