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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIWhile eating, our attention should not be focused just on the taste. Imagine our chosen deity or guru is present within us and that we are feeding Him. This will turn eating into a spiritual practice.
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First, the human mind should be harmonized, then the harmony of Nature will spontaneously take place.
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In today’s world, human beings are dying and human machines are taking birth.
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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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Surrender and living in the present are one and the same.
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Lessen the quantity of unnecessary thoughts and allow more space for the energy of love to flow within you.
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Our educational system needs to give equal importance to the intellect and the heart.
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We live in a calculative world and have a calculative mind, and in such a world, ego dominates.
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What we need is peace of mind. We can gain that only through the control of our mind.
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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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When humanity serves Nature, Nature serves humanity. When we serve animals and plants, they too serve us in return.
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Thinking that God wants something from us is like showing a candle to the sun.
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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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Everything is God, there is nothing else but God.
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Today, society is sacrificing love, values and dharma in its pursuit of materialistic gains.
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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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