Don’t be discouraged by your incapacity to dispel darkness from the world. Light your little candle and step forward.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIWhen one has truly imbibed spiritual qualities, they will spontaneously be reflected in one’s thoughts and actions.
More Mata Amritanandamayi Quotes
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Crying to God for five minutes is equal to one hour of meditation.
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Do no talk while eating.
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People think that God wants our offerings. God does not need anything from us. He is the giver. He is like the sun – the giver of light.
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Peace is not a product of an intellectual exercise. It is an inner blossoming that occurs with meditation.
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Thankfulness is a humble, open and prayerful attitude that helps you receive more of God’s grace.
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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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We human beings are born in ego, live in ego, are brought up in ego and will die in ego. We need a certain degree of vision when we live in this world for achieving and attaining our goals in life.
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Every night, contemplate: What good did I do today? How can I do better tomorrow?
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When humanity serves Nature, Nature serves humanity. When we serve animals and plants, they too serve us in return.
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Pure love transcends the body. It is between hearts. It has nothing to do with bodies.
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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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Before death overpowers us, we have great things to accomplish by performing right actions.
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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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Any pleasure gained by means other than mental control weakens the body.
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Pure love makes you feel as light as a flower. You won’t feel any heaviness or burden. Ego creates the burden.
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Animals too experience sorrow, love, anger and other emotions.
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The more intellectual you are, the more egoistic you are, and surrendering becomes more difficult.
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If you see deficiencies in others, your duty is to forgive instead of pointing at it.
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The greatest tragedy in life is not death; the greatest tragedy takes place when our talents and capabilities are underutilized and allowed to rust while we are living.
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Go out and serve the suffering. Learn to place others in front of yourself.
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Understand this great truth: The happiness that comes from the pleasures of the world is but a minute reflection of the infinite bliss that comes from within your own Self.
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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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We should serve others without any expectations whatsoever. When others throw thorns at us, we should be able to throw flowers back at them.
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Look at Nature. Nature is a book from which we must learn. Each object in it is a page of that book.
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Due to our preconceptions regarding education, we fail to inquire into the most obvious and wondrous field of study – ourselves.
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The change will only happen outside once we change within ourselves.
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