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Happiness is within everyone, but we are not able to experience it because of our ego’s likes and dislikes.

Mata Amritanandamayi

Today, society is sacrificing love, values and dharma in its pursuit of materialistic gains.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Material Pursuit Sacrifice Society Value
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 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
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 AMRITANANDAMAYI

Identify Problem Thinking Yourself
Our attitude should be: Whatever happens I will remain strong, courageous and happy.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Attitude Courage Happiness Strong
A musk deer searches for the source of the fragrance of musk, but it won’t find it because the fragrance comes from within itself. Bliss is not to be found outside of us; it exists within us.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Bliss Fragrance Happiness Ourselves Search Source
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
Married life, if lived with the proper love and understanding, helps awaken the feminine within a man, and the masculine within a woman.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Feminine Live Man Marriage Understand Woman
What we need is peace of mind. We can gain that only through the control of our mind.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Control Mindset Ourselves Peace
Do no talk while eating.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Eat One Liner Talk
Any pleasure gained by means other than mental control weakens the body.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Body Control Happiness Mental Weakness
Amidst sorrows, the only thing that enlivens us is optimistic faith. Never lose that faith.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Faith Lose Optimistic Sorrow
A seed has to get buried in the soil for its real form as a plant to emerge. Only through modesty and humility can we grow. Pride and conceit will only destroy us. Live with the firm attitude, ‘I am everyone’s servant.’ Then the whole universe will bow down to us.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Attitude Bow Bury Destroy Emerge Form Ourselves Reality Universe
Thinking that God wants something from us is like showing a candle to the sun.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

God Religious Sun Thinking
Transcending the cycle of death and rebirth is the real purpose of this life in human form.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Cycle Death Form Human Purpose Reality Transcendence
Those that have an attitude of service towards others are the beauty of society.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Attitude Beauty Service Society

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