The intellect always cuts and divides like a pair of scissors. The heart sews things together and unites like a needle. The tailor uses both.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIBe content and happy with whatever comes to you.
More Mata Amritanandamayi Quotes
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The impermanent, which is the body, is given too much importance. The permanent, which is the Atman, is completely forgotten. This should change.
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Children, meditation is not just sitting with our eyes closed. We should take every action as worship. We should be able to experience His presence everywhere.
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Each and every living being in nature is part of God’s body.
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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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Look at the optimism of Nature. Nothing can stop it. Only the ego makes humans pessimistic, and this causes suffering.
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Each and every object in Nature teaches us something. Renunciation and selflessness are the greatest lessons to learn from Nature.
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First, the human mind should be harmonized, then the harmony of Nature will spontaneously take place.
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Children, we should simplify our life’s needs and use the resulting savings for charity.
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Amidst sorrows, the only thing that enlivens us is optimistic faith. Never lose that faith.
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Pray: O Lord, make my eyes see only the good in everyone.
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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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If you have patience, then you’ll also have love. Patience leads to love.
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If we keep holding on to God, there is nothing to fear.
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Just as food and sleep are necessary for the body, spiritual understanding is needed for a healthy mind.
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What the world needs are servants, not leaders. Everyone’s wish is to become a leader, Let us become a real servant instead.
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