Compassion is the root cause of the righteousness
pride is the root cause of the evil & unrighteousness!
Tulsidasji says, until the last breath,
one should never give up compassion!
Be it any age, any time, all saints and sages have
equivocally preached that mankind should be loving and compassionate.
An incessant river of love flows from Amma
towards all the beings of the universe,
this is Her innate nature!
Love and compassion are not two separate things;
they are two sides of the same coin.
In 1987, in order to save an orphanage at Paripally, Kollam,
Amma deferred the first phase of ongoing construction at Her Ashram,
so that She could adopt and take care of the entire orphanage.
Amma said that "It is much more important to provide those orphan children
with enough food and a roof over their heads!
We can always construct the building later on."
Amma says, "The love and compassion expressed towards the suffering, is true devotion."
Hundreds of humanitarian projects are going on under Amma's able guidance.
They are nothing but the embodiment of Amma's compassion for mankind.
Wherever there is a natural disaster,
Amma gives Herself away completely, alongwith Her children,
to the relief work, is this not the essence of Her love and compassion?
Amma, who is one with the Supreme, says that,
"A one-word solution for almost all the problems the world is facing today is compassion!"
Selfless love and compassion leads one to realize his own Self.
Amma bows down to all who are the embodiment of 
Divine Love and Supreme Consciousness.
We should always have a goal.
It is the awareness of the goal that helps us to move ahead.
Say, we have a goal to reach the office at 10 o’clock.
We need to finish all the household chores before ten o’clock.
As we have this goal in mind, we will be able to do all chores with alertness and awareness.
If we have a firm goal in our mind, no obstacle can prevent us from reaching our goal.
And we will move forward.
The goal helps us to put efforts, move forward, and reach our destination.
It is good to observe fast once a week and donate the money we save to the poor.
In the West, Amma's devotees who fast once a week get together, cook, and serve food to the poor.
To discover the divinity within, a seeker needs to abide by certain do’s and don’ts.
He should eat only a little at night. Only then can he wake up early.
He should observe fast once a week.
Usually, while using the blender, we turn it off for some time.
If we don’t use it in this manner, the motor may burnout.
The period of rest after hard work also relaxes the gross body.
When we fast once a week, all the internal organs relax.
The bowels are cleaned of the accumulated waste.
Too much of waste or absence of waste in the bowel brings problems.
They say colloquially, ‘The stool is the strength.’
If there is excess waste inside, it will trigger stomachache, headache, lust, anger etc.
Actually, these emotions are inside us in a subtle manner.
Usually, after waking up, our ancestors revered Sun God first.
That is why we light an oil lamp at dusk.
The lamp symbolizes purity and cleanliness.
The lamp doesn’t merely indicate the light principle.
By lighting the lamp, we are revering Agni (fire).
It is impossible to survive without heat.
The light illumines everything.
That is why we revere the oil lamp.
Some people say, ‘Everything is Brahman’
And they light cigars from the lamp.
Why should the person who beholds Brahman get enslaved to a cigar?
There are many patients who cry out in pain for hours.
They can’t afford to buy a pain killer.
Many people cry because of migraines.
Why would a person who has discovered bliss within, need cigars?
They can use the money to help others to buy a painkiller.
Happiness is not found in objects.
One person enjoys smoking cigarettes
and another person covers his nose in disgust.
If the object is the source of joy, this wouldn’t happen.
We should understand this and discover happiness within.
So, there is a need to understand spiritual principles.
Spirituality says, ‘You are not like a kitten that meows.
You are a lion cub.’
‘So, you should awaken from within.’
‘You are not a candle that depends on others to light it.’
‘You are the self-luminous Sun.’
In the beginning, we need to follow all the do’s and don’ts.
Celibacy, humility in words, look, interactions, and awareness in all actions are needed.
How should a seeker's actions be?
A person who is still learning to drive cannot immediately drive onto the highway.
If he immediately starts to drive on a highway, he might cause accidents.
One can learn to drive only in an open ground.
