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 AMRITANANDAMAYIBe content and happy with whatever comes to you.
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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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There are thousands ready to die for their religion, but only are few willing to live by its principles. Because of their narrow vision and envy, they have missed the true essence and message of religion which is love and compassion.
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Spiritual love is without limits or boundaries. Worldly love is superficial and fluctuating.
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Crying to God for five minutes is equal to one hour of meditation.
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“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.
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God is standing at the door of every heart. Call Him. He is waiting to come in.
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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 efforts to remove hatred and indifference from the world begin by trying to remove them from our own mind.
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In this universe it is Love that binds everything together. Love is the very foundation, beauty and fulfillment of life.
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Pure love transcends the body. It is between hearts. It has nothing to do with bodies.
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Happiness is within everyone, but we are not able to experience it because of our ego’s likes and dislikes.
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Amidst sorrows, the only thing that enlivens us is optimistic faith. Never lose that faith.
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Too much reasoning has spoiled the contemporary mind. People have lost their hearts and faith.
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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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May your thoughts, words and actions arise from love.
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