Talk:Anandamayi Ma

Copying quotes to Wikiquotes
Please try to shift the quotes without deleting from here. Thank you Ekabhishek 13:29, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
 * These quotes are redundant now. What is more necessary is an expansion of the quotes on Wikiquotes. There are only a few of them. Aditya (talk • contribs) 12:52, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

too much hearsay?
If anybody put the question to her: ‘To what caste do you belong? Where is your home? Mother at once answers with a laugh: ‘From your worldly standpoint this body belongs to East Bengal and is Brahmin by caste; but if you think apart from these artificial distinctions, you will understand that this body is a member of the one human family”. sorry.
 * Austerlitz -- 88.75.72.16 (talk) 20:50, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Move back to Sri Anandamoyi Ma
It was moved under the pretext that the original title was typo. But, it was not. And, this needs to be moved back to it's original title that was erroneously changed. Aditya (talk • contribs) 15:20, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment Care to provide some evidence, as Google seems to prefer the current name. JPG-GR (talk) 19:28, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Evidence to what? That it was not a typo? A simple google search would show that it wasn't. The presence of multiple English spellings of a Bengali name, doesn't indicate that one or the other is a typo. Aditya (talk • contribs) 06:49, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, the (granted, not the best source) Google results say: Sri Anandamayi Ma 8930 hits and Sri Anandamoyi Ma 1760 hits. The logic for the previous move may be in error, but you're gonna have to provide some evidence showing that it should be moved back. JPG-GR (talk) 19:53, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Evidence to what exactly? What would constitute an evidence to that? I'd really need advise here. You have already agreed that the rational for the original move was erroneous. But, that error apparently counts for nothing. So, what other evidence you need now to show that it needs to be moved back? Aditya (talk • contribs) 02:34, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
 * The rationale that the original location was the result of a typo is erroneous. However, the decision to move to the current location is not necessarily - a Google search shows that the current location is the more common one. Do you have sources to cite that support the use of the previous name? JPG-GR (talk) 00:15, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Ah! Forget it. If the silly move is to remain, then let be so. No need to go into the legal exercise of proving and counter proving an action borne out of a misinterpretation. If the need is to stand by misreadings, then we shall do so (evidence, indeed). No harm done anyways. Aditya (talk • contribs) 07:58, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

her shrine

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 * Austerlitz -- 88.75.82.204 (talk) 17:17, 18 January 2009 (UTC)


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 * Austerlitz -- 88.75.82.204 (talk) 17:21, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

== Words from Worte der Glückseligen Mutter Shri Anandamayi Ma
 * Das Universum wurde aus Freude geschaffen, und deshalb findet ihr an den flüchtigen Dingen der Welt Freude. Ohne Freude ist das Leben eine Qual. Ihr müßt versuchen, zu jener Freude zu gelangen, die die Welt hervorbrachte.


 * -- 88.75.220.221 (talk) 17:38, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Enlighten the world of a Light that is not extinguished. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.236.20.8 (talk) 09:29, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Namasmarana Interview with Gilles Colombel

Book of Sri Ananadamayi Ma
WORDS OF SRI ANANDAMAYI MA - Translated and compiled by Atmanananda

who has deleted this and why?
 * -- 88.75.209.99 (talk) 16:40, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sri_Anandamayi_Ma&diff=335496195&oldid=335480137

Ringess, why do you call this linkspam?
 * Austerlitz -- 88.75.208.154 (talk) 10:28, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

sequences
In the section 'Early life and sadhana' we read that 'In 1918, she moved to Bajitpur, where she stayed until 1924'. The next sentence is, 'When Nirmala was about 17, she went to live with her husband in Ashtagram.' She was seventeen in 1913. So presumably the move to Ashtagram was before the move to Bajitpur.

I have moved the succeeding sentence 'On his return from the office at the end of the working day, Bholanath often found Nirmala lying on the kitchen floor, the food half cooked or burnt.' to follow reference 15, where it seems to belong, these incidents apparently beginning after the move Dhaka in 1924.

'At one point, Bholanath called an exorcist to 'cure' her—those attempts failed, and finally a physician told him that she was experiencing God intoxication rather than mental illness.' As it stands, this sentence follows on from the description of her husband's request to be initiated, but clearly that was not the true sequence. The sentence is referenced, but it would be helpful and interesting if the dates of 'At one point' and 'finally' could be entered in the article. Spicemix (talk) 10:14, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

bliss/joy
The article is sometimes glossing Anandamayi as "Joy Permeated Mother", as in Yoganananda's Autobiography of a Yogi, and sometimes as "Bliss Permeated Mother". The Sanskrit ananda means "bliss"; nanda means "joy". I see that Hallstrom, often cited here, has titled her book Mother of Bliss. I have edited the "joy" references accordingly. Spicemix (talk) 07:51, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Sanskrit/Bengali
We have been alternating at random between calling her Anandamayi and the variant apparently related to the Bengali, Anandamoyi. Having laid out the issue at the top, as we do, we should hold to the much better-known Anandamayi. I have edited. Spicemix (talk) 05:48, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

A lot of resource
The article could use these links.


 * Anandamoyi Ma Website 01
 * Anandamoyi Ma Website 02
 * Anandamayi Ma Resource Portal
 * Joy Permeated Mother
 * Cosmic Harmony Website
 * Quotes of Ma Anandamayi 02


 * Biography at Om Guru Website
 * Biography at Banglapedia
 * Biography at Hinduism Today
 * Biography at Tripura Info
 * Biographical timeline

Aditya (talk • contribs) 09:34, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

inaccuracies
She visited Ramana Maharshi's Samedhi on request/invitation of some of his devotees, some time after his Mahasamedhi.

please correct this inaccuracy.


 * The meeting with Ramana Maharshi was removed, as the sources don't seem to support that statement. The rest is based on reliable sources. Priyanath talk 19:53, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
 * on what basis do you claim she was a tantric? its already noted that she said she had no particular affiliation and neither her parents or husband were tantrics. Raam2012 (talk) 23:12, 21 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Found some interesting text on her meeting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, written by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar here Rediff.com "When Maharishi would meet with Baba Muktananda or Anandamayi Ma, people would wait to hear philosophical discussions. However, to everyone's amazement, they would just exchange pleasantries -- it was more a joyful occasion to be together. They never discussed about atma or paramatma. " --Ekabhishektalk 13:43, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

this sentence doesnt make sense: "a Samadhi was built in the courtyard of her Kankhal ashram"
Samadhi is a STATE of consciousness. So how can a "Samadhi" be built? (its like saying a "Happiness" was built).

and then it goes on to say: "a shrine was later erected over the samadhi". again, this doesnt make any sense! (its like saying: a shrine was later erected over the happiness).

if there is a deeper meaning to these words, then they should be explained to the reader, otherwise its confusing or misleading.

Easybullet3 (talk) 18:33, 5 April 2016 (UTC)


 * A samadhi is also a shrine. A wikilink can solve your confusion easily. Aditya  (talk • contribs) 05:37, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

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