We received the following from a Swiss devotee currently living in Amritapuri Ashram. My name is Susanne Wecker. I met Amma in 1990, and since 1992 it has been my privilege to host Amma and her senior monastic disciples at… Read More ›
Gail Tredwell
A Former Ashram Resident Who Left Amritapuri Speaks Out About Gail Tredwell’s True Nature
The following letter was posted on an online forum called “The God Light” on Nov. 18, 2013, by a former Amritapuri Ashram resident who left Amma’s ashram “at the same time as Gail Tredwell.” What this person writes only confirms… Read More ›
The Allegations By Gail Tredwell Are Untrue: A Statement by the Mata Amritanandamayi Devotees’ Forum, Kerala
The allegations put forth in Gail Tredwell’s memoir are untrue and are the fabrications of a disturbed mind. It is puzzling that 15 years after leaving Amma’s ashram, Ms. Tredwell has decided to self-publish this book, fabricating incidents that supposedly… Read More ›
Remembering Gail Tredwell– A Letter From Brahmacharini Lakshmi
We received the following account from a brahmacharini in Amma’s ashram: My name is Lakshmi. I am originally from Holland, but for the past 29 years I have been a resident in Amma’s Amritapuri Ashram. In addition, for the last… Read More ›
Remembering Gail Tredwell– A Letter from Swami Paramatmananda Puri (Nealu)
We received the following account from a Swami in Amma’s ashram: I began my spiritual quest at the age of 18 and moved to India from the US at that young age. Now I am 64 years old. I was… Read More ›
Remembering Gail Tredwell: A Letter From Mira
We received the following account from an old-time devotee and ashram resident: I lived at Amritapuri for almost 20 years until circumstances brought me to South Africa. I had a lot to do with Gail; I saw her and interacted… Read More ›
From Paripally to PhD: A Brahmacharini’s Firsthand Account of Amma’s Treatment of her Female Disciples
We received the following letter from Meera, a brahmacharini in Amma’s ashram: My name is Meera. I was born and brought up in Kerala. I met Amma in 1988, when I was 12 years old. I have heard that Gail… Read More ›
MAM and AEPL
Myth: The Mata Amritanandamayi Math runs the company Amrita Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. Reality: Wanting to clarify questions regarding Mata Amritanandamayi Math and Amrita Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. (AEPL), Amma Scandal contacted AEPL’s director, K. Sreekumar, and asked him for clarification. This… Read More ›
Is Amma’s Support for Women’s Rights A Fraud? A Letter from Srividya Sheshadri
MYTH: Amma only pretends to care about women’s rights. In reality she treats them as second-class citizens, with fewer rights and privileges than men. REALITY: Women in Amma’s organization have been empowered to serve in management positions as well as… Read More ›
What Amma’s Room is Really Like: A Letter from Sarayu (Kimberly Johnson)
My name is Sarayu (Kimberly Johnson) and I am an American who joined Amma’s Ashram in 1993. For a short time in between I was in the West, but other than that I have been living in the Ashram. For… Read More ›
Gail Tredwell. Amma. Truth. Lies. Scandals. Fraud. And. Reality 