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bhajamana: Oh my mind ("mana"), sing ("bhaja") "Ma, Ma, Ma..."

mā: Mother.

ānandamayī: Overflowing ("mayi") with bliss ("ananda").

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"I beg you, dear friends, to sing the beautiful Names of God. Love and live in the sweet companionship of the lovers of God. What else is there? The whole universe is simply the hide-and-seek of lover and Beloved, who are already one. What else can you want or need? Why attempt to improve upon perfection? One does not whitewash a wall which is already inlaid with mother-of-pearl."  ~ Ramakrishna


"Will an object change just because it is known by different names? For example, water may be called 'vellom' in Malayalam and 'pani' in Hindi, but does the color and taste change? No. Is there any difference between the electric current which passes through the fridge, the lamp and the fan? No, only the object differs. Christians call God as Christ and Muslims call Him Allah. Each person understands God according to his culture and worships him accordingly."  ~ Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi)


"My consciousness has never associated itself with this temporary body. Before I came on this earth, I was the same. As a little girl, I was the same. I grew into womanhood, but still I was the same. When the family in which I had been born made arrangements to have this body married, I was the same... And, in front of you now, I am the same. Ever afterward, though the dance of creation change around me in the hall of eternity, I shall be the same."  ~ Anandamayi Ma, a 20th century Indian saint

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