Problems arise when you identify with your thoughts and emotions. Try to be a witness to the thoughts instead of being totally identified with them.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIRemember 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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Due to our preconceptions regarding education, we fail to inquire into the most obvious and wondrous field of study – ourselves.
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Consoling a miserable soul, wiping the tears of a crying person is greater than any worldly achievement.
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If we have been able to give happiness to a soul-even for a minute-it makes our life blessed.
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You cannot predict when grace takes place; you can only wait. Relax.
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Happiness depends on how you accept, understand and surrender to situations.
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What we need is peace of mind. We can gain that only through the control of our mind.
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Married life, if lived with the proper love and understanding, helps awaken the feminine within a man, and the masculine within a woman.
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In this universe it is Love that binds everything together. Love is the very foundation, beauty and fulfillment of life.
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Most human beings know only the language of exploitation. Due to their selfishness, they are unable to consider others.
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Couples should abstain from sexual relations at least 2 or 3 days a week. Gradually try to reach a stage of celibacy most days.
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Do no talk while eating.
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Make a firm decision: ‘Whatever happens, I will be happy. I will be strong. God is always with me.’
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Pray: O Lord, make my eyes see only the good in everyone.
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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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Be content and happy with whatever comes to you.
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