Amrit (Panjabi, "undying"; Sanskrit, "ambrosia") is the nectar of immortality. However, for the Sikhs, amrit has other related meanings.
Mata Amritanandamayi
Swami Muktananda
Chögyam Trungpa (established the crazy wisdom meme in the West), ...
The former is here symbolized by the shoreless "Ocean of Nectar" (Amritarnava) -- that is, Immortality. This symbol of all-diffusive Consciousness is similar to that of the all-spreading Ether.
What is eaten is amrita, conceived of as both the nectar of spiritual ecstasy and the elixir of immortality.
Tantra appears in its definitive form around the 4th century, but its beginnings seem to reach back much earlier.
Pure, the Formless (Anil) is the house (graha) and the Unconditioned (avagat), the habitation (has); in the womb of the Beyond (Atit) he remains for ten months; through mind he has water and through vital air (pavan) he drinks elixir or milk (amrit); ...
history, customs and religious tradition of Ceylon, amassing a collection of valuable Pali manuscripts which he later donated to Stanford. In 1918 he set off on pilgrimage to virtually every major religious site in IndiaMadurai, Madras, Amritsar, ...
Tehelka - The Lakshmi Of Our Times: Amritanandamayi Is The Queen Of All She Surveys In Kerala, With The Media Deep In Her Pocket
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Hearing whispers of immorality - Scotsman.
And first of all, Amrita, nectar of immortality, comes forth, symbol of the one life which passes through every form - and that life appears above the waters the taking of which is necessary in order that every form may live.
 See also: World, Spirit, Light, Guru, Ritual
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