From 1981, a small group of dedicated devotees began to be attracted to her spiritual wisdom, her amazing command of advanced yogi states and her unceasing radiance that bestowed unconditional love to all. She began instantly to manifest the qualities of the Divine Mother and became Mata Amritanandamayi, Mother of Immortal Nectar, respectfully called Ammachi, “revered mother.” She began to perform small miracles and attain great visions. In late 1975, as she prayed fervently to the Divine Mother, longing for mystical union, she was rewarded with a vision and a message. Animals came to feed her, with reports of a dog that brought food packets to her in his mouth and a cow that stood near her so that she could drink from its udder. She slept outdoors with the sand as her bed, the stars as her blanket and the moon her only light. Some of the local villagers who could not understand her state of divine bliss ridiculed her by throwing stones at her, and she endured threats on her life. When sympathetic local women tried to bring her food and care for her, they were sent away by the family. Eventually the girl was locked out of the house and not even given any food to eat. Her family and others scorned her “strange” behavior and threatened her.
As a teen, she scandalized her family and community by refusing to marry, devoting herself to a life of mystical contemplation and social service.
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I would repeat the Lord's Name incessantly with every breath and a constant flow of divine thoughts was kept up in my mind no matter the place where I was or the work I was doing."Īmmachi had only four years of formal education before she was put to work full time. "From childhood I had an intense love of the Divine Name. She was often seen singing in a mood of ecstatic devotion or blissfully immersed in meditation. Aware from infancy of her constant connection to the divine, she immersed herself in carrying out compassionate acts towards her family and neighbors. Her enchanting singing became well known throughout the village. A precocious child, she started composing songs of deep mystical significance at the age of five. Born the fourth of nine children to an extremely poor family in a fishing village on the west coast of India, she was named Sudhamani. Indian saint known as Ammachi, Amma, Mother of Immortal Bliss, and The Hugging Saint, a remarkable contemporary woman.
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