Amma presents the kind

of leadership we need
for our planet to survive.
alice walker
winner of the pulitzer
prize for fiction

World Spiritual & Hum anitarian Leader Visits London

AMMA

Meeting Amma

Amma makes herself available to everyone who wants to meet her in person;
comforting, consoling and uplifting thousands of people day after day. Holding
each and everyone close to her heart in a tender embrace - known as darshan Amma showers her boundless love on all, regardless of their beliefs, who they
are or why they have come to her. Through this simple yet powerful act, Amma
demonstrates the power of unconditional love and acceptance. Amma does not
ask anyone to change their faith or believe in God, but gently guides each
individual to a deeper understanding and experience of one's own true Self.

Free Programmes

The programme is free and open to all. To get an embrace from Amma (darshan),
you will need a token. Free tokens will be issued 1 hours before the start of each
programme on a first come first served basis. Tokens are limited so please arrive
early. Guard your token carefully as a replacement will not be possible.
Tuesday 10th November (two programmes)

10am Meditation, Darshan Tokens available at 8:45am

7:30pm Spiritual Talk, Singing, Meditation, Darshan Tokens available at 6:15pm
Wednesday 11th November (two programmes)

10am Meditation, Darshan Tokens available at 8:45am

7pm Puja, Meditation, late Darshan Tokens and seating at 5:45pm
Devi Bhava - A celebration and prayer for world peace and darshan throughout the night
Delicious vegetarian meals and snacks, books and other items will be for sale. Relaxing massages and
Ayurveda consultations will be offered. All proceeds go to Amma's charities. Despite the late hours, we
request that out of respect, people refrain from sleeping in the hall. A children's corner and cloakroom
are available. For details of car sharing to and from the event, visit: gocarshare.com/amma. Amma's
programmes are run entirely by volunteers - your help is always appreciated. Donations towards
Amma's humanitarian projects are very welcome.
for further information, please contact: 07818 509091 / info@amma.org.uk
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Love is our true essence. Love has no limitations of caste, religion, race or
nationality.
We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love.

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we warmly invite you to come & be inspired by ammasteachings,

her humanitarian mission & loving embrace
free admission

Who is Amma?

Mata Amritanandamayi, otherwise

known simply as Amma, is recognised
as one of the foremost humanitarian
and spiritual leaders of our time,
for which she has received numerous
international awards. In India she
is recognised as a Mahatma (Great
Soul), embracing all faiths with her
message of universal love. Amma has
travelled the world for the last 30
years, bringing love, hope and peace
through her talks, and her signature
embrace darshan a personal hug
which touches so many hearts. She
has hugged an estimated 33 million
people worldwide, and inspired a
global volunteer-based humanitarian
movement, Embracing the World,
to help alleviate the burden of the
worlds poor by meeting their basic
needs food, shelter, education,
healthcare and livelihood. c

Amma has done more work

than many governments have
ever done for their people... her
contribution is enormous.
Prof. Muhammad Yunus
2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Founder, Grameen Bank

Highlights 2014 - 2015

On 11th September 2015 Amma
announced a donation of $15m to
support PM Narendra Modis Swachh
Bharat (Clean India) and Namami
Gange (Clean Ganges) projects. This
will enable the construction of toilets
and delivery of sanitary education programmes in the poorest villages around
the Ganges. A second $15m donation
was announced on Ammas 62nd
Birthday for similar projects in Kerala.

Amma signed the Faith Leaders

Universal Declaration against Slavery
at the Vatican in December 2014.
Amma joined Pope Francis and 10
other world religious leaders to sign a
declaration against human trafficking
and slavery.
The United Nations Academic Impact
Initiative (UNAI) and Amrita University
co-hosted a one-day conference at the
UN headquarters, New York. Amma
gave the keynote speech as Chancellor
of Amrita University linking the importance of technology and human values
in todays world.

Embracing the World projects cover

every aspect of social care. In summary, projects include:

Fighting Hunger
Every year ETW feeds 10 million people
throughout India, and 150,000 across
41 cities in North America.
Health Care
AIMS, a 1,300-bed tertiary care hospital in Kochi, Kerala, has provided

Ammas Humanitarian Activities

Embracing the World (etw) is

an ngo with consultative status
to the economic and social
council of the united nations

with modern weapons, targets can be reached with deadly

accuracy. If only we could reach out compassionately to the
poor, the hungry and the homeless with that same precision.
amma

over $70m worth of charitable medical

care; more than 3 million patients have
received completely free treatment.

Homes & Slum Renoation

ETW has built more than 45,000 homes
for the homeless in community developments throughout India.

Empoering Women
More than 100,000 economically vulnerable women in India have been provided
with vocational training, start-up capital,
marketing assistance and microcredit
loans from government-regulated banks.
Research
Amrita University pioneers research
in nano-technology, biotechnology,
virtual labs and distance learning, partnering with global institutions such as
Cambridge and Stanford universities.
AIMS Community Serices
Telemedicine for hospitals and 36
remote centres via satellite c Free med-

ical camps c Training of hundreds of

tribal villagers as healthcare workers c
Care Homes for Children: Orphanages
in Kerala, Nairobi, Kenya and Haiti.

Education for Everone

51,000 scholarships have been provided for children who cant otherwise
afford school.
Community Outreach
ETW provides monthly financial aid
for 69,000 widows and other victims
of poverty.

Disaster Relief
A dual focus on rapid response and
long-term rehabilitation, ETW has
provided more than $50m in disaster
relief worldwide over the last 5 years.
Green Initiatives
As part of the U.N.s Billion Tree
Campaign, more than one million
trees have been planted worldwide
since 2001.