Just as armor protects the soldier, spiritual knowledge protects us from the difficulties of life.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYISpirituality, as expounded by the great saints and sages of the past, is a very broad path. It accommodates all types of belief systems. You need to satisfy everyone.
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Learn to be thankful to everyone, to the entire creation, even to your enemy and also to those who insult, because they all help you to grow.
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We should try our best to relieve the suffering of others in whatever way we can.
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We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love.
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Try to make others happy, and don’t despair over all the evil in the world. Instead of cursing the dark, let us each light one small lamp.
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Love is our true nature. When we do not express love in our words and actions it is like honey hidden in a rock.
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“Is God a Man or a Woman ?” The answer to this question is neither God is That. But if you must give God a gender, God is more female than male, for he is contained in She.
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Remember to set apart at least one hour every day to do some service for others. While the food we eat nurtures our bodies, it is what we give in charity that nurtures our souls. If time is not available daily, reserve at least a few hours every week for some worthwhile act of charity.
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Our highest, most important duty in this world is to help our fellow beings.
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Our educational system needs to give equal importance to the intellect and the heart.
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If japa is maintained, no useless talk during work will be possible. The mind will always remain peaceful. Modern day diseases are mostly psychosomatic. Japa will bestow good health to both mind and body.
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The sun shines down, and its image reflects in a thousand different pots filled with water. The reflections are many, but they are each reflecting the same sun. Similarly, when we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people.
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We must remember that man is not an island, totally isolated and disconnected from others. We are all part of a universal chain, or the universal consciousness. What happens to one happens to all.
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Any action done with the right attitude, understanding and discrimination will take you closer to liberation. If however, the same action is done without the right attitude, it will bind you.
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People think that God wants our offerings. God does not need anything from us. He is the giver. He is like the sun – the giver of light.
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We human beings are born in ego, live in ego, are brought up in ego and will die in ego. We need a certain degree of vision when we live in this world for achieving and attaining our goals in life.
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