New! Anandamayi Ma Satsang and Kirtan
New monthly gathering starts January 12th. Live in Portland and livestreamed every 2nd Friday from 6:30-8:00pm Pacific.
Join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for a monthly deep dive into the teachings and music of Anandamayi Ma. We will share and talk about Ma’s words and learn and sing kirtans and bhajans that she sang and that are sung by Ma devotees around the world.
Every 2nd Friday from 6:30-8:00pm Pacific at 4160 SE Division in Portland or via livestream. You can drop in at any time. Continuous attendance is not required.
Who is Anandamayi Ma?
Anandamayi Ma was a 20th-century teacher from Bengal. Many people in both India and the diaspora consider her to be an avatar of Vishnu. By her own testimony, Ma manifested in response to the prayers of sentient beings for a female incarnation of the divine.
While accounts of her extraordinary lila, or enlightened activities, are legion, she lived her life as a householder in unusually close contact with her devotees, advising them about all aspects of life, laughing with them, comforting them, singing and simply allowing all those who came to find refuge in her presence. Her guiding presence is still available to anyone who wishes to seek it out.
Although Ma had little formal education, she directly embodied enlightened wisdom to such a degree, she was able to convey the subtlest teachings to tens of thousands of followers from all walks of life. Her teachings are precise, playful, gutsy, down-to-earth, inspiring and deeply moving.
LEARN MORE ABOUT ANANDAMAYI MA
What will we read?
Our main texts will be a two-volume set of new translations of Ma’s teachings, The Gospel of Shri Anandamayi Ma. These are available in paperback and Kindle versions.
The Gospel of Shri Anandamayi Ma Volume 1
The Gospel of Shri Anandamayi Ma Volume 2
We will also draw from a variety of other translations of Ma’s words. Many of these translations are available for free at anandamayi.org.