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Our Founder and Inspiration —
Sri Mata Amritanandamayi
Love, compassion, empathy and tolerance—under the
pressures of modern life, these qualities have all but disappeared.
Through her loving embrace and charitable
activities, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi (affectionately
known as Amma or Mother) is healing the heart of the world,
rekindling love and mutual respect, and awakening people to
their fundamental oneness.
Through her extraordinary acts of love and self–sacrifice,
Amma has endeared herself to millions. Tenderly caressing everyone
who comes to her, holding them close to her heart in a
loving embrace, Amma shares her boundless love with all. Be
they young or old, sick or healthy, rich or poor—everyone who
comes to her receives the same unconditional love.
Amma is teaching that the Divine exists in everything — in
every person, plant and animal. Perceiving this unity is the
essence of spirituality and the means by which to end all suffering.
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It is through this simple yet powerful message that Amma is
transforming our world, one embrace at a time. In the past 30
years, Amma has physically embraced more than 21 million
people.
Amma’s teachings are universal. Whenever she is asked
about her religion, she replies that her religion is Love. She
does not ask anyone to believe in God or to change their faith, but only to inquire into their own Real Nature. |
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Amma had a vision of creating a hospital in Kerala where
the poor could receive free advanced medical care, such as
heart operations and kidney transplants, in an atmosphere of
love and compassion. She saw that while the poor did receive
basic medical care through various charitable clinics, advanced
care was beyond their dreams. This led to the birth of a highly
sophisticated, 1,200–bed tertiary referral and teaching hospital,
the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS). AIMS exemplifies
Amma’s use of science and technology to maximize health
service for the poor, offering medical care in cardiology, oncology,
neurology and other specialties. Approximately one–third of
the treatments are free, a third are subsidized, and the rest are
provided at the prevailing rate for those with adequate incomes.
AIMS has grown to be a prominent super–specialty teaching
and research hospital with an accredited degree program in
medicine. Doctors and researchers from the U.S. and other
countries participate in a number of its programs. |
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