The International School of Social Service (Prashiksana Matha) began its first training course in 1955 in India. Its purpose was to educate life-long volunteers for social and spiritual service. The volunteers began working to uplift the downtrodden men, women and children. Soon thereafter three other schools of the same mould were established in other parts of the world, namely, Philippines, Ghana, and Sweden. Every year students journey from all corners of the world to attend the intensive service training. Studying a vast range of subjects including, education, psychology, meditation, social service, agriculture, yoga, health and nutrition, social and political theory, religion and spirituality, wherein the students are prepared for the varying needs of human society. After completion of their training they will work in service projects around the world, the projects include; children's homes, disaster relief, psychological support, schools, or countless other services depending upon need of the communities where our volunteers are working.

The International School of Social Service operates an intense comprehensive course of study in which adults of all ages can learn more about themselves and the world in which they live. It encourages them to take on the responsibility to uplift all created beings and gives them opportunities to move through life with purpose and direction. It is a practical process that inevitably expands one's outlook concern and ability to help everyone. At the International School of Social Service students train themselves into ideological, responsible, moral and benevolent persons in order that they can help society to find absolute peace and harmony.