Blessed Mother, Great and Holy One Hear your daughter Give me guidance in the turmoil of daily life Show me how to be more understanding of others Open your arms and embrace me Teach me to embrace others inspite of their faults as you have me Guide me in teaching others tolerance and love for […]
“Mother”—the word is incomparable. No other word is equal to this one. It is pure and full of auspiciousness. It is said that we cannot see God. We can only experience Him. But, Amma, when we experience your love and concern, we feel that we are before God. So we are the fortunate ones. We […]
Amma is the pure, blessed One. Look at any photo from the old days when she was ‘just a teenage girl Ha!’ and a photo from this year and look at the eyes in both photos. See what I mean! Nothing has changed, nothing. Amma is pure beyond words. Amma is ever-changeless. She is the […]
Why me, why me? The victim to be. Oh Mother! Is there no one, To help your poor son? Why sorrow? All mighty! Grasp me, without mercy. A little creature am I, And all I can do is cry. For without your grace, Mother, In this darkness, I shudder. Let thy Divine Grace be Bestowed […]
Oh silver stars in the dark night sky, Don’t you see this poor one cry? When you shed your light on the Universal Mother Won’t you tell Her how I suffer? Oh shining moon, I envy you, How lucky you are too! You see Amma every night Won’t you tell my sorrowful plight? Amma is […]
If I could paint a picture of Amritapuri right now I would color it in the golden light of dusk. Fill it with the sounds of the waves of the sea meeting the shore. Dotted with the lights of the fisherman on the backwaters, fishing in the old ways with net and lantern suspended on […]
She is a candle, Which shines so bright. So brightly she shines, Even in the dark, cold and windy night. She is the messiah of love, As pure and beautiful as a dove. She stretches her hands, And welcomes all, Her love knows no bounds. She is a mother, father, teacher and God, And all […]