Social activities

"We can never close our eyes to the world in the

name of spirituality.

Self-realization is the ability to see ourselves in all beings. This is the third eye through which you see, even while your two eyes are wide open. We should be able to love and serve others, seeing ourselves in them. This is the fulfillment of spiritual practice." - Amma

Amma's empathy was such that the pain of others was unbearable to her. As Jane Goodall, the award winning primatologist, in her introductory speech before presenting the Gandhi-King award to Amma said, "Though just a child, she began to contemplate the question of suffering. And so powerfully did she feel the presence of God within her that she wanted to reach out and comfort and uplift those who were less fortunate than she."

In many ways, it was then that Amma's mission began. She would share her food with the starving, and she would bathe and clothe the elderly who had no one to look after them. She was often punished for giving away her own family's food and belongings to the poor, but her compassion was such that nothing could deter her.

Today, Amma's Humanitarian activities have grown into a huge network branching out into all areas like social, medical, educational, environmental and spiritual. The list is endless and growing on a daily basis.