Tag: God

  • Christmas celebrations unite hearts in peace and joy

    Christmas celebrations unite hearts in peace and joy

    Devotees celebrated Christmas with carols, dances, and a heartfelt message from Amma, highlighting love, unity, and selflessness.

  • Remodel our education system  with the vision of Bharat

    Remodel our education system with the vision of Bharat

    Education should spread light within and without, instil awareness and strengthen the deep bond between the student and his nation, the world, his fellow human beings and other creatures, Nature and God.

  • Devi and evolution – the meaning of Navaratri

    Devi and evolution – the meaning of Navaratri

    Remember that God is the real doer and power behind our actions.

  • Life is a lodge. Learn to check out happily

    Life is a lodge. Learn to check out happily

    The goal of human life is God-realisation. We are not separate from God. A drop of this awareness is already present in us. What we need to do is expand this awareness and strengthen it.

  • Be patient, Master is at work

    Be patient, Master is at work

    We run all over the place in search of God. Just when our roots begin to grow, we start thinking, “I’m not gaining anything here. If I go over there I may get more.” What we really need is patience.

  • Become the hands of God

    Become the hands of God

    In a village there was a beautiful statue of a Mahatma with outstretched arms. On a plaque beneath the statue, these words were inscribed, “Come into my arms.” Over the years, the arms broke off. The villagers loved the statue and were very upset. They gathered together to try to decide what to do. Some…

  • Our lives are meant to be born in love, to live in love, and to eventually end in love

    Our lives are meant to be born in love, to live in love, and to eventually end in love

    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…

  • What is the principle behind Puja?

    What is the principle behind Puja?

    The law of karma says that the sorrows of life are the results of our own sins, committed in the past, in this life or in previous lives. There are certain periods in life when we have to suffer from the results of our sins, when, whatever we do, we may not meet with success.…

  • The Faith of an Innocent heart is what is needed to realise God

    The Faith of an Innocent heart is what is needed to realise God

    3 March, Mysore, Karnataka – Bharata Yatra 2017 After the short drive from Mananthavady {news}, Amma arrived in Mysore {news} to a crowd of joyous devotees. She made her way to the stage, served all those present prasad, and then asked if anyone had a story to share. One devotee raised her hand and related…

  • Cultivating Devotion with Yearning, Dispassion and Discrimination

    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…