Just as the right hand comes to dress the wound on the left hand, we should see another person’s sorrows as our own and come to his or her aid.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIThe 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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Go out and serve the suffering. Learn to place others in front of yourself.
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People think that God wants our offerings. God does not need anything from us. He is the giver. He is like the sun – the giver of light.
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The guru is not someone who is confined to the body. When there is selfless love for the guru, we will be able to see him not only in his body but in every living and nonliving thing in this world. Learn to see everything as the guru’s body and to serve them accordingly.
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Whatever you see, hear or experience in the world is ephemeral. Get in touch with the eternal substratum of everything.
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Just as armor protects the soldier, spiritual knowledge protects us from the difficulties of life.
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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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Each and every living being in nature is part of God’s body.
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If you see deficiencies in others, your duty is to forgive instead of pointing at it.
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Real life is developed from within. Real living means that the soul expresses itself through all one’s thoughts, words and actions. A person becomes fearless once he understands the nature of the imperishable soul.
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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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Love sustains everything.
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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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Keep a constant awareness and a conscious effort to say good words, perform good actions, and to practice patience and compassion.
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The change will only happen outside once we change within ourselves.
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Purify the mind through selfless service.
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