Our educational system needs to give equal importance to the intellect and the heart.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIWhile carrying responsibilities, never forget to smile.
More Mata Amritanandamayi Quotes
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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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Thinking that God wants something from us is like showing a candle to the sun.
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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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Spiritual love is without limits or boundaries. Worldly love is superficial and fluctuating.
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Love is our true essence. Love has no limitations of caste, religion, race, or nationality. We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love. To awaken this unity-and to spread to others the love that is our inherent nature-is the true goal of human life.
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Intellectual prowess has its limitations. Thus, do not limit the scope of your learning to the realm of the intellect.
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If you have patience, then you’ll also have love. Patience leads to love.
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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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Problems arise when you identify with your thoughts and emotions. Try to be a witness to the thoughts instead of being totally identified with them.
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In this universe it is Love that binds everything together. Love is the very foundation, beauty and fulfillment of life.
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Once you learn the art of relaxation, everything happens spontaneously and effortlessly.
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Surrender and living in the present are one and the same.
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God 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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Have the conviction that God is your only real relative and friend.
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The more intellectual you are, the more egoistic you are, and surrendering becomes more difficult.
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