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Health Care
Healthcare Charities Amma says that if we cut our left hand, our right hand immediately comes to its attention—applying medicine and a bandage. Why? Because we know both hands to be our own. In the same way, we should reach out to the poor and suffering, seeing our inherent unity. It is this vision that…
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Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Works
When the need arises, Amma reaches out. There is no question of why or how. Her response is as natural and automatic as drying the tears that fall from one’s own eyes. It has been like that since Amma’s youth when she dedicated herself to taking care of those suffering in the surrounding villages spending…
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in Her Footsteps
Toddling in Her Footsteps We see Amma’s children trying to lead their lives according to the values lived by Her. They are doing selfless service to humankind, engaging in regular and sincere spiritual practices, and incorporating spiritual values and ideals in their day to day lives. For long we have seen these values being lived…
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Amma’s Vision & Mission
Amma’s mystical poem Ananda Veethi describes Her transcendental experience of attaining union with the Divine. “Seeing nothing as apart from my own Self “— this was Amma’s vision, that everything in creation was part of Her own Self. At that time the Divine Mother also imparted to Her a mission— to ask the people to…
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Waste Management
Reduce, Reuse & Recycle Back in 1999 recycling began at Amritapuri Ashram as a way to put into action Amma’s teachings on our duty to lovingly serve nature. Rather than just throwing trash into the landfill, proper sorting makes it useful again and saves precious natural resources. The Ashram recycling program has grown and expanded…
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Everyday is a Festival
Amma has brought forth the true meaning and significance of traditional rituals and festivals and created some now-cherished traditions of Her own. When Amma celebrates a festival, it is invariably imbued with a new charm and sense of purpose; rituals that may have become dry or rote are brought to life by Amma’s divine participation.At…
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Guru & Scriptures
The gift of India to the world is her culture of Self-Realization, her vision of raising human beings to the heights of God-consciousness. Modern society, disillusioned with the empty grandeur of materialism, looks to the perennial philosophies of the East for guidance and refuge. From ancient times to the present day, an unbroken succession of…
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FAQs: Amritapuri Ashram
Visiting the Ashram Things you may need to know about visiting the ashram. Everyone is welcome to come and stay at the ashram at any time, and take part in the daily activities. Please bear in mind that Amma travels frequently and her schedule sometimes changes on short notice. Please check Yatra for Amma’s current…
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Amrita Kutumbam
Spiritual Family Meetings Thousands of families in India are earnestly applying Amma’s teachings in their lives. They spend about two hours every week doing spiritual practices like meditation, bhajan singing, and group chanting of the Divine name. This takes place in the form of Amrita Kutumbams, the basic organisational units of Mata Amritanandamayi Math, in…