⏱️ 3 min | How did Amma begin to be called “Mother” by the time she was only nine? Overcoming her initial despair seeing families lacking food, medical care, and other necessities, she served them to the best of her ability.

⏱️ 2 min | Amma says: “Nature is the visible form of God”. Amma gardens on her roof, often at 2 am, planting peanuts, vegetables, flowers, bitter gourd, and many other items. Treats from this thriving garden are harvested daily.

⏱️ 6 min | Amma’s mother, Damayanti Amma, deeply inculcated traditional manners to Amma. She taught her: reverence and care for people who visited, the careful use of natural resources, and to even honor paper as Goddess Saraswati.

⏱️ 4 min | Joyful, precious and inspiring footage of old days! Enjoy Amma soulfully singing bhajans by the pool with her devotees, all laughing together. Hear the sounds of children playing nearby while Amma plays patty-cakes with those around her.

⏱️ 4 min | Amma briefly describes the Guru's vast Presence and Purpose. Then, with examples and various scenes of Amma’s activities, we see how the qualities of the Mother, Guru, and transcendent love are embodied in Amma.

⏱️ 2 min | Tells of meeting Amma in a home in 1987 and being invited to bhajans in Berkeley, CA. Anu tells how multiple such bhajan sessions introduced and connected her to spirituality. Includes footage from 1987 bhajans.

⏱️ 1 min | Describes how there was no need for environmental preservation in the old days. Nature was taken care of and worshipped as a form of God. People then saw the creator through the creation they loved and cared for.

🎨 Garden Art | This beautiful original artwork showcases how the painter connects Amma with Nature. Let the whimsical watercolors inspire your devotion, creativity and imagination.