Thinking that God wants something from us is like showing a candle to the sun.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIMake a firm decision: ‘Whatever happens, I will be happy. I will be strong. God is always with me.’
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Everything is God, there is nothing else but God.
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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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When people live in accordance with Nature, the song of life becomes sweet.
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Love is the only medicine that can heal the wounds of the world.
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Happiness depends on how you accept, understand and surrender to situations.
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Look upon others as being part of yourself.
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Pure love transcends the body. It is between hearts. It has nothing to do with bodies.
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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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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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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 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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Love and spiritual values received from parents are the strongest assets for a child to face the various trials of adulthood.
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Real life is developed from within. Real living means that the soul expresses itself through all one’s thoughts, words and actions. A person becomes fearless once he understands the nature of the imperishable soul.
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Love is the very foundation, beauty and fulfillment of life. If we dive deep enough into ourselves, we will find that the one thread of universal love ties all beings together. As this awareness dawns within us, peace alone will reign.
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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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