We received the following email from Alin Poort: Amma Scandal, As I know you must be aware, a man named Peter Roozendaal has recently sent out an email to various people making various accusations. I have also seen it on… Read More ›
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Apology from Former Owner of the ExAmma Forum
We received the following letter from the former owner of the ExAmma forum. The ExAmma Yahoo Group is an exclusive members only anti-Amma forum. Dear All, Some years ago, I made a long list of allegations about Amma and her… Read More ›
Gail Accuses Amma of Peace, Love and Compassion
EXCERPTS FROM TALKS & WRITINGS OF GAIL TREDWELL (1990 – 1999) “After spending some time with [Amma], I started realizing how much she is living for the people. She wouldn’t sleep hardly; she wouldn’t eat hardly. And even some nights,… Read More ›
My Life Proves Gail Is Wrong: A Letter from Lakshmi of Paripally
My name is Lakshmi. Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) is my mother; “mother” means: the one who made me what I am today. I heard that one lady has recently written some very bad things about my mother. One of… Read More ›
Amma’s Response to the Allegations Against the Mata Amritanandamayi Math
The following statement by Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi was released by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math on 22nd February 2014. “Every year the Ashram [The Mata Amritanandamayi Math] submits its accounts without fail. Every thing is being done as required. Some… Read More ›
“Gail Tredwell Lied About Me”: Kusuma Sets the Story Straight
We received the following account from an old-time devotee: My name is Gretchen McGregor. In Amma’s ashram, people call me Kusuma. I have lived in Amma’s ashram off and on since 1983. When I first came to live there, I… Read More ›
Claims Against the Ashram Regarding Foreign Funds Are False
Claims have been circulating on Internet chat groups that the Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM) has between $100 million and $400 million parked in foreign bank accounts accumulating interest. These and other such claims are based on chat-group analysis of publicly… Read More ›
Remembering Gail Tredwell- A Letter from Susanne Wecker
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 ›
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 ›