My Desire: Everyone in the world should be able to sleep without fear, at least for one night. The atheist has just as much a place with Amma as the devotee. Be they young or old, sick or healthy, rich or poor-everyone receives the same unconditional love. And with that feeling, they get the strength to move forward in life, and this, Amma feels, is infinitely more important than her physical needs. In fact, Amma has been doing so since she was just 17 years old, and she has been known to sit embracing people continuously for as long as 22 hours.Īmma is able to make such a personal sacrifice because in her arms people feel safe, feel comforted, loved, feel that finally, they’ve found someone who knows them through and through. Giving darshan in this manner is verily Amma’s life-day after day, week after week, year after year. In fact, many see Amma as their lifelong confidant and friend. The sweet manner in which she laughs and jokes with people, shares in their success and failure has endeared millions to her throughout the world. Seeing the whole world as an extension of her own self, Amma is ever ready to forego her own body’s needs in order to bring a smile to someone’s face, wipe their tears or to simply listen to their sorrows. My Dream: A vision of a world in which women and men progress together, a world in which all men respect the fact that, like the two wings of a bird, women and men are of equal value. The seeker is instructed as per his level-from the child to the sannyasi. It is for this reason that Amma’s simple childhood home has become the spiritual home to thousands-an ashram where aspirants from around the world reside in order to imbibe Amma’s wisdom and realize the Truth that is their real nature. Hers is not academic knowledge, but the knowledge of one who is ever-established in the Ultimate Reality. She never had a guru nor studied the Vedas, yet she speaks on the truths expressed within the scriptures with wisdom, clarity and true insight. Amma has been clearing the doubts of sincere seekers on such subtle subjects since her youth. Questions about the nature of the soul, the universe and God about dharma, love and family life about meditation and other spiritual practices….
And it is to this pinnacle of human existence that Amma is trying to awaken the world through her life, teachings and darshan. It’s just that when the homeless come crying for shelter and Amma gives them a house, we call her a “humanitarian.” And when the sorrowful come crying for emotional solace and she gives them love, we call her a “mother.” And when those thirsty for spiritual knowledge come earnestly seeking and she gives them wisdom, we call her a “guru.” This attitude of selflessly serving all creation, knowing others to be extensions of one’s own self, Amma refers to as vishwa matrutvam-universal motherhood.
If we look at Amma’s life, this is what we see-someone who has offered her every thought, word and deed for the benefit of others. It lies in totally giving one’s self to others. Many people wonder how a little girl from a simple South Indian village came to be known throughout the world as “Amma, the Mother of All.” Motherhood, in its ultimate sense, has nothing to do with bearing a child, but with love, compassion and selflessness. An embodiment of Love & Compassion, Insight and Inspiration, Wisdom & Action, Laughter and Light… Universal Motherhood which accepts and embraces everything, a life of pure giving and celebration.
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