Hyderabad, February 22: Mata Amritanandamayi, fondly called Amma by her devotees, in her spiritual discourse, translated from Malayalam to Telugu by a devotee, stressed the need to spread love and shun selfishness .
“Today, the swine flu epidemic has spread to most parts of the world. Out of fear, many people walk around wearing masks. But none is paying attention to the more dangerous and faster spreading disease: the ego virus. Very few manage to escape this virus .
We hear many people saying, `Do you know who am I?’ Instead, one should ask oneself, ‘Do I know who am I?’ Only then we will find permanent solutions to all our problems,” she said. After the speech, Amma blessed everyone with a warm hug .
A two-day event was held at the Amma Ashram in Mahendra Hills, Secunderabad in connection with Amritanandamayi’s visit to the city. Thousands of devotees participated in various special programmes held during the event that ended on Sunday .
The Math, meanwhile, informed that it is continuing its Amrita Nidhi and Amrita Sree projects in the State. Amrita Nidhi is a pension scheme for disabled women while Amrita Sree project aims to equip unemployed and economically vulnerable women with vocational skills. Educational scholarships were given away to about 500 poor children during the event. The Math also distributed uniforms to students.o students.
—-Agencies