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 "Ma Anandamyee was a person who shed calm and steady spiritual light. Her
teachings transcended the narrow ritualistic barriers of religion. For a long time to
come they will continue to be relevant to each of us in the appreciation of Truth." "I have seen a divine light of Jesus over the holy face of Ma" "Shree Anandamayee Ma was the foremost, elevated and an inspired in the spiritual world" "The message of Ma Anandamayee is of compassion, truth and love. She believed that this is the basis for all religions, which were but different paths leading to the ultimate goal. Her contribution to the composite culture of India was valuable, as was her reaffirmation of our ancient heritage." "A celebrated spiritual figure with a wide circle of disciples and devotees Shree Ma Anandamayee preached the message of love, compassion and tolerance and emphasized the unity of religions and the brotherhood of mankind. It is more important than ever before to revive and revitalize this time - honoured message." "Ma Anandamayee was a saint who devoted her life to the cause of enlightening masses with religion and spiritualism. She was a firm believer in universal religion based on pure love to God, mutual love and compassion, truth, tolerance and non-violence. Her teachings are of great significance today when violence has become order of the day and moral values are eroding fast. I appreciate the work done by Sangha towards spreading the teachings of Ma."
"Her life is a beacon for us. She personified the essence of India with its spiritual values, sacrifices and tolerance. Her appeal has cut across barriers of caste, creed or religion and drawn people from all sections of the society."
"A personality of the like of Shree Shree Ma Anandamayee takes birth rarely in hundreds and thousands of years to give light to the world. A glimpse of Her face gave deep satisfaction and immense solace. Shree Shree Ma Anandamayee preached for eternal peace, self-elevation, service to humanity and universal fellow-feeling. The whole world is passing today through a crisis of value. Materialism ahs reached to a point of madness. The teachings of the Ma have eternal relevance but more so in todays situation." "It is heartening to know that the Sangha has drawn an ambitious programme of celebrations during the year in various spheres - religious, devotional, social, cultural and literary programmes. These programmes I hope will go a long way in disseminating the teachings of 'Shree Shree Ma' of universal love and compassion, truth, tolerance and knowing oneself for knowing the ultimate. Let us remember her and emulate her teachings to sublimate our lives." "Ma Anandamyee was one of the greatest spiritual lights of 20th Century which shone on this earth and illuminated the hearts of millions of people. Shree Ma Anandamayee Sangha will be doing great service to humanity by providing various social, religious, cultural and philanthropic activities." "Amongst this countless list of Seers and Saints, Shree Shree Ma Anndamayee can very rightly be listed amongst those who shine more brightly than others. She is certainly amongst the tallest who have enlightened and inspired millions in the 20th Century not only in India but in other countries as well. I have had personal experience of meeting Ma Anandamayee on a number of occasions at her Ashrams in New Delhi, Haridwar and Dehradun. The aura surrounding her presence, and her words of advice and comfort were over of compassion Love and Understanding. She believed in the Universality of Religions. With there being only one Creator, regardless of the Faiths we believe in, the colours and complexion of our skin, whether we are rich or poor, all are members of the same large Worldwide Family. This is the type of even Casteist Fanaticism is posing to be a major destructive force in our National and International efforts to work towards a Better Tomorrow based on Non-violence. Co-operation and Peaceful Co-existence; concentrating of Development and renouncing Division and Destruction. Ma Anandamayee may have left on physically, but her fragrance and light remain." "Spiritual poverty is the bane of the present day world. The materialistic view of life taken by Man has brought him in constant friction with nature and greed has made him a restless soul. The teachings of Shree Shree Ma Anndamayee are like a breath of fresh air and help guide him in these turbulent times." - Siddhartha Shankar Ray, Ex-Ambassador of India "Shree Shree Ma Anandamyee was an abode of love and compassion for all rich and poor irrespective of caste, creed, colour and religion. A serene and saintly figure Shree Shree Ma Anandamayee affirmed the faith and convictions of all religious disciplines and laid emphasis on self-discipline in one's thought, speech and action. She affirmly upheld the traditional values and the scriptural injunctions, leading to the path of self-knowledge. We are fortunate to have had spiritual personalities like Ma Anandamayee in our country. It is for us now to follow the footprints and the values cherished by her." "Shree Shree Ma was the embodiment of that radiant ineffable bliss which characterizes divinity, whose spiritual teachings and universal compassion reached out to generations of human being and whose boundless love touched so many of us individually. Her material presence spanned almost the entire twentieth century, and she remained throughout a refuge of strength and comfort to all those who came for her blessings, regardless of caste, creed or community. Her material self is no more, but her immortal spirit continue to inspire, to love and to protect all those who seek her." "Seeing the radiant face of Ma Anandamyee and hearing her laughter, you guess that she is an incarnation of joy. Touched by the caress of her glance you know that her heart is over-flowing with love for all beings. Listening to her teaching, so simple and clear, you understand that she is in possession of all Wisdom."
