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Amma, Amma's European Tour, 2025, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, My Spiritual Journey, Spiritual Awakening

Amma Completes 2025 European Tour

Amma lighting an oil lamp while addressing a large audience in Rijswijk, Netherlands, with attendees holding up mobile phones that illuminate the hall like stars.

The hall in Rijswijk, Netherlands was a vast sky of sparkling stars

Amma has completed her 40 day European Tour, the first since 2019. For 40 days, she visited 10 cities in 8 countries. Tens of thousands of people came to the programs, each seeking her Divine Blessing.

Here are some highlights from Amma.org: https://amma.org/news/amma-embraces-rijswijk-netherlands-last-stop-for-europe-tour-2025/

“The hall in Rijswijk, Netherlands looked like a vast sky of sparkling stars as Amma arrived for the final stop of her 2025 Europe Yatra. In a profound expression of happiness, thousands of people waved their mobile phones to express the light of her love in their lives. Amma responded with an oil lamp, creating a moment of shared radiance.

From November 24 to 25, devotees from across the continent arrived for a final embrace in Amma’s arms. It is a time when their countries face great challenges, including security threats like the Russia-Ukraine war, economic uncertainty, and managing the flow of migrants and asylum seekers. 

But Amma inspired hope. A representative of the devotees in the Netherlands adorned her with a garland made of delicate paper cranes. As a global symbol of peace, it was offered to express gratitude for her tireless efforts in spreading harmony and joy across the world.”

You can see the video of the final programs in The Hague here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7gOLz1WsYs&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Famma.org%2F&source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ

In each city, at the end of the programs, Amma would dance

Amma gracefully engages with her audience, wearing a white traditional outfit, amidst a diverse gathering of devotees celebrating her teachings.

Each stop on the tour brought over 10,000 people, with the highest number coming to see Amma in Aix-en-Provence where over 20,000 people attended.

Amma is now back home at her Amritapuri Ashram in Kerala, India.

As the final program was over, Amma bid goodbye to all her Children

We love you Amma! Thank you for bringing your love and light to us!

Amma blowing kisses while standing at the doorway of her vehicle, wearing a red robe, expressing love to her devotees.

Enlightenment, My Spiritual Journey, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Are You on a Spiritual Path? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and The Art of Living

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and HH The Dalai Lama

I have had the honor and privilege of spending time with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in his Bangalore, India ashram, The Art of Living International Center.

I was there in early 1993 during an International Silence Program. Two of my roommates were from Holland, the others from the USA.

We had a wonderful time being in silence for 7 days. Gurudev led us in “Hollow and Empty” meditations where we emptied out all that was inside us and allowed ourselves to become hollow so the Divine Light could enter in.

We traveled into the City of Bangalore for a special Satsang and met Gurudev’s parents, Vishalakshi Amma and Pitaji. Of course, his dear sister, Bhanu Didi was also present, along with her family.

At that time, the ashram was small and barely developed with just a few Kutirs ( small cottages), a thatched hut for our daily meditations, and a larger hall for the evening Satsangs. There was a small kitchen where we ate the most delicious Indian food.

I will always remember my International Art of Living Family and the lifelong friends I have made during my time with them.

Jai Guru Dev, Happy Birthday Gurudev, May 13, 2025!

We all belong to you!

Enlightenment, My Spiritual Journey, Spiritual Awakening

Are you on your Path?

Are you waking up?

The world is a complex place with so many things that pull us away from our True Self.

We spend our lives just trying to exist in this world, running after all the beautiful, shining objects-and often forget we are here for a higher purpose.

We are here to spiritually awaken!

Whatever form that takes will be your own unique path, a journey to your higher sellf, your True Self, to the enlightened soul you are meant to become.

I am sending out a clarion call, Wake up! The time is now!

Om Shanti, shanti, shanti

Peace, peace, peace.

Enlightenment, My Spiritual Journey, Spiritual Awakening

Are You Awake?

Are you on a spiritual path? Do you know that you are here to spiritually awaken? To find the Higher Truth, the Higher Self that you are?

As we live in this busy world, we forget we have come for a reason. We have come to live, learn and grow . We are here to Wake up spiritually and live from a place of Higher Awareness. From our True or Divine Self.

We are here to rise above the stress of the world and live in a state of Light, of Divinity, of Infinite Grace.

We have come to bring Love, Light and Peace to the world. To serve others with compassion. To Love all People. To open our hearts to one another and share kindness, empathy and genuine concern for everyone.

