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Intellectual prowess has its limitations. Thus, do not limit the scope of your learning to the realm of the intellect.

Mata Amritanandamayi

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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Development Expression Fear Life Person Reality Soul Understand
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
The sun shines down, and its image reflects in a thousand different pots filled with water. The reflections are many, but they are each reflecting the same sun. Similarly, when we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Different Ourselves People Reflection Shine Sun
Traveling by bus, we see many things on the way and just let them pass by. Watch the thoughts of your minds in the same way.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

See Thinking Travel Way Yourself
When people live in accordance with Nature, the song of life becomes sweet.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Life Live Nature People Sweet
If you have patience, then you’ll also have love. Patience leads to love.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Love Patience Yourself
Any pleasure gained by means other than mental control weakens the body.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Body Control Happiness Mental Weakness
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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Divine Ego Expression Grace Let Go Open Remain Yourself
We human beings are born in ego, live in ego, are brought up in ego and will die in ego. We need a certain degree of vision when we live in this world for achieving and attaining our goals in life.
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Achievement Born Ego Goal Human Life Live Vision World
We should serve others without any expectations whatsoever. When others throw thorns at us, we should be able to throw flowers back at them.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Expectation Flower Service Throw
Children, meditation is not just sitting with our eyes closed. We should take every action as worship. We should be able to experience His presence everywhere.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Children Himself Meditation Presence Worship
Free from attachments to the past and worries about the future, a child expresses him/herself fully.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Attachment Expression Freedom Past Worry
Spiritual love is without limits or boundaries. Worldly love is superficial and fluctuating.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Boundary Limitation Love Spiritual World
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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Form God Heart Install Love Suffering Worship
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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Compassion Heart Life Place Spiritual
Real love is the complete absence of any negative feelings towards anyone.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Absence Feeling Love Negative Reality

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