Now the light is gone away; saviour, listen while I pray.. Help me every day to be good and gentle, more like you.. Look down upon your little one.. O light of light.. keep me this night, and shed round me.. your presence bright… Let my near and dear ones be always near and dear […]
O! Amma, now I’m safe in Thy hands, I now know not, “What is sorrow?” O! Amma, now I’m safe in Thy hands, I now know not, “What is unrest?” O! Amma, now I’m safe in Thy hands, I now know not, “What are ‘hell’ and ‘hellish fire’?” O! Amma, now I’m safe in Thy […]
O! Amma, O! Mother, May I be a soft bed for Thy Lotus Feet to rest. O! Amma, O! Mother, May I be a fragrant flower at Thy Lotus Feet. O! Amma, O! Mother, May I be the anklets to adore Thy Blessed Ankles. O! Amma, O! Mother, May I be the sandals to protect […]
At a recent beach meditation satsang, Amma spoke on the factors contributing to cancer, emphasizing the need for a balanced lifestyle complete with daily exercise, moderation in diet, ample sunlight exposure, and regular medical check-ups. She discussed heredity and stress as possible determinants, as well as the increasing influence of contamination in our environment, including […]
Love is divine, Love is divine, Love is divine, Beyond th’ expression of mere words an’ sublime. Let’s learn to silence the turbulent mind, To feel the presence of the Love inside. Love is divine, Love is divine, Love is divine, Beyond th’ expression of mere words an’ sublime. Compose a poem or sing a […]
Never, not in this lifetime did I ever picture myself rising before dawn to a cold bucket shower, sporting the occasional sari, mentally offering flower petals at the feet of the Divine Mother, chanting Ma-Om with “each cell of my being dancing in Divine Bliss” around the tropical palms of a little fishing village in […]
“Please don’t pet or feed dogs and animals”. It is a sign that you will see when you visit Amritapuri. Yes, we do love and care for animals, but the ashram is not a place for animal care. By not feeding and petting them we make them understand that it is not a place where […]
Serenity comes only with surrender, trusting all is ultimately one. Duality is merely a pretender, playing on life’s stage with light; (it’s fun)! Illusion is composed of form and gender, planets, moon and stars, and blazing sun. But death compacts us all with cosmic blender- when atoms merge, apparent form’s undone. Though sure of this, […]
For a moment, it appeared Amma would be pulled off the stage! We had stopped at one of Amma’s orphanages for a late lunch on our way from Palakkad to Trivandrum, and Amma was saying goodbye to the children. They were excited, shouting and crowding towards Amma with hands outstretched upwards to reach her… In […]