Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri Books

When I first came to see Amma in June 1979, I was reborn as a child. I was 22 years old. Since then, I have been holding onto the hem of Amma’s sari. That continues to this day. Forty years have passed, but before Amma I am still a child. That’s how I like it. If one is a child, one can learn a great deal. It’s also easy for a mother to teach a child. The portals of knowledge become closed to us the moment we think, “I am grownup and have become big.” Alternatively, it is easiest to grow if our heart becomes expansive and our ego shrinks. Amma’s life and deeds are my object of meditation. Her voice and words are, for me, the sounds of the Divine Flute—the sweet melody that roused me from deep slumber. Published By The Disciples Of Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Affectionately Known As Mother, Or Amma The Hugging Saint.

Swami Amritaswarupananda was the first disciple To be initiated into sannyasa by Amma. He is the Vice-Chairman of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math and the President of Amrita University. In this book, Swamiji, who is also a singer, composer, writer and frequent public speaker, shares his 36 year of experience with Amma, focusing on his master's leadership skills.

“One who sings and chants these supremely confidential teachings to My devotees will attain supreme devotion for Me and will attain Me. There is no doubt in this matter.” —Sri Krishna, Bhagavad-gita 18.68If sharing the confidential meaning of the yoga of devotional love, bhakti-yoga, is the standard for spiritual advancement, then this is the definitive edition of the Bhagavad-gita. It is the first English translation that includes summaries of the commentaries of four of the most prominent expounders of the tradition of Srimad Bhaktivinoda ?hakura, Srimad Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, Srila Bhakti Pramode Puri Gosvami, and Sri Kanailal Pancatirtha—alongside the highly acclaimed translation of the text itself by Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev Gosvami. Taken together, no other edition of this sacred text has so comprehensively conveyed the timeless spiritual wisdom of the Bhagavad-gita.