Married life, if lived with the proper love and understanding, helps awaken the feminine within a man, and the masculine within a woman.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIOne should see any opportunity to serve as a rare and precious gift, and never waste such an opportunity.
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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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Children should observe a regular schedule for sleeping and waking up.
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Our highest, most important duty in this world is to help our fellow beings.
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Only when human beings are able to perceive and acknowledge the Self in each other can there be real peace.
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If you have patience, then you’ll also have love. Patience leads to love.
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Go out and serve the suffering. Learn to place others in front of yourself.
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Most people are concerned only with what they can get from the world, but it is what we are able to give to others that determines the quality of our life.
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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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It is man who, through his thoughts and actions, creates turmoil and disintegration in the natural, harmonious unity of the world.
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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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Before death overpowers us, we have great things to accomplish by performing right actions.
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Love sustains everything.
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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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Peace is not a product of an intellectual exercise. It is an inner blossoming that occurs with meditation.
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In most cases, worldly love ends in hatred and deep sorrow.
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Pray: O Lord, make my eyes see only the good in everyone.
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Pray for a peaceful and contented mind in all circumstances.
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The beauty and charm of selfless love and service should not die away from the face of this earth. The world should know that a life of dedication is possible, that a life inspired by love and service to humanity is possible.
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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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We should serve others without any expectations whatsoever. When others throw thorns at us, we should be able to throw flowers back at them.
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Each and every living being in nature is part of God’s body.
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Being aware of the bondage is enough to free you from its clutches.
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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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The factor stringing together individuals, society and nature is missing from today’s educational system. That factor is spiritual values.
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Every night, contemplate: What good did I do today? How can I do better tomorrow?
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Look at Nature. Nature is a book from which we must learn. Each object in it is a page of that book.
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