Be like the honeybee who gathers only nectar wherever it goes. Seek the goodness that is found in everyone.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYILearn 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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Today, our air, food, water-all are polluted. If we do not stop exploiting nature for our temporary selfish gains, we will destroy the world.
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If we keep holding on to God, there is nothing to fear.
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Thinking that God wants something from us is like showing a candle to the sun.
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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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Pure love transcends the body. It is between hearts. It has nothing to do with bodies.
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Our compassion and acts of selflessness take us to the deeper truths.
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Real love is the complete absence of any negative feelings towards anyone.
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While carrying responsibilities, never forget to smile.
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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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God is standing at the door of every heart. Call Him. He is waiting to come in.
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Parents need to nourish spiritual values in their children from a very young age.
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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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Couples should abstain from sexual relations at least 2 or 3 days a week. Gradually try to reach a stage of celibacy most days.
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Our hearts are the shrine; that is where God should be installed. Our good thoughts are the flowers to worship Him. Good deeds form the worship, good words form the hymns and love forms the offering.
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Every night, contemplate: What good did I do today? How can I do better tomorrow?
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