Ted Zeff (Dayalu) met Amma, the “hugging saint” from India, in 1988 and has lived in her ashram in California for 20 years and her ashram in Chicago for one year. Dayalu has written three books about Amma: “Searching for God Part I” in 1996, “Searching for God Part II” in 2002 and “Amma: Inspiring Experiences with the Divine Mother” in 2016. Dayalu has a Ph.D. in integral counseling and psychotherapy from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and has studied ayurveda and vedic astrology.
Ted Zeff Dayalu has also given talks about the books he has written about Amma throughout the United Sates, Israel, Denmark and Holland.
Amma’s website: amma.org
Book: Amma: Inspiring Experiences with the Divine Mother
Interview recorded 10/29/2016
Interview with Ted Zeff about highly sensitive people.
Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
YouTube Video Chapters:
- 00:00:00 – Introduction and Background
- 00:02:26 – Meeting Amma
- 00:04:22 – Amma’s Miraculous Abilities
- 00:06:14 – The Profound Connection with Amma
- 00:08:03 – Awakening the Divine Within
- 00:10:15 – The Profound Effect of Living in Amma’s Ashram
- 00:12:08 – The Divine Mother and the Feminine Form of God
- 00:14:01 – The Divine Mother’s Love and Connection
- 00:16:01 – Seva and Bhakti Yoga
- 00:18:01 – Amma’s Charitable Work
- 00:19:48 – The Inspiring Factory Owner
- 00:21:31 – The Importance of a Spiritual Teacher
- 00:23:20 – Meeting People Where They’re At
- 00:25:26 – Amma’s Adaptability and Presence
- 00:27:13 – The Boundless Compassion of Amma
- 00:29:07 – Amma’s Ability to Understand Pain
- 00:31:00 – Miraculous Stories from Amma’s Devotees
- 00:32:39 – Divine Play in Native Languages
- 00:34:39 – Miracles and Healings
- 00:36:24 – Accidental Savants and Vast Potentials of the Mind
- 00:38:11 – Amma’s Omniscience and Connection with Others
- 00:40:02 – Coordinating Prasad at Devi Bhava
- 00:42:05 – Seva and Amma’s Darshan
- 00:44:56 – Amma’s Detachment and Acceptance
- 00:49:51 – The Journey of Writing a Book
- 00:54:59 – A Journey of Fearlessness and Protection
- 00:59:24 – Praying to Amma and Personal Decisions
- 01:03:24 – Healing Emotions
- 01:07:48 – The Cancelled Check of the Past
- 01:11:54 – Tuning in to the Divine Energy of Amma
- 01:15:04 – See you then.
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