Testimonial Category: Spiritual & Religious Leaders
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Sri. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
These two qualities have been her strength – Devotion to God and Dedication to the Poor; is thus, the message which I have personally taken from my association with Amma. 27 Sep 2016, Amritapuri
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Tridandi Madusudha Maharaj, Vaisnava Sannyasin
There is no end to Her perfection. — Tridandi Madusudha Maharaj Vaisnava Sannyasin 27 February 2005, Amritapuri
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Mae-Chee Sansanee Sthirasuta, Thai Buddhist Nun
Amma gives unconditional love, unlimited love, to anybody that she meets. — Mae-Chee Sansanee Sthirasuta Thai Buddhist Nun during Amritavarsham50, Cochin, Kerala, 26 September 2003
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Rev. Dr. Ipe Joseph, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches in India
Question: How do you reconcile the Church’s doctrine that Jesus Christ was the only son of God in the face of someone like Amma? Answer: Doctrine must take a back seat. God chooses many ways to manifest His grace in the world. — Rev. Dr. Ipe Joseph General Secretary of the National Council of Churches…
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Madhvacharya Vishvesha Tirtha, Pejavar Math, Udupi
As King Bhagirath flowed Ganga in the land of Bharata, our Mother, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, is flowing the Ganges of Love over the entire world. For this, I offer my special gratitude to Amma. I feel very happy when I look at the service Amma is rendering to the world. She sees the vision of…
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Sri Durgaswami, sannyasin
There are flowers for incense, flowers for use in worship and flowers for medicine… but this flower is chosen by God. —Sri Durgaswami A sannyasin during Amritavarsham50, Cochin, Kerala, 24 September 2003
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Rabbi Leah Novick, Pathfinder of the Jewish Renewal Movement
Amma accepts everyone. She inspires us to open our hearts to new ways of being and doing in working selflessly together. (…) I thank Amma for giving me the direct experience of the Divine Mother. It has been 13 blissful years; this year I celebrated my bat mitzvah with Amma. —Rabbi Leah Novick Pathfinder of…
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Swamini Niranjanananda, Acharaya of the Chinmaya Mission
One Mata Amritanandamayi can bring about the integration of the people of the world in a deeper sense than any number of organizations like the U.N.O. Love is the greatest conqueror. —Swamini Niranjanananda Resident Acharaya of the Chinmaya Mission, during Amritavarsham50, Cochin, Kerala, September 25, 2003
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Brother Wayne Teasdale, author of A Monk in the World
By her emphasis on selfless service and charity, Amma will, I believe, hugely influence the future world. —Brother Wayne Teasdale Parliament of the World’s Religions Trustee, author of A Monk in the World
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Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, Director, Chautauqua Institution Chautauqua, New York
Amma, your embrace has become a worldwide treasure sought by princes and peasants, women and men, babies and frail elderly. Your embrace is not just to comfort the suffering, but is a gift of strength and spiritual energy to all who work to embrace the world, the world of work, the world of government, and…