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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIA seed has to get buried in the soil for its real form as a plant to emerge. Only through modesty and humility can we grow. Pride and conceit will only destroy us. Live with the firm attitude, ‘I am everyone’s servant.’ Then the whole universe will bow down to us.
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First, the human mind should be harmonized, then the harmony of Nature will spontaneously take place.
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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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Being aware of the bondage is enough to free you from its clutches.
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Love sustains 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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Most people are concerned only with what they can get from the world, but it is what we are able to give to others that determines the quality of our life.
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Grace is openness. By remaining open, you let go of your ego and narrow-minded views, and allow divine grace to express itself through you.
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Our compassion and acts of selflessness take us to the deeper truths.
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The impermanent, which is the body, is given too much importance. The permanent, which is the Atman, is completely forgotten. This should change.
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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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May your thoughts, words and actions arise from love.
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Real love is the complete absence of any negative feelings towards anyone.
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Compassion can shoulder the suffering of the entire world without feeling the slightest bit of pain.
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Animals too experience sorrow, love, anger and other emotions.
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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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