Today, society is sacrificing love, values and dharma in its pursuit of materialistic gains.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYITo awaken spiritual unity, and to spread to others the love that is our inherent nature, is the true goal of human life.
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When people live in accordance with Nature, the song of life becomes sweet.
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Animals too experience sorrow, love, anger and other emotions.
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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.
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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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Look at the optimism of Nature. Nothing can stop it. Only the ego makes humans pessimistic, and this causes suffering.
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If we have been able to give happiness to a soul-even for a minute-it makes our life blessed.
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Compassion can shoulder the suffering of the entire world without feeling the slightest bit of pain.
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Whether we laugh or cry, the days are going to pass by. So why not choose to laugh?
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In God’s vision, no inside or outside exists. Still, in the beginning, Mother is asking all to meditate on Him in the heart, in order to achieve concentration.
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While eating, our attention should not be focused just on the taste. Imagine our chosen deity or guru is present within us and that we are feeding Him. This will turn eating into a spiritual practice.
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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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Our highest, most important duty in this world is to help our fellow beings.
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Our attitude should be: Whatever happens I will remain strong, courageous and happy.
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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.
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A person’s destiny can be changed through the power of a saint.
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We must remember that man is not an island, totally isolated and disconnected from others. We are all part of a universal chain, or the universal consciousness. What happens to one happens to all.
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If we keep holding on to God, there is nothing to fear.
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Too much reasoning has spoiled the contemporary mind. People have lost their hearts and faith.
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Feel your prayers, feel your mantra and you will feel God.
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Due to our preconceptions regarding education, we fail to inquire into the most obvious and wondrous field of study – ourselves.
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Love is the only medicine that can heal the wounds of the world.
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Unfortunately, the only meaning that society attributes to life today is an opportunity to make money.
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You can only feel love by expressing it.
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Real love is the complete absence of any negative feelings towards anyone.
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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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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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