Amma in CBS network
Amma to be featured in CBS Network’s ” In God’s Name”
IN GOD’S NAME, a CBS primetime special will explore the complex questions of our time through the intimate thoughts and beliefs of 12 of the world’s most influential spiritual leaders.
The two-hour special will be broadcast Sunday, Dec. 23 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network (USA).
“We chose these 12 leaders because of the vast number of believers . more than four billion . that their faiths represent,” said Gedeon Naudet. “We also wanted to explore the diversity of spirituality in our world today” said filmmakers Jules and Gedeon Naudet return to the network with their first project since the multiple award-winning film “9/11”.
The program marks the first time that this distinct group of leaders has appeared in one broadcast. Viewers will see them in intimate settings, including their homes and personal places of worship. Ultimately, through the eyes of these 12 very different religious figures, the filmmakers discover the common ground among believers around the world.
The 12 leaders featured in this special are:
* Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi), a Hindu spiritual leader
* Alexei II, Patriarch of Moscow and head of the Russian Orthodox Church
*Pope Benedict XVI, head of the Roman Catholic Church
*The Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso), spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists
*Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah, a prominent Shi’ite Muslim leader
*Bishop Mark Hanson, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and President of the Lutheran World Federation
*Michihisa Kitashirakawa, Jingu Daiguji (High Priest) of the Shinto Grand Shrine of Ise
*Yona Metzger, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
*Dr. Frank Page, President of the Southern Baptist Convention
*Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, Sheikh of Al-Azhar and a prominent Sunni Muslim leader
*Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar of the Akal Takht, the Sikhs’ highest authority
* Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Church of England
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Yeah I knew it AMMA would be known as the Hindu Spiritual Leader. I am proud of being an Indian to be amidst AMMA. I have just watched the trailer and she was amazing. Though I have never met AMMA physically, I have met her in my dreams, in my thoughts and Amma’s teaching has changed me. Due to her I have known my Innerself. She is an ocean of love.
Blessed Amma said it twenty years ago, “Children there will come a day when you, will have to travel with Amma, to be with her, because the whole world will be calling her.” In other words, not too far in the future it will be all world tours and no more month at a time in the Ashram.
Our Blessed Amma is ‘Prime Time’ now. She is a safe subject across the dinner tables in America and the rest of the World, as Blessed Amma has been the night time subject of almost every major broadcast system in the world lately.
It’s never been a better time for this show to take place.
But its worth remembering that as we read about Lord Krishna’s
pastimes, in essence what we are seeing today through Amma is none different
Just chanting “Amma Amma Amma” makes us remember who we are. What we are here for. And what we are supposed to do, living as human being. The great Bhagwat Gita or Bhagavat can make one realize the importance of humanity, but that is limited to pundits or someone who is fully dedicated to his religion. Whereas, the simple words of Amma and her love towards humanity, can make even a common man understand his Dharma and realize the importance of human beings and thus to attain Moksha.
The trailer of Amma featuring in CBS Network’s “In God’s Name” is really amazing and made me shed tear at the first glimpse of Amma. I, on behalf of all of us from the Dombivli Satsang, am glad to say that we are all are proud of our sacred Mata Amritanandamayi.
Amma is a embodiment of love. Just by seeing ammas smile one will forget his worries. Seeing AMMA (My Mother) in the trailer of CBS netwroks “In Gods Name” is really amazing. Amma taught me how to lead a life.
Oh My mother please protect all, serve all, transform all towards good.