The Most Gracious Presence Sri Ma Anandamayee – Vol III

For a span of more than 50 years Sri Ma Anandamayi treaded gracefully the spiritual horizon of India — and in Her wake followed top dignitaries as well as the lowliest of the lowly, enchanted by Her gentle dispensation of wisdom and love to all.

The ascetic orders of India were united in recognizing Ma Anandamayi as the quintessence of the Upanishadic tradition. Scholars trained in modern universities derived inspiration from Her. She consolidated our past and taught how to live in the very demanding times of the twentieth century and face up to the challenges of the twentyfirst. She was born in India but in Herself, She belongs to humanity (Colin Turnbull).

Swami Sivananda (The Divine Life Society) said that Ma Anandamayi was the purest flower that the soil of India had ever produced. Such questions as whether She was a Siddha Yogini, an Incarnation or the Adya Shakti (Mm. Pt. Gopinath Kaviraj) used to sink into irrelevancies in Her presence. She was for every one from all corners of the world a guide of infallible power, a friend of unfailing compassion and understanding.
To Ma Anandamayi there was no one who was an “other”. In Her we touched a dimension of unity which encompassed all religions and all countries. Each person in Her presence found fulfilment and Her presence is ever abiding.