“Most people are concerned only with what they can get from the world, but it is what we are able to give to others that determines the quality of our life.”

The intellect always cuts and divides like a pair of scissors. The heart sews things together and unites like a needle. The tailor uses both.

Peace is not a product of an intellectual exercise. It is an inner blossoming that occurs with meditation.

The impermanent, which is the body, is given too much importance. The permanent, which is the Atman, is completely forgotten. This should change.

Happiness is within everyone, but we are not able to experience it because of our ego’s likes and dislikes.

The indicator of true knowledge is the ability to differentiate what uplifts us from what pulls us down.

What makes Amma happy, is to see her children helping others to feel happy.

Don’t get angry. Try not to speak roughly or use harsh words.

Love is our true nature. When we do not express love in our words and actions it is like honey hidden in a rock.

Free from attachments to the past and worries about the future, a child expresses him/herself fully.

You cannot predict when grace takes place; you can only wait. Relax.

If we let go of our likes and dislikes, we will become fit vessels to receive the God’s ever flowing grace.

Couples should abstain from sexual relations at least 2 or 3 days a week. Gradually try to reach a stage of celibacy most days.

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.

May your thoughts, words and actions arise from love.

Every night, contemplate: What good did I do today? How can I do better tomorrow?

Married life, if lived with the proper love and understanding, helps awaken the feminine within a man, and the masculine within a woman.