Category: Festivals

H. H Shankaracharya Swami Raghaveshwara Bharati, Mahaswami of Sri Ramachandrapura Math, Hosanagar, Karnataka, India “Amma as a Divine Personality” “Salutations to the sacred soil of Kerala, the Mother land of Adi Shankaracharya, on which he laid his first step. Salutations to Malayalam, his mother tongue, in which he spoke his first word. We are pleased to participate…

Rev. Takeda Hakusai, Representative and Senior Disciple of Sakai Yuusai Dai-Ajari, Hieizan Enryakuji Temple, Kyoto, Japan “Role & Responsibilities of Spiritual and Religious Organizations in Today’s World” “As we enter a new millennium, the prospect of a shining new age of global spiritual awakening arising from the age of material and scientific civilization was a high expectation…

His Holiness Madhvacharya Swami Vishvesha Tirtha, Ruling Pontiff of Pejavar Math, Udupi, Karnataka, India “Amma’s Seva” “Meditate on the form of the Lord. Along with this, one should serve the poor. Shankaracharya has clearly said, along with devotion, serving the poor and needy must be given due importance. Madhvacharya said, ‘Constant remembrance of the Lord, along with…

Religions Embracing for Peace & Harmony Delivered by Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri, Vice-chairman, Mata Amritanandamayi Math dhyaayaamo-dhavalavagunthanavatiim tejomayiim naisthikiim snigdhaapaanga-vilokiniim bhagavatiim mundasmitsriimukhiim vaatsalyamrta-varshiniim sumadhuram sankirttanaalaapiniim syaamaangiim madhusiktasuuktim amritanandatmikaam-iisvariim “Let this be a begining in shifting our collective attitudes and in expanding our collective consciousnes.” —Amritaswarupananda “My Dear Brothers & Sisters. My humble salutations to all of you.…

Amritavarsham50 Interfaith Summit Programme Schedule Religions Embracing for Peace & Harmony On 24 September 2003, Amritavarsham50 held its Interfaith Summit. Bringing together spiritual and religious leaders from around the world to discuss the roles and responsibilities of organised religion in modern society. Part I — Promoting Universal Values H. H. Madhvacharya Swami Vishvesha Tirtha Ruling…

CEOs Sponsor Five Amrita-PURAs Out of their admiration for Amma, their respect for President Kalam and their love for India, five CEOs agreed to sponsor “Amrita-PURAs” in their hometowns. One outcome of Amritavarsham50‘s CEO Summit was that five of the participating industrialists and executives agreed to take responsibility for initiating President Kalam’s PURA plan in…

Swamini Krishnamrita Prana, Mata Amritanandamayi Math Swamini’s Amritavarsham50 Women’s Initiative Speech: “Amma’s Expression of Motherhood” And the Announcement of the Initiative’s Resolutions and Action Items. “When Amma talked about the ‘Awakening of Universal Motherhood’ at the United Nations, She was not delivering a speech about a theoretical concept. Amma Herself has been expressing this quality, every minute…

“When Divinity Wanted to Manifest Herself, She Manifested in Amma” 26 September 2004 After inaugurating the Mata Amritanandamayi’s new AIDS Hospice, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, India’s Honourable Union Minister for Human Resource Development, delivered a powerful speech on Amma and Her mission. “Pranams to the lotus feet of Amma and to the huge congregation of Mother’s…

24 September 2003 “Why am I following Amma? The answer is that Amma is a unique person who has made a grand synthesis of science and spirituality.” —Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar—the chairman of Pune’s ETH Research Lab and the architect of India’s first super computer—presented a stirring speech about Amma during…