The more intellectual you are, the more egoistic you are, and surrendering becomes more difficult.
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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If you are unable to meditate, chant your mantra or sing bhajans.
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Don’t be discouraged by your incapacity to dispel darkness from the world. Light your little candle and step forward.
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Our educational system needs to give equal importance to the intellect and the heart.
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Children, everyone should try to wake up before five in the morning. The ideal time for spiritual practices like meditation and chanting is Brahma Muhurta. During this period, sattvic qualities are predominant in nature. Moreover, the mind will be clear and body energetic.
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The indicator of true knowledge is the ability to differentiate what uplifts us from what pulls us down.
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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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You can only feel love by expressing it.
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The intellect always cuts and divides like a pair of scissors. The heart sews things together and unites like a needle. The tailor uses both.
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Children, meditation is not just sitting with our eyes closed. We should take every action as worship. We should be able to experience His presence everywhere.
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Happiness is within everyone, but we are not able to experience it because of our ego’s likes and dislikes.
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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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A person’s destiny can be changed through the power of a saint.
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“Is God a Man or a Woman ?” The answer to this question is neither God is That. But if you must give God a gender, God is more female than male, for he is contained in She.
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True happiness is when the love that is within us finds expression in external activities.
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Look carefully at what is of value in others and respect that.
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