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Swami Paramananda Saraswati (Mafu's oracle), lovingly known as
Ammaji to her students, is a teacher and the Channel for Mafu an Enlightened
Master. She is also the founder and ecclesiastical head of The Foundation for Meditative Studies, a
501(c)3 non-profit organization.
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After experiencing a spiritual awakening in February of 1986,
Ammaji was ordained as a Hindu monk in Haridwar, India in 1989 in the Siddha
lineage and given the name Swami Paramananda Saraswati by her Satguru, Swami
Nityananda. It was in Haridwar, India by numerous ordained
Gurus, Swamis, Monks and Sadhus, as well as through renowned research scientists Marcel Vogel and Robert Monroe, that Mafu was recognized
as an enlightened master, separate in consciousness from
Ammaji.
The phenomenon of full body channeling as experienced by
Ammaji, is a form of
Sahaja Samadhi in which the Consciousness of her human mind is silenced
and Mafu's Consciousness takes its place.
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In our very Blessed Path, our Master Teacher or Guru, is Sri Isa Mafu and
He is frequently channeled by Ammaji at many events that
take place around the world. Ammaji is Mafu's only channel and she only channels Mafu.
Mafu, like other enlightened Masters, has come to remind humanity during this Age of Enlightenment
that we are loved by God. Presenting the
eternal secrets of the Universe in a way that can be embraced by seekers from the West, Mafu offers a unique and glorious pathway for
all seekers of the Truth to walk into the light of their own awakening. Ammaji has been channeling Mafu for over 20 years to
tens of thousands of seekers.
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Ammaji also oversees the Foundation's magnificent forty-acre ashram in the mountains above Ashland, Oregon, which receives students from around
the world who practice the spiritual arts of meditation, yoga, chant and the study of higher wisdom. The Foundation for Meditative Studies
was founded in 1990 and is devoted to the path of the study of Meditational Practices. These practices, taught to us by Mafu and
practiced by us daily, give all of us the opportunity to grow on Our Way toward Self Realization. We experience Self Realization as a
Communion in Peace with the Source of Existence or True Self.
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Our Ashram also includes other teachers who, together with
Ammaji, give us a well-rounded opportunity to experience our practices of meditation,
yoga, chanting, and nutritional therapies. Ammaji continues to work tirelessly with us all to effectively practice our preferred path with
Mafu guiding us on our Way Spiritually.
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Ammaji is the founder (1991) and Director of the Oregon Tiger Sanctuary. Nationally recognized by the USDA as a model facility, OTS
provides safe haven for over 50 abused, neglected exotic and endangered animals including tigers, lions, leopards, cougars and a variety of
primates. Dedicated to enhancing the lives of these majestic beings and to educating the human species about the endangered ones of our
planet, more than a dozen full-time volunteers lovingly care for the animals of OTS.
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Ammaji lives at the Oregon Tiger Sanctuary with her
husband and members of her immediate family, human,
domestic and wild. OTS is also a 501(c)3
non-profit and assists in the creation of guidelines and intelligent legislation for the compassionate retirement of exhibition exotics and other
animals used in motion pictures, zoos, and educational programming.
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