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Happiness depends on how you accept, understand and surrender to situations.

Mata Amritanandamayi

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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Compassion Heart Life Place Spiritual
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
In most cases, worldly love ends in hatred and deep sorrow.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

End Hate Love Sorrow World
The beauty and charm of selfless love and service should not die away from the face of this earth. The world should know that a life of dedication is possible, that a life inspired by love and service to humanity is possible.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Beautiful Charm Death Dedication Humanity Possible Service
Children should observe a regular schedule for sleeping and waking up.
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Children Observation Sleep Wake Up
If we keep holding on to God, there is nothing to fear.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Fear God Hold
A seed has to get buried in the soil for its real form as a plant to emerge. Only through modesty and humility can we grow. Pride and conceit will only destroy us. Live with the firm attitude, ‘I am everyone’s servant.’ Then the whole universe will bow down to us.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Attitude Bow Bury Destroy Emerge Form Ourselves Reality Universe
There are thousands ready to die for their religion, but only are few willing to live by its principles. Because of their narrow vision and envy, they have missed the true essence and message of religion which is love and compassion.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Death Essence Jealous Live Message Religion True Vision Willing
Free from attachments to the past and worries about the future, a child expresses him/herself fully.
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Attachment Expression Freedom Past Worry
What makes Amma happy, is to see her children helping others to feel happy.
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Children Happiness Herself Mom See
Nowadays everybody wants to become a leader. No one wants to become a servant. In reality, the world is badly in need of servants, not leaders. A real servant is a real leader.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Leadership Oneself Reality Servant
Look carefully at what is of value in others and respect that.
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Care Respect Value
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.
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Ability Equality God Heart Love Realize
Happiness comes from the dissolution of the mind, not from external objects. Through meditation we can achieve everything including bliss, health, strength, intelligence and vitality. But it should be practiced properly in solitude and with care.
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Care Happiness Intelligence Mindset Object Practice Solitude
Due to our preconceptions regarding education, we fail to inquire into the most obvious and wondrous field of study – ourselves.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Education Ourselves Study Wonder
Today, our air, food, water-all are polluted. If we do not stop exploiting nature for our temporary selfish gains, we will destroy the world.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Destroy Food Nature Selfish Temporary Water

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