Brief History and Genesis of the Oneness Movement
Brief History and Genesis of the Oneness Movement
The descent of the ‘Golden Ball’ marked the birth of the phenomenon; the phenomenon of ‘Oneness’. The
year was 1989 and the day, July 19th. We called it ‘The Golden Ball of Divine Grace.’ Amma and Bhagavan’s
vision of a world filled with the divine devoid of boundaries of any kind - national, religious, class-based or
racial, had begun to manifest. Jeevashram, a school founded by Amma and Bhagavan provided the ideal
setting for the divine miracle. Soon to follow was the phenomenon of the in-dweller, the Antaryamin. In the
heart of a young boy, Sri Krishnaji, the indweller would appear and talk to him. This young boy would then lay
his hands on his friends and fellow students and a similar thing would happen to them.
Walking and talking with the divine became contagious. This was the beginning of the phenomenon, which later
came to be known as Deeksha. Soon, every student was engaged in a conversation with Amma and Bhagavan
in their hearts. During this period, people called this campus God’s Earth. Astral journeys, past life
experiences, mystical visions, were the everyday talk of most of the children. The campus was filled with divine
consciousness. Saints walked the campus for a few solid weeks.
The campus then became the movement’s first spiritual center and was named ‘Sathyaloka’ the abode of truth.
The first retreat was conducted on April 18th, 1990. Forty seekers received the much awaited benediction of
experience. The movement began to progress. People from all walks of life, young and old, men, women and
children participated in these courses, expecting a boon, a miracle, a change of heart to take place, and a few
to rediscover their lost communion with God.
Bhagavan redefined God- a God so inseparable from man. “God and man are not the same and yet not
different. They are two ends of the one same reality,” says Sri Bhagavan. In their mutual dependence lies the
joy of this everlasting relationship. The idea of a personal God was spreading rapidly. People thronged the
campus and passionately partook in the initiation to meet this benevolent , friendly God in their hearts. Thus
Amma and Bhagavan entered millions of homes. The movement’s popularity grew among the masses. The new
song was “Know your personal God” People from many faiths queued for this initiation, for they could meet the
God of their faith! People loved the movement.
Freedom was the very essence of this movement, “Religion is personal. Create your own religion,” said Sri
Bhagavan. A new era had dawned; belief was discarded and replaced by a direct experience of the
transcendental. God or spirituality was no more the prerogative of a few idealists; it was now every man’s
choice. A spiritual revolution was in the reckoning. A change of heart needed a change in perception and that
was possible only through divine intervention. This exactly was what people found in the Movement and this
was the very purpose of the Avatars, Amma and Bhagavan.
The movement was no growing faster then ever, spreading far and wide. People from many countries now
followed the movement. The Campus was too small to accommodate the aspirations of so many seekers and
disciples too few to attend to their needs. Thus the need for a spiritual order emerged. A group of young men
and women, talented and devoted were picked, trained and initiated into the service of mankind. The order was
founded on the September 14th, 1995. Their surrender made them ideal vehicles for Amma and Bhagavan’s
divine grace. These monks traveled the length and breadth of the country and even to far corners of the world,
bestowing upon all people the gift of grace. Public gatherings of over 100,000 people took place in many towns
and cities in India. Thousands of centers were established. Responsible devotees emerged and carried the
movement forward to more towns and cities in India and the world at large.
Meanwhile these one hundred and fifty seven helpers belonging to the spiritual order advanced spiritually until
finally the gift of Mukthi (Enlightenment) was bestowed upon them. Brokenness was the key to their
transformation. Their long enduring bond with Amma and Bhagavan opened the doors of divine grace and the
rest is benediction. Thus the year 2004 marked a significant year in Sri Bhagavan’s scheme of things. These
young disciples now carried with the gift of Deeksha. The art of prayer was learned and by the power of their
prayers they could now affect the same transformation and oneness in the seeker. The power to transform
powerful states of consciousness to another was bestowed on them. The only solution to human problems is to
end the limited sense of the self. This is the one sure way to the Golden Age. The human mind being incapable
of transformation, the individual has to give way to the divine. The phenomenon is evolving. Today seekers
from around the world are being blessed with the power to give Deeksha to others by the laying on of hands.
In a short span of fifteen years the movement has spread across the length and breadth of India and the far
corners of the world and has a following of over fifty million.
Sri Amma and Bhagavan currently reside at the temple in Nemam, which is twenty-five kilometers from the
south Indian metropolis of Chennai. Here they give darshans to the thronging multitudes during specific
periods of the year. Millions move into enlightened states at the mere glimpse of Amma and Bhagavan.
Miracles of every kind whether of healing or materialization or setting right of relationships are witnesses in
these darshans. It is coming face to face with God.
The temple at Nemam also organizes powerful Vedic Fire Rituals for the fulfillment of the four fold purposes of
life, namely creating wealth, fulfillment of desires, flowering of the heart and enlightenment or Mukthi.
The Oneness University, a center for learning inspired by Sri Amma Bhagavan is spread over a few thousand
acres of land from the hills of Ubbalamadugu to the banks of the Pulicat- India’s second largest salt water lake.
It is located off the Grand Trunk freeway and is 70 kilometers from the city of Chennai. A variety of courses are
conducted here addressing the needs of people, from mind development to God realization, for Indians as well
as foreign nationals. The Oneness University exists to set man totally and unconditionally free. It is here that
the critical mass required for the transformation in humanity’s consciousness is being created. The University
houses the phenomenon of Deeksha. This is also the Land of the ‘Oneness Temple’ which is to open shortly.
Taken from the new book, AMMA released summer 2006
Many Blessings to everyone and may your journey be a smooth and gentle one aiding all of humanity in the
process.
