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Pray for a peaceful and contented mind in all circumstances.

Mata Amritanandamayi

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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Life Ourselves People World
Thankfulness is a humble, open and prayerful attitude that helps you receive more of God’s grace.
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God Grace Help Humble Thankful Yourself
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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Divine Ego Expression Grace Let Go Open Remain Yourself
Thinking that God wants something from us is like showing a candle to the sun.
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God Religious Sun Thinking
Loving words and deeds are the best alms.
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Love Offering Word
Any pleasure gained by means other than mental control weakens the body.
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Body Control Happiness Mental Weakness
We should try our best to relieve the suffering of others in whatever way we can.
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Best Ourselves Suffering Try
If japa is maintained, no useless talk during work will be possible. The mind will always remain peaceful. Modern day diseases are mostly psychosomatic. Japa will bestow good health to both mind and body.
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Body Goodness Maintain Mindset Talk Work
We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love.
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Love Togetherness
Don’t get angry. Try not to speak roughly or use harsh words.
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Angry Rough Word
Amidst sorrows, the only thing that enlivens us is optimistic faith. Never lose that faith.
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Faith Lose Optimistic Sorrow
Look at Nature. Nature is a book from which we must learn. Each object in it is a page of that book.
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Book Learning Nature Object Page
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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Best Friendship Nature Ourselves Service
Real life is developed from within. Real living means that the soul expresses itself through all one’s thoughts, words and actions. A person becomes fearless once he understands the nature of the imperishable soul.
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Development Expression Fear Life Person Reality Soul Understand
The beauty and charm of selfless love and service should not die away from the face of this earth. The world should know that a life of dedication is possible, that a life inspired by love and service to humanity is possible.
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Beautiful Charm Death Dedication Humanity Possible Service
To awaken spiritual unity, and to spread to others the love that is our inherent nature, is the true goal of human life.
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Awake Human Life Love Nature Spiritual Unity
Our educational system needs to give equal importance to the intellect and the heart.
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Education Equality Heart Importance Intellectual Need System
If you see deficiencies in others, your duty is to forgive instead of pointing at it.
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Forgiveness Point See Yourself
When someone is full of Love and Compassion, he cannot draw a line between two countries, two faiths or two religions.
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Compassion Discrimination Himself Love
If we have been able to give happiness to a soul-even for a minute-it makes our life blessed.
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Blessing Happiness Life Soul
Whatever you see, hear or experience in the world is ephemeral. Get in touch with the eternal substratum of everything.
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Experience See Touch World
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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Compassion Heart Life Place Spiritual
Pure love makes you feel as light as a flower. You won’t feel any heaviness or burden. Ego creates the burden.
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Burden Creation Feeling Flower heavy Light Love Yourself
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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Empty Flower Hand Offering Surrender Symbol Temple
We should serve others without any expectations whatsoever. When others throw thorns at us, we should be able to throw flowers back at them.
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Expectation Flower Service Throw
Spirituality, as expounded by the great saints and sages of the past, is a very broad path. It accommodates all types of belief systems. You need to satisfy everyone.
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Greatness Past Sage Satisfaction Spirituality Yourself
Unfortunately, the only meaning that society attributes to life today is an opportunity to make money.
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Meaning Money Opportunity Society

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