Intellectual prowess has its limitations. Thus, do not limit the scope of your learning to the realm of the intellect.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIIf you see deficiencies in others, your duty is to forgive instead of pointing at it.
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Just as armor protects the soldier, spiritual knowledge protects us from the difficulties of life.
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If you are unable to meditate, chant your mantra or sing bhajans.
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Keep the child within alive. A child never tires of hearing the birds sing, never gets bored looking at flowers.
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Education for livelihood alone will never make our life full and complete.
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We live in a calculative world and have a calculative mind, and in such a world, ego dominates.
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Controlling the mind is the way to attain internal harmony.
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Purify the mind through selfless service.
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Happiness is within everyone, but we are not able to experience it because of our ego’s likes and dislikes.
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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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If we keep holding on to God, there is nothing to fear.
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No one becomes pure and selfless overnight; it involves time and concentrated effort, coupled with tremendous patience and love.
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Free from attachments to the past and worries about the future, a child expresses him/herself fully.
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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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Thinking that God wants something from us is like showing a candle to the sun.
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The first step in spiritual life is to have compassion. A person who is kind and loving never needs to go searching for God. God rushes toward any heart that beats with compassion-it is God’s favorite place.
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