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Remember to set apart at least one hour every day to do some service for others. While the food we eat nurtures our bodies, it is what we give in charity that nurtures our souls. If time is not available daily, reserve at least a few hours every week for some worthwhile act of charity.

Mata Amritanandamayi

Look at Nature. Nature is a book from which we must learn. Each object in it is a page of that book.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Book Learning Nature Object Page
Look at the optimism of Nature. Nothing can stop it. Only the ego makes humans pessimistic, and this causes suffering.
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Ego Human Nature Optimism Stop Suffering
Pray: O Lord, make my eyes see only the good in everyone.
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Eyes God Goodness Myself See Sight
Couples should abstain from sexual relations at least 2 or 3 days a week. Gradually try to reach a stage of celibacy most days.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Couple Reach Sex Stage
Compassion can shoulder the suffering of the entire world without feeling the slightest bit of pain.
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Compassion Feeling Pain Suffering
We live in a calculative world and have a calculative mind, and in such a world, ego dominates.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Dominant Ego Live World
If we let go of our likes and dislikes, we will become fit vessels to receive the God’s ever flowing grace.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Flow God Grace Let Go
Our efforts to remove hatred and indifference from the world begin by trying to remove them from our own mind.
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Effort Hate Ourselves Removal
Children, we should simplify our life’s needs and use the resulting savings for charity.
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Charity Children Save Simplify
Our circumstances will continually change. It is out of our control. It is more important to change our attitude, which we have control of.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Attitude Change Circumstance Control Important Ourselves
Amidst sorrows, the only thing that enlivens us is optimistic faith. Never lose that faith.
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Faith Lose Optimistic Sorrow
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.
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Different Ourselves People Reflection Shine Sun
Only when human beings are able to perceive and acknowledge the Self in each other can there be real peace.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Each Other Human Peace Reality
Most human beings know only the language of exploitation. Due to their selfishness, they are unable to consider others.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Human Language Selfish
Love one another without any expectations. Then, there is no need to go anywhere in search of heaven.
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Expectation Heaven Love Need Search
What makes Amma happy, is to see her children helping others to feel happy.
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Children Happiness Herself Mom See

Remember to set apart at least one hour every day to do some service for others. While the food we eat nurtures our bodies, it is what we give in charity that nurtures our souls. If time is not available daily, reserve at least a few hours every week for some worthwhile act of charity.

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Remember to set apart at least one hour every day to do some service for others. While the food we eat nurtures our bodies, it is what we give in charity that nurtures our souls. If time is not available daily, reserve at least a few hours every week for some worthwhile act of charity.

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