About this episode
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 Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 10/29/2016 Interview with Ted Zeff about highly sensitive people. 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.