Surrender and living in the present are one and the same.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIOur 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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Transcending the cycle of death and rebirth is the real purpose of this life in human form.
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When people live in accordance with Nature, the song of life becomes sweet.
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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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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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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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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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Thankfulness is a humble, open and prayerful attitude that helps you receive more of God’s grace.
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As you perform good actions selflessly, true love will blossom, which will purify our emotional mind.
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Controlling the mind is the way to attain internal harmony.
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Make a firm decision: ‘Whatever happens, I will be happy. I will be strong. God is always with me.’
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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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Being aware of the bondage is enough to free you from its clutches.
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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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Children, we should simplify our life’s needs and use the resulting savings for charity.
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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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