Have the conviction that God is your only real relative and friend.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIHave the conviction that God is your only real relative and friend.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIKeep the child within alive. A child never tires of hearing the birds sing, never gets bored looking at flowers.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIThe change will only happen outside once we change within ourselves.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYITrue happiness is when the love that is within us finds expression in external activities.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIWhile 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 AMRITANANDAMAYIThere are millions and millions of people who are thrown in the midst of poverty and starvation. Animals don’t die of starvation, only human beings.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIFeel your prayers, feel your mantra and you will feel God.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIEach and every object in Nature teaches us something. Renunciation and selflessness are the greatest lessons to learn from Nature.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIA musk deer searches for the source of the fragrance of musk, but it won’t find it because the fragrance comes from within itself. Bliss is not to be found outside of us; it exists within us.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYICrying to God for five minutes is equal to one hour of meditation.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIJust as the right hand comes to dress the wound on the left hand, we should see another person’s sorrows as our own and come to his or her aid.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYILearn 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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIJust as food and sleep are necessary for the body, spiritual understanding is needed for a healthy mind.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIMay your thoughts, words and actions arise from love.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYILove is the only medicine that can heal the wounds of the world.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIWhen people live in accordance with Nature, the song of life becomes sweet.
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