The Gandhi King Award for non-violence is one of the many honours that have been bestowed on Amma.
Dr Jane Goodall, the world famous primatologist, presented Amma with the award at the United Nations Palais des Nations General Assembly Hall in Geneva
Previous Gandhi King award winners have included UN General Secretary Kofi Annan and Nelson Mandela.
Amma says: If one wants the pleasure of licking honey off the edge of a razor, one must be prepared for the pain involved in doing so. Similarly, if our happiness depends on the pleasures of sense, we should be prepared for the sorrows that are inevitably connected to them.