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Purify the mind through selfless service.

Mata Amritanandamayi

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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Consciousness Man Oneself Remember Universe
Today, society is sacrificing love, values and dharma in its pursuit of materialistic gains.
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Material Pursuit Sacrifice Society Value
If you see deficiencies in others, your duty is to forgive instead of pointing at it.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Forgiveness Point See Yourself
The factor stringing together individuals, society and nature is missing from today’s educational system. That factor is spiritual values.
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Education Factor Society System Togetherness Value
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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Action Expression Hide Love Nature Rock True
In God’s vision, no inside or outside exists. Still, in the beginning, Mother is asking all to meditate on Him in the heart, in order to achieve concentration.
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Achievement Existence God Mom Meditation Order Vision
Crying to God for five minutes is equal to one hour of meditation.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Cry Equality God Oneself
Our efforts to remove hatred and indifference from the world begin by trying to remove them from our own mind.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Effort Hate Ourselves Removal
Look at Nature. Nature is a book from which we must learn. Each object in it is a page of that book.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Book Learning Nature Object Page
The first step in spiritual life is to have compassion. A person who is kind and loving never needs to go searching for God. God rushes toward any heart that beats with compassion-it is God’s favorite place.
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Compassion Heart Life Place Spiritual
When humanity serves Nature, Nature serves humanity. When we serve animals and plants, they too serve us in return.
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Animal Humanity Nature Plant Return Service
Keep a constant awareness and a conscious effort to say good words, perform good actions, and to practice patience and compassion.
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Awareness Compassionate Conscious Constant Effort Patience Practice
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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Empty Flower Hand Offering Surrender Symbol Temple
Be like the honeybee who gathers only nectar wherever it goes. Seek the goodness that is found in everyone.
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Goodness Kindness Seek
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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Different Ourselves People Reflection Shine Sun
Have the conviction that God is your only real relative and friend.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Friendship God Reality Relative Religious Yourself

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