“Is God a Man or a Woman ?” The answer to this question is neither God is That. But if you must give God a gender, God is more female than male, for he is contained in She.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYISpiritual love is without limits or boundaries. Worldly love is superficial and fluctuating.
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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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Education for livelihood alone will never make our life full and complete.
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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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In God’s vision, no inside or outside exists. Still, in the beginning, Mother is asking all to meditate on Him in the heart, in order to achieve concentration.
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The more intellectual you are, the more egoistic you are, and surrendering becomes more difficult.
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We live in a calculative world and have a calculative mind, and in such a world, ego dominates.
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We must remember that man is not an island, totally isolated and disconnected from others. We are all part of a universal chain, or the universal consciousness. What happens to one happens to all.
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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.
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Controlling the mind is the way to attain internal harmony.
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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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To awaken spiritual unity, and to spread to others the love that is our inherent nature, is the true goal of human life.
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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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Parents need to nourish spiritual values in their children from a very young age.
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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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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.
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