Amma
Mata Amritanandamayi Devi
1953-present • Indian
HinduismBhakti
Known worldwide as 'The Hugging Saint,' Amma has embraced more than 40 million people. Founder of Embracing the World, a global network of charitable, educational, and humanitarian initiatives rooted in selfless service.
Key Works
- Amma's messages
- The Awakening of Universal Motherhood
- Satsangs
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Quotes by Amma
104 quotes“Wealth without love is poverty.”
wealthTalks and Satsangs
“Love is silent prayer.”
prayerFrom Amma's Heart
“To love is to expand. To hate is to contract.”
loveAwaken Children!
“Children, your real Self is bliss.”
blissAwaken Children!
“In the heart, all are children of the One Mother.”
unityFrom Amma's Heart
“To love unconditionally is to know God.”
loveAwaken Children!
“The teacher is within you. Listen.”
teacherFrom Amma's Heart
“Don't run from sorrow. Embrace it. It will become joy.”
sorrowAwaken Children!
“In the heart of every being, the divine waits.”
divineFrom Amma's Heart
“Practice love. Practice patience. Practice surrender.”
practiceAwaken Children!
“Mother holds you. Don't forget.”
motherFrom Amma's Heart
“The path of love is the path of grace.”
loveAwaken Children!
“Service silences the mind. Love opens the heart.”
serviceEmbracing the World
“To love an enemy is the highest love.”
loveAwaken Children!
“The Mother does not abandon. The Mother forgets nothing.”
motherFrom Amma's Heart
“In every heart, the Mother is. Look. Listen. Love.”
divine-motherAwaken Children!
“Children, joy is your birthright. Claim it.”
joyAwaken Children!
“To know God, become love itself.”
loveFrom Amma's Heart
“Sit in the heart. The heart is the home of the Mother.”
heartAwaken Children!
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