If we have been able to give happiness to a soul-even for a minute-it makes our life blessed.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIWhat we need is peace of mind. We can gain that only through the control of our mind.
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Have the conviction that God is your only real relative and friend.
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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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Amidst sorrows, the only thing that enlivens us is optimistic faith. Never lose that faith.
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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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Feel your prayers, feel your mantra and you will feel God.
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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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What makes Amma happy, is to see her children helping others to feel happy.
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While carrying responsibilities, never forget to smile.
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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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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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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.
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Our hearts are the shrine; that is where God should be installed. Our good thoughts are the flowers to worship Him. Good deeds form the worship, good words form the hymns and love forms the offering.
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Pure love makes you feel as light as a flower. You won’t feel any heaviness or burden. Ego creates the burden.
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Married life, if lived with the proper love and understanding, helps awaken the feminine within a man, and the masculine within a woman.
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Any action done with the right attitude, understanding and discrimination will take you closer to liberation. If however, the same action is done without the right attitude, it will bind you.
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