Controlling the mind is the way to attain internal harmony.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIWe give physical exercise to the body, but neglect the heart. The exercise for the heart is uplifting the destitute and the suffering.
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Amidst sorrows, the only thing that enlivens us is optimistic faith. Never lose that faith.
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Meditation increases our vitality and strengthens our intelligence. Our beauty is enhanced and our mental accuracy and health are improved. We gain the mental fortitude and patience to face life’s problems. Meditate! Only through meditation can we find the treasure we’re looking for.
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Don’t go empty handed when going to a temple or to see a spiritual master. Offer something as a symbol of surrender, even if it be a mere flower.
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Look at the optimism of Nature. Nothing can stop it. Only the ego makes humans pessimistic, and this causes suffering.
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Talking high philosophy often confuses people, but a look from an egoless person can lift the clouds of pain and despair.
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Pure love makes you feel as light as a flower. You won’t feel any heaviness or burden. Ego creates the burden.
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In this universe it is Love that binds everything together. Love is the very foundation, beauty and fulfillment of life.
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It is man who, through his thoughts and actions, creates turmoil and disintegration in the natural, harmonious unity of the world.
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Whatever you see, hear or experience in the world is ephemeral. Get in touch with the eternal substratum of everything.
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Do no talk while eating.
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We should try our best to relieve the suffering of others in whatever way we can.
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A musk deer searches for the source of the fragrance of musk, but it won’t find it because the fragrance comes from within itself. Bliss is not to be found outside of us; it exists within us.
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Thinking that God wants something from us is like showing a candle to the sun.
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The indicator of true knowledge is the ability to differentiate what uplifts us from what pulls us down.
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If we are not able to fix the Lord firmly in our hearts, even a lifetime of temple-going does not do us any good.
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