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Thinking that God wants something from us is like showing a candle to the sun.

Mata Amritanandamayi

Pray: O Lord, make my eyes see only the good in everyone.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Eyes God Goodness Myself See Sight
God realization and self-realization are one and the same. God-realization is nothing but the ability and expansiveness of heart to love everything equally.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Ability Equality God Heart Love Realize
Whether we laugh or cry, the days are going to pass by. So why not choose to laugh?
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Choice Cry Laughter Time
If you see deficiencies in others, your duty is to forgive instead of pointing at it.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Forgiveness Point See Yourself
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 AMRITANANDAMAYI

Body Himself Learning Love See Teacher
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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Different Ourselves People Reflection Shine Sun
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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Empty Flower Hand Offering Surrender Symbol Temple
Every night, contemplate: What good did I do today? How can I do better tomorrow?
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Better Goodness Night Tomorrow
May your thoughts, words and actions arise from love.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Action Love Thinking Word Yourself
True happiness is when the love that is within us finds expression in external activities.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Activity Expression Happiness Love True
To awaken spiritual unity, and to spread to others the love that is our inherent nature, is the true goal of human life.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Awake Human Life Love Nature Spiritual Unity
The greatest tragedy in life is not death; the greatest tragedy takes place when our talents and capabilities are underutilized and allowed to rust while we are living.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Allow Death Greatness Life Live Place Tragedy
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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Division Intellectual Scissor Unity
Each and every living being in nature is part of God’s body.
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Animal Body God Live Nature
Being aware of the bondage is enough to free you from its clutches.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Aware Bondage Enough Freedom
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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Action Attitude Discrimination Right Understand Yourself

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