At first one needs to practice driving a cycle or a car in an open ground.
After learning, one can drive anywhere.
A seeker needs to follow the rules and regulations.
He needs to be a role model for others too.
He has to tread the path to gain control of his mind.
Then the mind will obey him.
But, he has to tread the path of dos and don’ts first in order to attain it.
After attaining, it is not proper to reject the path.
We shouldn’t forget the path that we have treaded.
We need to be a role model for others too.
All people are not Self- realized.
Even realized beings come down to the level of ordinary people to serve as role models.
A mother walks beside her toddling children.
Will a mother feel proud of walking fast and dragging her children along?
She will walk beside her children.
The mother comes down to the level of the child and uplifts him.
The child does not have knowledge.
So, we need to go down to the child’s level and uplift him.
Everything is Brahman. Both the seed and the tree are Brahman.
Will the seed be able to do what the tree does?
A tree provides shade, gives coolness, flowers, fruits etc, even to those who chop it!
We should awaken to that state.
Our self is not different from others.
Just as the right-hand rushes to console the left hand in pain,
We need to feel the joy and sorrow of others as our own.
When King Shibi offered flesh from the right side of his body,
his left eye shed tears
because he was not able to give the rest of his flesh.
We should awaken to the state, ‘Nothing is different from me.’
ā-ī bhavānī ānandadāyinī
aṣṭbhujā tū simhavāhinī
ā-ī bhavānī ānandadāyinī
aṣṭbhujā tū simhavāhinī
bhaktavalsalē pāpanāśinī
namana tulā hē tuḷjā bhavānī
ā-ī ude ude g ambā-bā-ī
mahālakṣmi kara vīravāsini
jagadambā ramā nārāyaṇī
mahālakṣmi kara vīravāsini
jagadambā ramā nārāyaṇī
ādimāyā tū jagajananī
namana tulā hē viṣṇuvilāsinī
ā-ī ude ude g ambā-bā-ī
ā-ī rēṇukā parama pāvanī
ānanda rūpīnī māhūravāsinī
ā-ī rēṇukā parama pāvanī
ānanda rūpīnī māhūravāsinī
ēkavīrā tū bhavabhayahāriṇī
namana tulā hē bhārgava jananī
ā-ī ude ude g ambā-bā-ī
Claude Lelouche (Oscar-winning French Director)
“While I was 77 years-old and began my journey to India,
I had plans to write a love story for a film.
It was then that I met and realized the strength of love from Amma.
I felt that Amma was the inner essence of my love story.
This is because Amma helped me realize the unconditional state of love.”
Elsa Zylberstein
(French film actress)
Amma is the great strength who changes the world through service."
Famous for its legendary art galleries and iconic architecture,
Paris is also beautiful because of its diverse culture.
People from all walks of life make the capital of France
a pilgrimage point because of its natural and manmade beauties.
Located in the center of the city, Amma’s program was held at Saint Martin hall.
The hall was transformed into a temple as Amma walked through the doors and
a devoted fervor poured out from Her children.
Oscar-winning French director Claude Lelouche, the popular actress Elsa,
and local dignitaries welcomed Amma.
Mr. Lelouch used the occasion to release a new book on
Amma's teachings translated into French.
A melting pot of ancient cultures, Paris, with Amma’s presence,
also morphed into a melting pot of unconditional love –
the love that knows not the barriers of caste or creed,
color or gender, age or education, but flows freely from
a mother’s heart to her needy children.
Creating a somber and reflective mood,
Amma led everyone in prayers for world peace.
Through prayer and meditation Amma was showing us the way
to overcome our obsession with our own lives,
and teaching us how to spread love to everyone around us.
The devotees worked in unity to ensure that those who came to see Amma
would not be distracted by worldly discomforts such as hunger,
but would be able to stay present in the festival
that surrounds Amma wherever She goes.
It was dawn by the time darshan ended.
Amma had more hearts to open on her
whirlwind pilgrimage of love throughout the world.
The next stop would be Germany.
