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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.

Mata Amritanandamayi

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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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If we are not able to fix the Lord firmly in our hearts, even a lifetime of temple-going does not do us any good.
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Our compassion and acts of selflessness take us to the deeper truths.
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Pure love transcends the body. It is between hearts. It has nothing to do with bodies.
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Surrender and living in the present are one and the same.
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If we have been able to give happiness to a soul-even for a minute-it makes our life blessed.
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Problems arise when you identify with your thoughts and emotions. Try to be a witness to the thoughts instead of being totally identified with them.
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Happiness depends on how you accept, understand and surrender to situations.
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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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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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Just as armor protects the soldier, spiritual knowledge protects us from the difficulties of life.
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Children, we should simplify our life’s needs and use the resulting savings for charity.
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If we keep holding on to God, there is nothing to fear.
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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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Consoling a miserable soul, wiping the tears of a crying person is greater than any worldly achievement.
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Purify the mind through selfless service.
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