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Amma has served the world-community for decades, imparting wisdom, strength and inspiration.
Mata Amritanandamayi is known throughout the world as Amma, or Mother, for her selfless love and compassion toward all beings. Her entire life has been dedicated to alleviating the pain of the poor, and those suffering physically and emotionally. Throughout her life, Mata Amritanandamayi has embraced and comforted more than 40 million people. Amma inspires, uplifts, and transforms through her ...
The story of Amma’s life is a story about the power of an idea—that each of us has a responsibility to help those less fortunate. Ultimately, it is a story about what happened when one person decided to offer her life wholeheartedly for the sake of others. Learn more about Amma’s early life, the beginnings of her spiritual and humanitarian mission, and how she spends her time today.
Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi) was born in a remote coastal village in Kerala, South India in 1953. Learn about the beginnings of her worldwide mission.
mandala Focus Areas Embracing the World is a global network of volunteer-run national and regional nonprofit organizations, led and inspired by Amma. Today, our volunteers are helping people in need in 48 countries, across seven focus areas. More about us “The world should know that a life inspired by love and service to humanity is […]
MA Center has created a system to live-stream Amma's bhajans, meditation, peace prayers and satsangs by her monastic disciples.
During her programs, Amma hugs each person who attends. Amma has given this motherly embrace to more than 40 million people throughout the world. Amma has been known to give darshan for more than 22 hours without interruption. Amma is on a first-name basis with thousands around the world. When people pour out their hearts to her, Amma offers them emotional solace, spiritual guidance, and ...