If we have some pet animals, we should feed them also before taking our food. Perceive God in every living being and feed them with that attitude.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIGod realization and self-realization are one and the same. God-realization is nothing but the ability and expansiveness of heart to love everything equally.
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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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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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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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Pure love transcends the body. It is between hearts. It has nothing to do with bodies.
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Each and every object in Nature teaches us something. Renunciation and selflessness are the greatest lessons to learn from Nature.
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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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When one has truly imbibed spiritual qualities, they will spontaneously be reflected in one’s thoughts and actions.
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Try to make others happy, and don’t despair over all the evil in the world. Instead of cursing the dark, let us each light one small lamp.
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Loving words and deeds are the best alms.
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Human beings are born to experience pure love, and they never get it. They are searching to experience it from birth until death.
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By living in harmony with Nature one gains a healthy mind and body.
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Thinking that God wants something from us is like showing a candle to the sun.
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Purify the mind through selfless service.
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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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Peace is not a product of an intellectual exercise. It is an inner blossoming that occurs with meditation.
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