Amidst sorrows, the only thing that enlivens us is optimistic faith. Never lose that faith.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYITalking high philosophy often confuses people, but a look from an egoless person can lift the clouds of pain and despair.
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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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Just as the right hand comes to dress the wound on the left hand, we should see another person’s sorrows as our own and come to his or her aid.
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Do no talk while eating.
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What the world needs are servants, not leaders. Everyone’s wish is to become a leader, Let us become a real servant instead.
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If you see deficiencies in others, your duty is to forgive instead of pointing at it.
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Surrender and living in the present are one and the same.
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Love is our true nature. When we do not express love in our words and actions it is like honey hidden in a rock.
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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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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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Due to our preconceptions regarding education, we fail to inquire into the most obvious and wondrous field of study – ourselves.
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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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Whether we laugh or cry, the days are going to pass by. So why not choose to laugh?
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Parents need to nourish spiritual values in their children from a very young age.
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When someone is full of Love and Compassion, he cannot draw a line between two countries, two faiths or two religions.
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Love is the only medicine that can heal the wounds of the world.
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