While eating, our attention should not be focused just on the taste. Imagine our chosen deity or guru is present within us and that we are feeding Him. This will turn eating into a spiritual practice.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIKeep the child within alive. A child never tires of hearing the birds sing, never gets bored looking at flowers.
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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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If you have patience, then you’ll also have love. Patience leads to love.
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Any pleasure gained by means other than mental control weakens the body.
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May your thoughts, words and actions arise from love.
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Grace is openness. By remaining open, you let go of your ego and narrow-minded views, and allow divine grace to express itself through you.
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While carrying responsibilities, never forget to smile.
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Before death overpowers us, we have great things to accomplish by performing right actions.
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Consoling a miserable soul, wiping the tears of a crying person is greater than any worldly achievement.
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Problems arise when you identify with your thoughts and emotions. Try to be a witness to the thoughts instead of being totally identified with them.
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If we have some pet animals, we should feed them also before taking our food. Perceive God in every living being and feed them with that attitude.
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Our hearts are the shrine; that is where God should be installed. Our good thoughts are the flowers to worship Him. Good deeds form the worship, good words form the hymns and love forms the offering.
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Happiness depends on how you accept, understand and surrender to situations.
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When we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people.
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When someone is full of Love and Compassion, he cannot draw a line between two countries, two faiths or two religions.
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Amidst sorrows, the only thing that enlivens us is optimistic faith. Never lose that faith.
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