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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIHappiness 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.
More Mata Amritanandamayi Quotes
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Real love is the complete absence of any negative feelings towards anyone.
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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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Consoling a miserable soul, wiping the tears of a crying person is greater than any worldly achievement.
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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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Learn to be thankful to everyone, to the entire creation, even to your enemy and also to those who insult, because they all help you to grow.
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The factor stringing together individuals, society and nature is missing from today’s educational system. That factor is spiritual values.
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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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Be like the honeybee who gathers only nectar wherever it goes. Seek the goodness that is found in everyone.
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Don’t get angry. Try not to speak roughly or use harsh words.
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Our compassion and acts of selflessness take us to the deeper truths.
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Our attitude should be: Whatever happens I will remain strong, courageous and happy.
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True happiness is when the love that is within us finds expression in external activities.
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The sun shines down, and its image reflects in a thousand different pots filled with water. The reflections are many, but they are each reflecting the same sun. Similarly, when we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people.
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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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