We recently received an email from a devotee from Seattle who requested that we contact Lakshmi, Amma’s attendant, and ask the following question. We have now received an answer from Lakshmi and would like to post both here: Email from… Read More ›
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Gail Tredwell Lied About Me: A Letter from Prakash
We received this from Prakash (it has been translated from Malayalam). Gail Tredwell included a story involving him in her book, Holy Hell. My name is Prakash. I came to know that in a recent book published by a Gail… Read More ›
Remembering Gail Tredwell: Rukmini’s Memories of Gayatri
We received the following letter from an old-time devotee (translated from French): My name is Rukmini and I am from Reunion Island. I am the sister of Swami Premananda (Madhu). When Gail came to Tiruvanamalai, she had no exposure to… Read More ›
Amma & the Tsunami: What Really Happened During the Disaster
“I read your post titled “The Real Mata Amritanandamayi” and felt inspired to write something of my own. Perhaps you can post it, if you like. It is my experience of being in Amma’s ashram during the tsunami, which struck… Read More ›
Mata Amritanandamayi’s Suspicious Foreign Funds
MYTH: Sources of Mata Amritanandamayi Math’s foreign funds are “suspicious.” REALITY: The foreign funds of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math come from the hundreds of thousands of people who attend Amma’s programs and donate. We do so because we want to… Read More ›
A Letter Written to Amma
This is a letter written to Amma by an ex-resident of the Mata Amritanandamayi Ashram. My dear friend, Even though I address you in this way, to me you are beyond that. I recall, more and more, what you said… Read More ›
The Real Mata Amritanandamayi
Some say Mata Amritanandamayi has performed miracles. Some say such things are just fairy tales. But no one can deny that Amma’s life has been an offering to humanity. Sitting 15, 20, sometimes more than 24 hours straight, ignoring all… Read More ›
Was Satnam Singh Mann Harmed in Amritapuri Ashram?
MYTH: Satnam Singh Mann was beaten in Amritapuri Ashram. REALITY: Although Satnam Singh Mann violently charged towards Amma in his underwear, no one in Amritapuri Ashram harmed him in anyway. Devotees simply surrounded Amma to prevent Mann from getting to her,… Read More ›