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'''Mātā Amritanandamayī Devi''', also known by her followers as 'Amma', 'Ammachi' or 'Mother' ([[September 27]], [[1953]] - ), is an [[India]]n spiritual leader and is considered by many to be a [[Ascetic|Holy Person]] or [[Saint]]. She is a widely respected [[humanitarian]] and called by some ''the hugging saint'' [http://www.latimes.com/broadband/wif/la-0624weekinphotos-pg,0,5009716.photogallery?coll=la-headlines-wif&index=8]. | '''Mātā Amritanandamayī Devi''', also known by her followers as 'Amma', 'Ammachi' or 'Mother' ([[September 27]], [[1953]] - ), is an [[India]]n spiritual leader and is considered by many to be a [[Ascetic|Holy Person]] or [[Saint]]. She is a widely respected [[humanitarian]] and called by some ''the hugging saint'' [http://www.latimes.com/broadband/wif/la-0624weekinphotos-pg,0,5009716.photogallery?coll=la-headlines-wif&index=8]. | ||
''[[Amrita]]'' means ''Eternal'' and ''Ananda'' means ''[[Happiness]]'' in [[Sanskrit]], therefore her name literally means ''The Mother who is eternally happy''. | |||
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Revision as of 21:38, 23 January 2007
Mātā Amritanandamayī Devi, also known by her followers as 'Amma', 'Ammachi' or 'Mother' (September 27, 1953 - ), is an Indian spiritual leader and is considered by many to be a Holy Person or Saint. She is a widely respected humanitarian and called by some the hugging saint [1].
Amrita means Eternal and Ananda means Happiness in Sanskrit, therefore her name literally means The Mother who is eternally happy.
References
- BBC-News article about Amritanandamayi
- Hurricane relief
- Tsunami relief
- Social Service
- Amma: Healing the Heart of the World by Judith Cornell, (William Morrow & Company, ISBN 0-688-17079-X)
- Messages from Amma: In the Language of the Heart by Janine Canan (Ten Speed Press, ISBN 1-58761-214-3)
- Department of Health issues measles warning: CDNA
- Getting to Joy: A Western Householder's Spiritual Journey with Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi) by Karuna Poole (Shantini Center, ISBN 0-9643629-2-9)
http://amritapuri.amrita.eduNachiketa 13:51, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
External links
- Amritapuri.org (official mission site - India)
- Life of Mata Amritananda Mayi
- Amma.org (official mission site - USA)
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University)
- AIMS Hospital (Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre)
- Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Ottur Unni Namboothiripad, the Author of the Great Verses.)
- Embracing the world (The Week cover feature)
- Amma (The Rick Ross Institute)
- Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Apologetics Index)
- Darshan the Embrace Trailer
- Global Guru Amma