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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.

Mata Amritanandamayi

Don’t be discouraged by your incapacity to dispel darkness from the world. Light your little candle and step forward.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Capacity Darkness Inspirational Kindness Worth Yourself
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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Division Intellectual Scissor Unity
Everything is God, there is nothing else but God.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

God Spiritual Universe
Children, we should simplify our life’s needs and use the resulting savings for charity.
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Charity Children Save Simplify
Look at Nature. Nature is a book from which we must learn. Each object in it is a page of that book.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Book Learning Nature Object Page
Before death overpowers us, we have great things to accomplish by performing right actions.
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Accomplishment Action Death Greatness Performance Right
It is man who, through his thoughts and actions, creates turmoil and disintegration in the natural, harmonious unity of the world.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Action Harmony Man Thinking World
Due to our preconceptions regarding education, we fail to inquire into the most obvious and wondrous field of study – ourselves.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Education Ourselves Study Wonder
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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

God Light Offering People Sun Thinking
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 AMRITANANDAMAYI

God Goodness Heart Life Time
Don’t go empty handed when going to a temple or to see a spiritual master. Offer something as a symbol of surrender, even if it be a mere flower.
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Empty Flower Hand Offering Surrender Symbol Temple
The change will only happen outside once we change within ourselves.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Change Ourselves
Whether we laugh or cry, the days are going to pass by. So why not choose to laugh?
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Choice Cry Laughter Time
Our highest, most important duty in this world is to help our fellow beings.
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Help Important Ourselves Responsibility
Amidst sorrows, the only thing that enlivens us is optimistic faith. Never lose that faith.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Faith Lose Optimistic Sorrow
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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Charity Food Nurture Ourselves Remember Service Soul

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