"With very heavy hearts, we are welcoming the New Year," Amma said. "We cannot rejoice at this moment, and this is not a time to rejoice. This is a time to invoke love and compassion in our hearts. The dead are not going to come back, but we can give love and consolation to those who are living.
"In this New Year, which is shrouded in the darkness of sorrow, we should light the lamp of love, service and compassion, and with faith move forward."
"Man can achieve anything; he can even become God, but one second is enough to lose everything." Amma went on to say that human effort has its limitations, and that God's grace is more important. "Children, understand the goal of life and proceed."
Amma's Birthday Message - Monday, 27 Sept 2004 Amma feels very sad when She sees the present state of the world. Everywhere we look we see pictures of bloodshed and people shedding tears. There is no compassion even towards children. How many innocent people are perishing in wars and terrorist attacks! It is said that in the olden days some sects practiced human sacrifices, but still they adhered to certain dos and dont’s. In the wars fought in the olden times, one was not supposed to attack an unarmed person, and war would not continue after sunset. Today, we have crossed all boundaries. We live in a time where ego and selfishness seem to rule the world. Read full message >>
Amma's International Peace Day mesage given on Tuesday 21st September, 2004, at Amritapuri, India
"We should not turn the world into a desert. We should not allow love and compassion to totally dry up. If that happens, the human race will cease to exist. This beautiful world will become a forest full of human animals. Seeing today’s situation, sometimes Amma wonders, “Is the number of those desiring peace and harmony decreasing?”
Is humankind purposefully awakening its latent animalistic tendencies? Or is it simply helpless to prevent this descent? Whatever the cause may be, it would be a folly to rely on human effort alone—regardless of how great our efforts may be.
We should not hesitate to rely on God’s power. By “God’s power,” we do not mean something outside. It is within us. We need to awaken that power." Read more...
Awaken your Motherhood: Excerpts of Amma's Keynote Address
"Amma feels that the forthcoming age should be dedicated to awakening universal motherhood. This is crucially important. The future of humanity lies in the hands of women. Women everywhere have to actualise the qualities of motherhood within themselves. This is the only way to realise our dream of peace and harmony in the world, and to further progress in life."
Read Amma's complete address...
"Darling Children, even as we hear the words "New Year," we are filled with a heightened sense of freshness, enthusiasm and expectation..." Read more...