"She is all-powerful and yet she behaves like an innocent girl and takes pleasure in calling herself a little child. This supreme simplicity as well as complete absence of egoism is the most remarkable features of Mother's great personality, not to speak of other qualities which are countless. The infinite can never be described fully." "I am ready to sacrifice the adorned post, even everything else, if I am allowed to stay with Ma. Perhaps, no more to elaborate in this connection." "She is her own proof. She is self-luminous Svayam Prakash." 
"Mataji is everywhere and at all times for those who want her. Nothing is more delightfull than complete surrender and a great plunge into the ocean of Truth, Goodness and Beauty, with which Mataji surrounds herself." "My visit in India brought success after the darsan of Sri Ma." "Even when devotion is not our dharma and we cannot follow the marga of worship and japam, we recognize the greatness of all such being as Mataji, and along with her worshippers, but on our own path find help and stimulation from the force of love which passeth understanding and which is her Grace." "Just imagine that a tree - a beautiful, strong, old berch for instance approaches you with calm steps. What would you fell? 'Have I gone crazy?' You would ask yourself. 'Or perhaps I am dreaming?' Finally you would have to concede that you had entered a new dimension of reality of which you had hitherto been ignorant." "With great reverence may these written lines constitute loving adoration to the Being, who is known as Sri Sri Ma; the Unmanifest That, which manifested to Matri-swarup a century ago in 1896, became as Nirmala, meaning the pure (devoid of the impurities of Rajas, Tamas and Sattva and of Avidya) and later became known everywhere as the Bliss-filled Mother, Sri Sri Anandamayee Ma ! Verily Anandamayee or Anandrup -Brahman ! " "Sri Sri Ma Ananda Mayee Ma is a Well-known spiritual leader of modern times. She embodied in herself the ancient culture of India and centralized in her personality the power of the Supreme Creator of the Universe. Wanting nothing for oneself and giving everything to others is a predominant characteristic of all saints and sages throughout the world. Sri Ma was such a fire of renunciation, coupled with a tenderness of charity and compassion to be seen only in a mother. Greatness is indeed her name." "Ma had no constraints in thought, action or words. Her simple words and expressions contained the seeds of universal truth and wisdom applicable to all mankind without any inhibitions of faith or belief." "I am grateful for giving me an opportunity to pay my homage to the jewel of Indian Womanhood and the glory of Sainthood, whom the world knew as Shree Shree Anandamyi Ma." "Here was one who was actually divine." "Offering my obeisance to Sri Ma Anandamayee, who is divinity, faith and compassion personified." "During the long years of my associations, I have seen Ma in various aspects, in varying moods and phases. She was a living perfection in movement and action. Sometimes one may wonder how God would walk, talk and more about in our midst. Not different from Ma, I imagine. She looked resplendent in all Her majesty - a Queenly grace combined with Her. Ma was without ego and without desire. And without desire, there cannot be any fear or anger. She was 'Paripurna'. Although unattached, expression of her face would change according to Her 'Bhava and interestingly no two photographes of Her are alike when taken on two different sittings on the same day." "The very work Anandamayee which has been put as a prefix before Ma, shows that Ma in Embodiment of Bliss. In Taittiriya Upanisad it is said that 'This world has come out of Bliss, It exists in Bliss, It dissolves in Bliss. He who knows the Blissful Brahman is not afraid of anything." "How was this phenomenon possible, that every person associated with Ma, felt that he or she had a special place with Ma, intimate and heart to heart relationship, no one else could excel in!" Our beloved Anandamayee Ma is a cherished memory that will always live in my heart. How vividly I recall her beautiful smile, and the glow of divine joy that suffused her being. My soul was filled with unforgettable sweetness in beholding her humility and complete absorption in God. She had so much lost the thought of self that we saw in her only beautiful reflection of the Universal Mother, whose love she showered on all.
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