The guru is not someone who is confined to the body. When there is selfless love for the guru, we will be able to see him not only in his body but in every living and nonliving thing in this world. Learn to see everything as the guru’s body and to serve them accordingly.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIOnly when human beings are able to perceive and acknowledge the Self in each other can there be real peace.
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Due to our preconceptions regarding education, we fail to inquire into the most obvious and wondrous field of study – ourselves.
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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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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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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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Every night, contemplate: What good did I do today? How can I do better tomorrow?
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Animals too experience sorrow, love, anger and other emotions.
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Too much reasoning has spoiled the contemporary mind. People have lost their hearts and faith.
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Peace is not a product of an intellectual exercise. It is an inner blossoming that occurs with meditation.
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What makes Amma happy, is to see her children helping others to feel happy.
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Pray: O Lord, make my eyes see only the good in everyone.
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Look upon others as being part of yourself.
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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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We live in a calculative world and have a calculative mind, and in such a world, ego dominates.
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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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Real life is developed from within. Real living means that the soul expresses itself through all one’s thoughts, words and actions. A person becomes fearless once he understands the nature of the imperishable soul.
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