The Math and the Mission run 14 hospitals, 89 out-patient
dispensaries, 29 mobile dispensaries, 11 colleges, 194 schools,
4 polytechnics, 97 hostels and students' homes, 5 orphanages,
more than 180 libraries, 10 major publishing houses, 1 blind
boys' academy, 2 institutes of agriculture, 4 rural development
training institutes, and several other institutions dedicated
to philanthropic, cultural, and spiritual service. The twin
organizations are also consistently active in rendering relief
to the victims of earthquakes, floods, famines, epidemics,
cyclones, riots, and other such calamities.
All these activities are undertaken in the spirit of worship,
which has been expressed by Swami Vivekananda as follows:
'This is the gist of all worship: to be pure and to do good
to others. He who sees Shiva (God) in the poor, in the weak,
and in the diseased really worships Shiva.'
The Ramakrishna Mission is not a mere social service organization.
It is essentially a spiritual organization with a clear-cut
social philosophy and social commitment.
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