367. Ted Zeff (Dayalu) on Amma - a podcast by Rick Archer

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 MotherTranscript of this interview

Interview recorded 10/29/2016Interview with Ted Zeff about highly sensitive people.

Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.Chapters:


00:00:00 - Introduction and Background00:02:26 - Meeting Amma
00:04:22 - Amma's Miraculous Abilities
00:06:14 - The Profound Connection with Amma00:08:03 - 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 God00:14:01 - The Divine Mother's Love and Connection
00:16:01 - Seva and Bhakti Yoga00:18:01 - Amma's Charitable Work
00:19:48 - The Inspiring Factory Owner00:21:31 - 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 Amma00:29:07 - Amma's Ability to Understand Pain
00:31:00 - Miraculous Stories from Amma's Devotees
00:32:39 - Divine Play in Native Languages00:34:39 - Miracles and Healings
00:36:24 - Accidental Savants and Vast Potentials of the Mind00:38:11 - Amma's Omniscience and Connection with Others
00:40:02 - Coordinating Prasad at Devi Bhava00:42:05 - Seva and Amma's Darshan
00:44:56 - Amma's Detachment and Acceptance
00:49:51 - The Journey of Writing a Book00:54:59 - A Journey of Fearlessness and Protection
00:59:24 - Praying to Amma and Personal Decisions01:03:24 - Healing Emotions
01:07:48 - The Cancelled Check of the Past01:11:54 - Tuning in to the Divine Energy of Amma
01:15:04 - See you then.

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