Amma – The Holy Mother

Amma is a Hindu spiritual leader, a living Guru renown as the “hugging saint”.

She is Mother Earth personified & a hug from Amma is to receive & experience physical expression of true LOVE.

Amma was born & raised in a fishing village in Kerala, South India. From the early age of 9 years she took on the role “mother” within her own family caring for her siblings & all the domestics. She became very aware of the poverty & lack within her community & would offer practical assistance to anyone who asked. In her teenage years people would come & tell her their troubles, she would listen to their stories & problems & give them a hug to soothe away their tears. And the people told others about Amma & they just kept coming ….

Amma’s home soon became a place for her followers to come to worship, extra huts were constructed & a meeting hall built. Over time a complete Ashram has emerged & today Amma travels the world giving solace to the needy, raising money for humanitarium use & to care for the sick.

Darshan

Darshan is the process of seeing your God-like self in the eyes of the GURU. To hold Darshan is to sit & be in the presence of someone such as Amma who is considered a living Saint.

At present Amma gives Darshan for up to 20hrs at a time, meeting & hugging those in attendance at venues all around the world. To date she has hugged over 33 million people spreading her gift of love.

Amma is currently in Japan, her tour of Australia is over for 2012. For future tour dates visit www.ammaaustralia.org. It is also possible to stay & take Darshan at Amma’s Ashram at her birthplace, Amritapuri in Kerala, South India. For more information visit www.amma.org.