Category: Spiritual

  • Pray sincerely and practice due diligence & caution against Coronavirus

    Pray sincerely and practice due diligence & caution against Coronavirus

    23 March 2020, Amritapuri Ashram A Message from Amma on the Coronavirus: Amma knows my children are all living in fear of Coronavirus. Amma is thinking of all of you and praying for you. This is a time when you have to exercise extreme caution and alertness. It is the time to respond with courage, self-control…

  • 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’.

  • Everything has its own place in this creation

    Everything has its own place in this creation

    Amma sees salt as salt and sugar as sugar, even though they look identical. Similarly, she accepted the residents who wanted to join the ashram just as they are.

  • Amma dreams of a golden time and society where men and women are equal

    Amma dreams of a golden time and society where men and women are equal

    The 11th edition of the Hindu Spiritual and Service Fair was inaugurated by Amma at the Gurunanak college in Chennai on Tuesday.

  • How to protect oneself from black magic?

    How to protect oneself from black magic?

    24 Dec 2019 – Amritapuri Ashram – from Amma’s Satsang During the question-answer session, one person asked Amma – “Nowadays there are a lot of negative thoughts, emotions and black magic around. How to protect ourselves from all these negativities?” Amma: “In the olden days both Asuras (demons) and Devas (demi-gods) were doing tapas. But…

  • What is the meaning of the mantra one receives from the Guru?

    What is the meaning of the mantra one receives from the Guru?

    13 Dec 2019, Friday , Amritapuri Ashram – from Amma’s Satsang One should receive a Bijakshara1 mantra from the Guru. It is like adding the curd starter to milk so that it will turn into more good curd. With this method, one can get out of Samsara2 because the Guru is pure energy. Even though…

  • Learn Sanskrit for understanding the true import of Vedanta

    Learn Sanskrit for understanding the true import of Vedanta

    13 Dec 2019, Amritapuri Ashram – from Amma’s Satsang There are two types of education; one for living and one for life. To live life beneficially is what spirituality is all about. One should live beneficially both for society and for oneself. That’s what spirituality is in its essence. The shastras explain this to us…

  • Spirituality is the practicality of life

    Spirituality is the practicality of life

    16 Dec 2019, Amritapuri Ashram – from Amma’s Satsang The worm also eats, sleeps and procreates so what is the difference between us and the worm, as we are doing the same? When our hand accidentally pokes our eye we instinctively pardon our hand and caress our eyes. Similarly, we should be able to show…

  • 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…

  • The law of Nature and of life is selflessness

    The law of Nature and of life is selflessness

    27 Sep 2019 – AmritaVarsham 66 , Amritapuri Excerpts from the message of Amma on the occasion of her 66th Birthday Celebrations Children, seeing all of you gathered here today, united in love, Amma feels like she is looking at a garland made from many beautiful flowers of different colours. Although this is a time…