2003 Excerpt
This section provides excerpts from various
media publications across the U.S. If you would like to learn more
about Amma in the media, please contact us at press@ammachi.org.
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Excerpts
"It's good that we have someone in the world who expresses
what true religion is all about, which is true love." Asked
what motivates her, Amma replied "What is the motivation of
a river? It just flows." -- Seattle
Times, June 06, 2003
"Amma's hug is not just a little "thanks for coming,
nice to see you" kind of hug. Referring to Amma's embrace,
Candice Munger said "It's the experience of being held when
you're sad or being enthused when you're excited." "She's
somebody who can see right through you. It's almost that she knows
me more than I know me." -- San
Francisco Chronicle, June 11, 2003
"Those receiving Amma's blessing refused to fit any one group.
The elderly, the handicapped, mothers, babies, and in some cases
whole families knelt before her. Amma does not preach but hopes
that people find renewed faith in their own path. Amma encourages
women to take a more defining role in society and men should try
to awaken the compassionate feelings in themselves." -- The
Hawk Eye Newspaper, July 10, 2003
"I feel more grounded, more centered, more purposeful,"
Mukta Goel said. "I like what she has to say -- that love is
to be shared and distributed and I'm more able to do that. I feel
it more, and hopefully people will feel it coming more from me."
-- Contra Costa Times, June 11, 2003
"A Hindu, she does not attempt to convert people of other
religions. There are Jews, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, and atheists
in her crowds. If she has a dogma, it is simple: Love and serve
one another." --- Boston Globe,
July 26, 2003
Chicago - Amma honored as a
"citizen" of Naperville and given "key" to Village of Lisle
Amma was immediately drawn to the wheelchair that bound University
of Iowa student (Seth Bailey) when she saw him." "When
I first heard about it (Amma's programs), I was skeptical,"
Bailey said. "Now - not really." -- Desmoines
Register, 2003
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