What we need is peace of mind. We can gain that only through the control of our mind.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIIf you are unable to meditate, chant your mantra or sing bhajans.
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A person’s destiny can be changed through the power of a saint.
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We must remember that man is not an island, totally isolated and disconnected from others. We are all part of a universal chain, or the universal consciousness. What happens to one happens to all.
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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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Education for livelihood alone will never make our life full and complete.
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Learn to be thankful to everyone, to the entire creation, even to your enemy and also to those who insult, because they all help you to grow.
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Love one another without any expectations. Then, there is no need to go anywhere in search of heaven.
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You can only feel love by expressing it.
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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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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.
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First, the human mind should be harmonized, then the harmony of Nature will spontaneously take place.
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Whether we laugh or cry, the days are going to pass by. So why not choose to laugh?
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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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Children, we should simplify our life’s needs and use the resulting savings for charity.
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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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Happiness comes from the dissolution of the mind, not from external objects. Through meditation we can achieve everything including bliss, health, strength, intelligence and vitality. But it should be practiced properly in solitude and with care.
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