Amma's Vision and Mission

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Vision for the world

 

" Seeing nothing as apart from my own Self,

A single unity, and merging in the Divine Mother,

I renounced all sense of enjoyment.

Mother told me to ask the people

To fulfil their human birth. Therefore,

I proclaim to the whole world

The sublime truth that She uttered,

'Oh man, merge in your Self!' "

 

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 fulfil their human

birth through the message " Oh man, merge in your Self! "

 

This message lies at the heart of all of Amma's institutions and

charitable activities. Amma's children manage Her projects with the

faith that they will be transformed through their service to the

world, gradually transcending their personal likes and dislikes and

becoming more compassionate and selfless; more closely identified with

the Universal Self, the Atman.

 

Amma has never sought to convert anyone; Hers is not a sectarian

mission. But Amma has always stressed that along with a new home, a

pension, an operation or a meal, the beneficiaries of Her charitable

projects receive a compassionate smile and a kind word from those who

serve them. In this way those who give, those who receive, and those

who look on—all are transformed by the selfless love and sense of

universal kinship, blossoming in an experience of essential unity amid

apparent diversity—the oneness in the Self.

 

Amma has a Desire

" Everyone in the world should be able to sleep without fear, at least

for one night.

Everyone should be able to eat to his fill, at least for one day.

There should be at least one day when hospitals see no one admitted

due to violence.

By doing selfless service for at least one day, everyone should help

the poor and needy.

It is Amma's prayer that at least this small dream be realised. "