No one becomes pure and selfless overnight; it involves time and concentrated effort, coupled with tremendous patience and love.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYISurrender and living in the present are one and the same.
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If we approach Nature with , it will serve us as our best friend, a friend that won’t let us down.
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What makes Amma happy, is to see her children helping others to feel happy.
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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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Transcending the cycle of death and rebirth is the real purpose of this life in human form.
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Just as armor protects the soldier, spiritual knowledge protects us from the difficulties of life.
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Each and every object in Nature teaches us something. Renunciation and selflessness are the greatest lessons to learn from Nature.
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Keep a constant awareness and a conscious effort to say good words, perform good actions, and to practice patience and compassion.
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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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Whatever you see, hear or experience in the world is ephemeral. Get in touch with the eternal substratum of everything.
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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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“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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Intellectual prowess has its limitations. Thus, do not limit the scope of your learning to the realm of the intellect.
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True happiness is when the love that is within us finds expression in external activities.
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Don’t get angry. Try not to speak roughly or use harsh words.
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We live in a calculative world and have a calculative mind, and in such a world, ego dominates.
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