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The Eternal Beauty That We Are

Original price was: ₹140.00.Current price is: ₹110.00.

Original price was: ₹140.00.Current price is: ₹110.00.

Amma’s words present a simpler version of the same truths found in the ancient scriptures. Hence, they carry the same beauty and profundity as the knowledge shared by the ancient seers. They really require no introduction. However, to truly understand their meaning, it is not enough to merely read them. One has to meditate upon them—to go beneath their surface and dive deep. Then, we find that, just as a tree is hiding inside each seed, a world of knowledge is hiding inside Amma’s every word. They have tremendous power—the power to quieten our mind and help us come face to face with God, our true nature.”

This book contains the first part of a collection of Amma’s answers to questions on the principles of Sana-tana Dharma. These questions were raised by devotees on different occasions. We hope that this book will help to promote an understanding of the principles of Sana-tana Dharma Truth is One.  The sages call it by different names.” This is the exalted message that the ancient civilization of India has given the world. The cause of all the cur-rent problems related to religion is the fact that we have forgotten this message.We may declare that the world has shrunk to the size of a village thanks to globalization and modern scientific innovations such as the Internet and satellite TV, but, at the same time, the distance between people’s minds is steadily increasing. The concept that India has given to the world – Vasudhaiva kutumbakam, “The whole world is my family” – is based on the fundamental oneness and actual mental unity of us all. The ultimate solution to our problems is to imbibe this principle of oneness. Even if we are unable to do this, we should at least culti-vate the attitude of respecting other people’s viewpoints and ideas. The world is in profound need of tolerance and understanding. The principles of Sanatana Dharma, the Eternal Principle, which have been expressed
in the words of the Rishis (Self-realized sages), are capable of leading us in that direction.

Love is the only thing in the whole world that has an irresistible attraction. It is the most predominant feeling inherent in all living beings. Regardless of our background, nationality, language and the section of society we belong to, the power of love remain common to all of humanity, perhaps to the entire creation.
Though the energy behind love is the same, it manifests diversely depending on each person’s samskara (latent tendencies). This is how Amma puts it, “For a scientist, love means protons and neutrons. A poet or orator considers words like love, while food is love for some. Love for the near and dear ones is common. Color is love for an artist. A baby’s love is for its mother, and for a honeybee it is flowers. But for a devotee, God is love. Similarly, for a disciple, the guru is love.”