Wake up and realize that you are part of a greater reality. Wake up and merge in the Divine, in the Light that you already are. Bring this level of awareness to everything you do while here on earth.

Be on the path to your own Enlightenment, to your own True Self.

Om Tat Sat

Amma, Enlightenment, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, My Spiritual Journey, Spiritual Awakening

Are you Awake?

Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, “Amma the Hugging Saint”

ARE YOU AWAKE?

Are you awake in your spiritual life or are you sleepwalking?

Are you on the path?

Do you recognize that you are here on earth for a reason, a higher purpose?

What is your higher purpose?

Is it to be a doctor, a musician, a nurse, a teacher? Is it to be a husband, wife, partner, parent?

Or is it something even greater?

Do you know that you have come from the Light, from the Divine, to bring Love, Light and Peace to the world?

Do you know?

Do you know that your true purpose is to find your greater Self? The part of you that is Divine? The part of you is fully enlivened with Divine Light? The part of you that is beyond your physical body, beyond your mind, even beyond your soul?

Do you know that you are here to fully awaken?

To attain Enlightenment?

Do you know?

Om Tat Sat

My Spiritual Journey, Spiritual Awakening

Your Path to Enlightenment

Om…

I would like to encourage you to take the first step, or if already on the spiritual path, to take the next step toward your own Enlightenment. Each one of us is here for an important reason. We have come to earth, not by chance, but by our own conscious choice.

     Ask yourself the following questions:

     Why are you here? 

     What have you come for?

     What is the meaning and your purpose here on earth?

     Is there a greater reality? 

Seeking answers to these questions can lead a person to begin a Spiritual Journey, one of healing, transformation and personal awakening. A Path of Enlightenment. The most important thing you can realize in this lifetime is that you are Divine. You have come to earth for a reason. You are part of a bigger plan to help bring spiritual light to earth. It is time for each of us to remember. To awaken. To bring forth that which is our true nature, our True Self and bring it fully into manifestation while we are here incarnate.

Om Tat Sat

My Spiritual Journey, Spiritual Awakening

Wake Up, the Time is Now!

At this amazing time, there is an unprecedented movement on the planet. Millions of people are beginning to “Wake Up” spiritually and find their True or Divine Self and the reason they have come to Earth at this time. The Enlightened Masters are here to lead us, to help us find the way to enlightenment and to restore the Dharma of this world. In each of our souls there is a part of us that remembers, a part of us that “knows” why we are here and why we have taken birth at this time.

WAKE UP, THE TIME IS NOW!

My Spiritual Journey, Spiritual Awakening

WHY ARE WE HERE?

Have you ever wondered why we are here on this Earth?

Can it be that we are here for more than just getting an education so we can then find a good job to support ourselves and our family?  Are we here to be a parent,  a Mother, Father or a Child? Grandfather or Grandmother? Aunt, Uncle or Cousin?   Are we here to be a Doctor, Nurse, Engineer, Teacher or Scientist?

Could it be that our purpose here on Earth is something more than just the day to day responsibilities and challenges in life we all have?

When we step back from the busy schedules and myriad activities we have each chosen for ourselves and begin to look at our lives from a different perspective, can we see that there may be a greater reason for taking birth on this Earth plane?

What could our purpose be for being on Earth?

This is the question of our lifetime. A question so important that it cannot be ignored or pushed aside.

I think that if each person will look deeply inside them-self they might find the answer, an important answer that will take them to a higher plane of existence, to a greater realm of existence,  to that of their Higher Self, to their own ENLIGHTENMENT.

Om Tat Sat

My Spiritual Journey, Spiritual Awakening, World Peace

INNER PEACE

Inner Peace…

I have seen that many people are losing their Peace.  It is important to always find a balance within oneself.

The world outside will constantly be in flux, in turmoil, in activity.  If we continue to focus our attention there we will lose our Inner Peace.

In order to find Inner Peace we must find time each day to be still, quiet, contemplative.

Some find this time during a quiet walk alone. Others through meditation. Some do Tai Chi, yoga or breathing. Some sit and behold a sunrise or sunset and contemplate its beauty. Some find nature will bring stillness and quietude within.

It is important for each person to go inside oneself and reconnect with the beautiful spirit that they are and always have been.   Release the chaos of the outside world and find the Inner world of Love, Light, Compassion and Peace.

Be Still Now.