Category: Festivals

  • May women gain the respect and position they deserve

    May women gain the respect and position they deserve

    May women, who should be worshipped as Sarasvati Devi, never be denied education; who should be worshipped as Kali Devi, be never neglected or criticised for her dark complexion.

  • Keep hope & use hardships to rise

    Keep hope & use hardships to rise

    Only when one gets a few blows in life does one learn to look within. It is when we experience tragedy that the wish to learn how to transcend sorrow.

  • Sivaratri leads us to bliss, oneness with God

    Sivaratri leads us to bliss, oneness with God

    11 March, 2021 – Shivaratri celebrations, Amritpuri Excerpts from Amma’s message on Shivaratri Sivaratri is the night that gives us supreme auspiciousness. Sivaratri is a celebration that combines spiritual austerities, renunciation, fasting, devotion and knowledge. By worshipping Lord Siva through all of these, we attain supreme auspiciousness. This means becoming one with God. Lord Siva…

  • Karuna-virus can conquer the coronavirus

    Karuna-virus can conquer the coronavirus

    The fragrance of goodness travels equally in all directions.

  • AmritaVarsham 67 – One World, One Prayer

    AmritaVarsham 67 – One World, One Prayer

    Dear Brothers & Sisters in Amma, Amma has never been interested in celebrating her birthday. Regardless, for decades now, we, her children, have been meeting in Amritapuri to celebrate this auspicious occasion by spending the whole day in selfless service and prayers for world peace. As all of you are aware, September 27th of this…

  • Face the situation with the attitude of acceptance

    Face the situation with the attitude of acceptance

    In life we only have two options. The first is to put in effort. The second is to accept. We cannot change everything in the world.

  • When we renounce the heaviest burden of our ego, we will rise to the plane of Shiva

    When we renounce the heaviest burden of our ego, we will rise to the plane of Shiva

    Lord Shiva is the supreme bliss and complete perfection of that ego-renunciation. Shivaratri is the knowledge ‘I am that perfection’.

  • The world is hungry, start giving gifts

    The world is hungry, start giving gifts

    Its message is that our life’s supreme goal is to seek and attain that bright star: God. In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we should not forget this truth. It is to remind us of this that spiritual masters incarnate from time to time.

  • Amrita Keerti to KB Sreedevi and Gopinathan Pillai

    Amrita Keerti to KB Sreedevi and Gopinathan Pillai

    27 September, Amritapuri – AmritaVarsham66 In connection with Amma’s 66th Birthday celebrations Amritakeerti Puraskaram were presented to Vattapparambil Gopinathan Pillai for 2019 and K B Sreedevi for 2018. The Award was presented by Sri. Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India in Amma’s presence. K B Sreedevi ,…

  • Invoke the Motherhood within, let Love overflow through our look, word and deed

    Invoke the Motherhood within, let Love overflow through our look, word and deed

    8 Oct 2019, Navatrati Celebrations – Amritapuri Ashram Since Pujavaippu, for the last 3 days, Amma has been leading all in special prayers and chants in the evenings infront of the new altar decorated the pics of different forms of Devi. On Vijayadasami day, Amma initiated Vidyarambham – initiating into the alphabets. Amma said the…