1998 - 1999 Excerpts
This section provides excerpts from various media publications
across the U.S. If you would like to learn more about Amma in the
media, please contact us at press@ammachi.org.
Considered a saint in India for her Mother Teresa-like acts of
compassion -- which include operating an 800-bed hospital for the
poor -- the 44-year-old is thought by her devotees to have a healing
touch provided by divine power. She greets all visitors, regardless
of their religious beliefs, sometimes into the wee hours of the
morning. "She's beyond normal human ego. She sees the divine
in people," said Linda Johnsen. -- San
Ramon Valley Times, 1998
"She teaches me how to love people and how to feel God and
how to meditate" said Lisa Sanchez. "I believe an embrace
by her is same as being embraced by Jesus" said Eva Krechko.
"Everyone comes for different reasons…some are just awakening
to the feeling. Some are deeply aware. I'm coming because I know
she is making tremendous changes in my whole entity" said Tibor
Krechko. -- San Ramon Herald, June
5, 1998
Quotes by attendees of Amma's programs - "She cradles you
as though you were her only child" said Armin Greenfield. Sarah
Stevenson said "I consider her a saint because her presence
brings me to a deep connection of devotion to God." -- Marin
Independent, June 6, 1998
Amma said, "What I am trying to do is awaken the love.....
I'm not trying to make the people dependent on me. I'm trying to
make them completely independent by helping them become awakened."
-- San Francisco Chronicle, June 8,
1998
Her message is simple. Only through love can humanity be united.
"One of the things Mother teaches is that God may have a lot
of different names, but he is one God." -- Dallas
Morning News, June 29, 1998
"She teaches love and selfless service..Many people look upon
her as the embodiment of the divine" said Menon. "People
experience unconditional love from her; that is why they keep coming
back," said Tara Devi -- Chicago
Tribune, July 3, 1998
"Amma is considered a holy mother or religious teacher in
the Hindu faith, a guru who helps people find inner peace, bringing
them closer to God through her teachings and presence. She is a
religious leader and has been compared to Mother Teresa and Mohandas
K. Gandhi, who devoted their lives to the poor." -- Washington
Post, July 5, 1998
"..a living saint" in her homeland….she has established
or inspired the organization of hospitals, schools and orphanages
there and soup kitchens in this country. As a child, Amma said "I
had direct experience with the suffering of others and visited neighboring
elderly, sick and starving. I always wanted to know the cause of
misery and thought if sorrow is a truth then there must be a cause
and a way out. I realized my purpose is to console, to personally
wipe away tears through selfless love, compassion and service."
-- New York Times, July 8, 1998
"…her (Amma's) spirituality goes beyond dogma or any
one set of beliefs…She's a living example of what she talks
about - compassion, love and self-realization." "Love
is the foundation of the world," Amma is fond of repeating.
"Where there is love, there is peace. Where there is selfishness,
there is misery and suffering." -- Boston
Globe, July 11, 1998
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