Amma's Summer Tour to N.America
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Events and humanitarian activities

Interfaith Award: On 2nd May 2006, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) was presented with the Interfaith Center of New York’s 4th Annual James Parks Morton Interfaith Award. The Interfaith Center of New York (ICNY) bestowed the award upon Amma for her outstanding role as a spiritual leader and humanitarian, citing in specific her organization’s massive relief work in the wake of the 2004 Asian tsunami. As part of the award ceremony, Amma delivered an address on intra-religious understanding and collaboration. The award ceremony took place at the Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan.

Since its inception in 1997, the Interfaith Award has been presented to 11 individuals who the ICNY feels are doing exceptional work in fostering peace and harmony between the diverse religions of the world. These include 1989 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama, 1984 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 2003 Nobel Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi and U.S. President Bill Clinton.

An excerpt from Amma's acceptance speech:

In reality, the principles of love, compassion and unity are at the heart of all religious teachings.

Christianity says," Love thy neighbor as thyself." Hinduism says, " We should pray that others may have what we want for ourselves." Islam says, " If your enemy's donkey falls ill, you must take care of it." Judaism says, " Hating one's neighbor is equal to hating one's self." Though expressed in different ways, the principle conveyed here is the same. The import of all these sayings is that; As the same Soul, or Atman, abides in all things, we must see and serve all as One. - Amma

The award is named after the founder of the ICNY, the Very Reverend James Parks Morton. Reverend Morton founded the ICNY after retiring from his service as Dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the Seat of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, in 1997.

Following a press conference, Amma, during a conversation with a group of people expressed her deep appreciation for the founder of ICNY. She said that he was able to perceive and establish an organization like ICNY owing to his deep innate goodness.

Other updates:

Mobile Tele Medicine Unit will serve the Tsunami affected areas and the tribal population.

Great Undertakings
A brief excerpt from the Immortal Bliss Magazine.

It all started in 1992. The intention was to start an engineering college. In those days we had no more than a few acres of land in Amritapuri, and the authorities required that we had over one hundred acres of land to start an engineering college.
After three months of searching over more than twenty-two sites I became desperate. The region (Coimbatore, Tamilnadu) was very dry and there was a problem finding land with sufficient water. Finally ...
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Satsang of the Month
Congratulations to the Georgia satsang for their contribution to society!

Current Projects include:

Mother's Kitchen, Helping senior citizens with transportation, home-repair and maintenance, circle of love program for sick and the lonely. Various other projects in association with Hands on Atlanta and more.

To learn more and participate in the Georgia satsang activities, kindly visit them here

Gems to Treasure
Excerpted from " Awaken Children series"

Love alone lends attraction and beauty to our actions. No work is insignificant or meaningless. The amount of love, the amount of heart which you pour into your work makes it significant and beautiful.

Behind all great and unforgettable events is the heart. Love and a selfless attitude underlie all truly great deeds. Behind any good cause, you will find somebody who has renounced everything and dedicated his or her life to it.

Children, you must do your work with sincerity. Whether you consider it significant or insignificant, whether you like it or not, you should do your work with interest and love. When you work in this way, when love begins to flow into all that you do, you work becomes sadhana. It becomes less and less difficult, until one day all physical and mental exertion are gone. From then on, you will start working with your whole heart. Love blooms within you and it will be reflected in all that you do.

Events & Satsangs
Events and satsangs across North America.

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