Our highest, most important duty in this world is to help our fellow beings.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIDon’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.
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When people live in accordance with Nature, the song of life becomes sweet.
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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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Grace is openness. By remaining open, you let go of your ego and narrow-minded views, and allow divine grace to express itself through you.
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The indicator of true knowledge is the ability to differentiate what uplifts us from what pulls us down.
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Pray for a peaceful and contented mind in all circumstances.
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If we let go of our likes and dislikes, we will become fit vessels to receive the God’s ever flowing grace.
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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.
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Parents need to nourish spiritual values in their children from a very young age.
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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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Loving words and deeds are the best alms.
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The change will only happen outside once we change within ourselves.
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Be content and happy with whatever comes to you.
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Intellectual prowess has its limitations. Thus, do not limit the scope of your learning to the realm of the intellect.
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Education for livelihood alone will never make our life full and complete.
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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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Consoling a miserable soul, wiping the tears of a crying person is greater than any worldly achievement.
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We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love.
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Keep the child within alive. A child never tires of hearing the birds sing, never gets bored looking at flowers.
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If we approach Nature with , it will serve us as our best friend, a friend that won’t let us down.
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When humanity serves Nature, Nature serves humanity. When we serve animals and plants, they too serve us in return.
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Any pleasure gained by means other than mental control weakens the body.
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Look upon others as being part of yourself.
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Children, we should simplify our life’s needs and use the resulting savings for charity.
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Real love is the complete absence of any negative feelings towards anyone.
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We should serve others without any expectations whatsoever. When others throw thorns at us, we should be able to throw flowers back at them.
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Free from attachments to the past and worries about the future, a child expresses him/herself fully.
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