Our Mission
The mission of the Shri Anandamayi Ma Ashram and Temple is to maintain a place of regular worship and spiritual development for devotees of Anandamayi Ma, both in New England and around the world. It will also offer education on the life and teachings of Anandmayi Ma for those who are new to the tradition, as well as courses on the Hindu tradition into which She was born. Of course, the saints and sages of all traditions will be honored as well, as Ma was always inclusive of all religious traditions.
During the first year of the ashram, while we are looking for our permanent home, we will hold our programs at a lovely house we are renting in Amherst, MA. The living room of the house is big enough for 50-75 people to attend satsangs and kirtans. We will also offer a variety of daily, weekly, monthly in person programs there, including meditation, chanting, hatha yoga, and morning and evening arati ceremonies. The rhythm of the year will include celebration of all of the Hindu holidays. Longer retreats, such as the Sanyam Saptah, will be held at retreat centers in New England that we rent for the occasion. We hope to have a skilled IT team who will offer livestreams of most of our programs, so that people wanting to participate who live a distance away can join as they can.