Just as food and sleep are necessary for the body, spiritual understanding is needed for a healthy mind.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIIf we have been able to give happiness to a soul-even for a minute-it makes our life blessed.
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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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You cannot predict when grace takes place; you can only wait. Relax.
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Thinking that God wants something from us is like showing a candle to the sun.
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Make a firm decision: ‘Whatever happens, I will be happy. I will be strong. God is always with me.’
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Animals too experience sorrow, love, anger and other emotions.
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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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True happiness is when the love that is within us finds expression in external activities.
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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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Every night, contemplate: What good did I do today? How can I do better tomorrow?
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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.
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A musk deer searches for the source of the fragrance of musk, but it won’t find it because the fragrance comes from within itself. Bliss is not to be found outside of us; it exists within us.
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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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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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Crying to God for five minutes is equal to one hour of meditation.
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Don’t go empty handed when going to a temple or to see a spiritual master. Offer something as a symbol of surrender, even if it be a mere flower.
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