God realization and self-realization are one and the same. God-realization is nothing but the ability and expansiveness of heart to love everything equally.
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.
More Mata Amritanandamayi Quotes
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If you have patience, then you’ll also have love. Patience leads to love.
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Don’t get angry. Try not to speak roughly or use harsh words.
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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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Talking high philosophy often confuses people, but a look from an egoless person can lift the clouds of pain and despair.
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Before death overpowers us, we have great things to accomplish by performing right actions.
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True happiness is when the love that is within us finds expression in external activities.
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Education for livelihood alone will never make our life full and complete.
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The guru is not someone who is confined to the body. When there is selfless love for the guru, we will be able to see him not only in his body but in every living and nonliving thing in this world. Learn to see everything as the guru’s body and to serve them accordingly.
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Only when human beings are able to perceive and acknowledge the Self in each other can there be real peace.
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In today’s world, human beings are dying and human machines are taking birth.
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Peace is not a product of an intellectual exercise. It is an inner blossoming that occurs with meditation.
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If we have been able to give happiness to a soul-even for a minute-it makes our life blessed.
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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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Those that have an attitude of service towards others are the beauty of society.
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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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