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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYILove is our true nature. When we do not express love in our words and actions it is like honey hidden in a rock.
More Mata Amritanandamayi Quotes
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As you perform good actions selflessly, true love will blossom, which will purify our emotional mind.
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We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love.
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Meditation increases our vitality and strengthens our intelligence. Our beauty is enhanced and our mental accuracy and health are improved. We gain the mental fortitude and patience to face life’s problems. Meditate! Only through meditation can we find the treasure we’re looking for.
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When one has truly imbibed spiritual qualities, they will spontaneously be reflected in one’s thoughts and actions.
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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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Real love is the complete absence of any negative feelings towards anyone.
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In today’s world, human beings are dying and human machines are taking birth.
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Children, we should simplify our life’s needs and use the resulting savings for charity.
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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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Only when human beings are able to perceive and acknowledge the Self in each other can there be real peace.
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Love is the very foundation, beauty and fulfillment of life. If we dive deep enough into ourselves, we will find that the one thread of universal love ties all beings together. As this awareness dawns within us, peace alone will reign.
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Do no talk while eating.
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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.
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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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Our educational system needs to give equal importance to the intellect and the heart.
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There are millions and millions of people who are thrown in the midst of poverty and starvation. Animals don’t die of starvation, only human beings.
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Love is our true essence. Love has no limitations of caste, religion, race, or nationality. We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love. To awaken this unity-and to spread to others the love that is our inherent nature-is the true goal of human life.
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Transcending the cycle of death and rebirth is the real purpose of this life in human form.
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If you see deficiencies in others, your duty is to forgive instead of pointing at it.
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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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Consoling a miserable soul, wiping the tears of a crying person is greater than any worldly achievement.
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Children should observe a regular schedule for sleeping and waking up.
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Intellectual prowess has its limitations. Thus, do not limit the scope of your learning to the realm of the intellect.
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Spiritual love is without limits or boundaries. Worldly love is superficial and fluctuating.
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First, the human mind should be harmonized, then the harmony of Nature will spontaneously take place.
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Love and spiritual values received from parents are the strongest assets for a child to face the various trials of adulthood.
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