Review: MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI (AMMA) at In Delhi

Thousands of devotees thronged to pay a visit tom world-renowned humanitarian and spiritual leader Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma). Amma was in Delhi for a two-day visit and spoke on compassion in the world and why we need it in times such as these.

Speaking to the crowds Amma said, "Even the most powerful kingdom or human being cannot survive if they go against this law. Life should be raised on the foundation of compassion. The entire world looks up to those who have the heart to do selfless service."

Sharing her deep spiritual insights with devotees, Amma said that everything in the world has two parts-the external form and its inner essence. It is only when these two aspects come together that anything attains completeness. "However, today man gives importance only to the body and sensory pleasures. Man has stopped considering the True Self-the indweller. When we only acknowledge the external and discard the internal, it creates a state of imbalance. This is the main reason behind all the problems we see in the world today,"

During course of the day, Amma delivered spiritual discourses (satsang) as well as lead devotees in singing bhajans and doing meditation. She also gave her renowned darshan to everyone, which comes in the form of a motherly embrace.

As part of the Bharat Yatra 2018, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) has visited 12 cities till now, including Madurai, Chennai, Coimbatore, Mangalore, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, and Delhi to shower her blessings on the devotees and spread the message of love and peace.

Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi

Amma has delivered addresses at the United Nations several times and has spoken twice at the Parliament of the World's Religions. Among other accolades, she has received the Gandhi-King Award for Non-violence in Geneva, the James Parks Morton Interfaith Award in New York, and an honorary doctorate from the State University of New York. In 2014, at the invitation of His Holiness Pope Francis, Amma was one of 12 religious and spiritual leaders to travel to the Vatican to sign a joint declaration against modern slavery. Throughout her life, Amma has embraced and comforted more than 38 million people. When asked where she gets the energy to help so many people while also building and running a massive humanitarian organization, Amma answers: "Where there is true love, everything is effortless. Love transforms."

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