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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIOur compassion and acts of selflessness take us to the deeper truths.
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Our educational system needs to give equal importance to the intellect and the heart.
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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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We give physical exercise to the body, but neglect the heart. The exercise for the heart is uplifting the destitute and the suffering.
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Be like the honeybee who gathers only nectar wherever it goes. Seek the goodness that is found in everyone.
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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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Problems arise when you identify with your thoughts and emotions. Try to be a witness to the thoughts instead of being totally identified with them.
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Pure love makes you feel as light as a flower. You won’t feel any heaviness or burden. Ego creates the burden.
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Pray: O Lord, make my eyes see only the good in everyone.
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A 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.
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Go out and serve the suffering. Learn to place others in front of yourself.
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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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Have the conviction that God is your only real relative and friend.
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Our highest, most important duty in this world is to help our fellow beings.
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Compassion can shoulder the suffering of the entire world without feeling the slightest bit of pain.
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Lessen the quantity of unnecessary thoughts and allow more space for the energy of love to flow within you.
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