Arthur Collins
The descent of the ‘Golden Ball’ marked the birth of the phenomenon; the phenomenon of ‘Oneness’. The
year was 1989 and the day, July 19th. We called it ‘The Golden Ball of Divine Grace.’ Amma and Bhagavan’s
vision of a world filled with the divine devoid of boundaries of any kind - national, religious, class-based or
racial, had begun to manifest. Jeevashram, a school founded by Amma and Bhagavan provided the ideal
setting for the divine miracle. Soon to follow was the phenomenon of the in-dweller, the Antaryamin. In the
heart of a young boy, Sri Krishnaji, the indweller would appear and talk to him. This young boy would then lay
his hands on his friends and fellow students and a similar thing would happen to them.
Walking and talking with the divine became contagious. This was the beginning of the phenomenon, which later
came to be known as Deeksha. Soon, every student was engaged in a conversation with Amma and Bhagavan
in their hearts. During this period, people called this campus God’s Earth. Astral journeys, past life
experiences, mystical visions, were the everyday talk of most of the children. The campus was filled with divine
consciousness. Saints walked the campus for a few solid weeks.
The campus then became the movement’s first spiritual center and was named ‘Sathyaloka’ the abode of truth.
The first retreat was conducted on April 18th, 1990. Forty seekers received the much awaited benediction of
experience. The movement began to progress. People from all walks of life, young and old, men, women and
children participated in these courses, expecting a boon, a miracle, a change of heart to take place, and a few
to rediscover their lost communion with God.
Bhagavan redefined God- a God so inseparable from man. “God and man are not the same and yet not
different. They are two ends of the one same reality,” says Sri Bhagavan. In their mutual dependence lies the
joy of this everlasting relationship. The idea of a personal God was spreading rapidly. People thronged the
campus and passionately partook in the initiation to meet this benevolent , friendly God in their hearts. Thus
Amma and Bhagavan entered millions of homes. The movement’s popularity grew among the masses. The new
song was “Know your personal God” People from many faiths queued for this initiation, for they could meet the
God of their faith! People loved the movement.
Freedom was the very essence of this movement, “Religion is personal. Create your own religion,” said Sri
Bhagavan. A new era had dawned; belief was discarded and replaced by a direct experience of the
transcendental. God or spirituality was no more the prerogative of a few idealists; it was now every man’s
choice. A spiritual revolution was in the reckoning. A change of heart needed a change in perception and that
was possible only through divine intervention. This exactly was what people found in the Movement and this
was the very purpose of the Avatars, Amma and Bhagavan.
The movement was no growing faster then ever, spreading far and wide. People from many countries now
followed the movement. The Campus was too small to accommodate the aspirations of so many seekers and
disciples too few to attend to their needs. Thus the need for a spiritual order emerged. A group of young men
and women, talented and devoted were picked, trained and initiated into the service of mankind. The order was
founded on the September 14th, 1995. Their surrender made them ideal vehicles for Amma and Bhagavan’s
divine grace. These monks traveled the length and breadth of the country and even to far corners of the world,
bestowing upon all people the gift of grace. Public gatherings of over 100,000 people took place in many towns
and cities in India. Thousands of centers were established. Responsible devotees emerged and carried the
movement forward to more towns and cities in India and the world at large.
Meanwhile these one hundred and fifty seven helpers belonging to the spiritual order advanced spiritually until
finally the gift of Mukthi (Enlightenment) was bestowed upon them. Brokenness was the key to their
transformation. Their long enduring bond with Amma and Bhagavan opened the doors of divine grace and the
rest is benediction. Thus the year 2004 marked a significant year in Sri Bhagavan’s scheme of things. These
young disciples now carried with the gift of Deeksha. The art of prayer was learned and by the power of their
prayers they could now affect the same transformation and oneness in the seeker. The power to transform
powerful states of consciousness to another was bestowed on them. The only solution to human problems is to
end the limited sense of the self. This is the one sure way to the Golden Age. The human mind being incapable
of transformation, the individual has to give way to the divine. The phenomenon is evolving. Today seekers
from around the world are being blessed with the power to give Deeksha to others by the laying on of hands.
In a short span of fifteen years the movement has spread across the length and breadth of India and the far
corners of the world and has a following of over fifty million.
Sri Amma and Bhagavan currently reside at the temple in Nemam, which is twenty-five kilometers from the
south Indian metropolis of Chennai. Here they give darshans to the thronging multitudes during specific
periods of the year. Millions move into enlightened states at the mere glimpse of Amma and Bhagavan.
Miracles of every kind whether of healing or materialization or setting right of relationships are witnesses in
these darshans. It is coming face to face with God.
The temple at Nemam also organizes powerful Vedic Fire Rituals for the fulfillment of the four fold purposes of
life, namely creating wealth, fulfillment of desires, flowering of the heart and enlightenment or Mukthi.
The Oneness University, a center for learning inspired by Sri Amma Bhagavan is spread over a few thousand
acres of land from the hills of Ubbalamadugu to the banks of the Pulicat- India’s second largest salt water lake.
It is located off the Grand Trunk freeway and is 70 kilometers from the city of Chennai. A variety of courses are
conducted here addressing the needs of people, from mind development to God realization, for Indians as well
as foreign nationals. The Oneness University exists to set man totally and unconditionally free. It is here that
the critical mass required for the transformation in humanity’s consciousness is being created. The University
houses the phenomenon of Deeksha. This is also the Land of the ‘Oneness Temple’ which is to open shortly.
Taken from the new book, AMMA released summer 2006
Many Blessings to everyone and may your journey be a smooth and gentle one aiding all of humanity in the
process.
Arthur Collins
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