Cult Of The Hugging Saint

Alternative Views On Mata Amritanandamayi, Amma, The Hugging Saint



  • This website is dedicated to the free dissemination of alternative and critical information regarding the activities of Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma), frequently dubbed "the hugging saint" by the Western media. This website is intended as a resource, and is maintained by ex-devotees, concerned families of devotees, and everyone who submits articles, thoughts, and experiences for publication. As such, this website will be an ever-expanding archive of resources for those who are interested in exploring the side of the "hugging saint" that is so often ignored by the media. _____________________________________________________

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Amma Embodies All Forms Of God

Posted by cultofhuggingsaintamma on June 30, 2009

“Let us worship Amma as the embodiment of all forms of God, knowing that all divine forms are hers alone. Then, let us expand our minds still further and realize that all forms in this universe are her forms and that she resides in each one of us as the very core of our personality.”

- Swami Amritageetananda Puri
(AMRITANANDAM Second Quarter, 1996)

The above quote is excerpted from a back issue of a devotional Ammachi magazine.. This type of thinking is at the root of the groups doctrine, which seeks to worship Amma as a living God while touting her to the press and public as a humanitarian. The promotion of such ideas may be seen as the root cause for much of the psychological and emotional upheaval that presents itself in devotees.

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