While eating, our attention should not be focused just on the taste. Imagine our chosen deity or guru is present within us and that we are feeding Him. This will turn eating into a spiritual practice.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIBe content and happy with whatever comes to you.
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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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Just as armor protects the soldier, spiritual knowledge protects us from the difficulties of life.
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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.
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Try to make others happy, and don’t despair over all the evil in the world. Instead of cursing the dark, let us each light one small lamp.
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True happiness is when the love that is within us finds expression in external activities.
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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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Once you learn the art of relaxation, everything happens spontaneously and effortlessly.
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We should try our best to relieve the suffering of others in whatever way we can.
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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 the very foundation, beauty and fulfillment of life. If we dive deep enough into ourselves, we will find that the one thread of universal love ties all beings together. As this awareness dawns within us, peace alone will reign.
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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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Loving words and deeds are the best alms.
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Our attitude should be: Whatever happens I will remain strong, courageous and happy.
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There are millions and millions of people who are thrown in the midst of poverty and starvation. Animals don’t die of starvation, only human beings.
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