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 AMRITANANDAMAYIGo out and serve the suffering. Learn to place others in front of yourself.
More Mata Amritanandamayi Quotes
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If you are unable to meditate, chant your mantra or sing bhajans.
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Look at the optimism of Nature. Nothing can stop it. Only the ego makes humans pessimistic, and this causes suffering.
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Education for livelihood alone will never make our life full and complete.
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Love is our true nature. When we do not express love in our words and actions it is like honey hidden in a rock.
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Pure love transcends the body. It is between hearts. It has nothing to do with bodies.
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Meditation increases our vitality and strengthens our intelligence. Our beauty is enhanced and our mental accuracy and health are improved. We gain the mental fortitude and patience to face life’s problems. Meditate! Only through meditation can we find the treasure we’re looking for.
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Unfortunately, the only meaning that society attributes to life today is an opportunity to make money.
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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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Love is our true essence. Love has no limitations of caste, religion, race, or nationality. We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love. To awaken this unity-and to spread to others the love that is our inherent nature-is the true goal of human life.
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Being aware of the bondage is enough to free you from its clutches.
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In most cases, worldly love ends in hatred and deep sorrow.
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Today, society is sacrificing love, values and dharma in its pursuit of materialistic gains.
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What we need is peace of mind. We can gain that only through the control of our mind.
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Love one another without any expectations. Then, there is no need to go anywhere in search of heaven.
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In today’s world, human beings are dying and human machines are taking birth.
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