There are thousands ready to die for their religion, but only are few willing to live by its principles. Because of their narrow vision and envy, they have missed the true essence and message of religion which is love and compassion.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIFree from attachments to the past and worries about the future, a child expresses him/herself fully.
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What makes Amma happy, is to see her children helping others to feel happy.
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We give physical exercise to the body, but neglect the heart. The exercise for the heart is uplifting the destitute and the suffering.
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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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One should see any opportunity to serve as a rare and precious gift, and never waste such an opportunity.
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Look at the optimism of Nature. Nothing can stop it. Only the ego makes humans pessimistic, and this causes suffering.
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Everything is God, there is nothing else but God.
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Today, our air, food, water-all are polluted. If we do not stop exploiting nature for our temporary selfish gains, we will destroy the world.
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Once you learn the art of relaxation, everything happens spontaneously and effortlessly.
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The more intellectual you are, the more egoistic you are, and surrendering becomes more difficult.
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Whether we laugh or cry, the days are going to pass by. So why not choose to laugh?
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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.
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The intellect always cuts and divides like a pair of scissors. The heart sews things together and unites like a needle. The tailor uses both.
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If you have patience, then you’ll also have love. Patience leads to love.
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The indicator of true knowledge is the ability to differentiate what uplifts us from what pulls us down.
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In God’s vision, no inside or outside exists. Still, in the beginning, Mother is asking all to meditate on Him in the heart, in order to achieve concentration.
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Every night, contemplate: What good did I do today? How can I do better tomorrow?
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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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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.
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Crying to God for five minutes is equal to one hour of meditation.
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If we are not able to fix the Lord firmly in our hearts, even a lifetime of temple-going does not do us any good.
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Understand this great truth: The happiness that comes from the pleasures of the world is but a minute reflection of the infinite bliss that comes from within your own Self.
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Happiness depends on how you accept, understand and surrender to situations.
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Love one another without any expectations. Then, there is no need to go anywhere in search of heaven.
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While eating, our attention should not be focused just on the taste. Imagine our chosen deity or guru is present within us and that we are feeding Him. This will turn eating into a spiritual practice.
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Only when human beings are able to perceive and acknowledge the Self in each other can there be real peace.
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We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love.
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