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Our efforts to remove hatred and indifference from the world begin by trying to remove them from our own mind.

Mata Amritanandamayi

Our circumstances will continually change. It is out of our control. It is more important to change our attitude, which we have control of.
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Attitude Change Circumstance Control Important Ourselves
Only when human beings are able to perceive and acknowledge the Self in each other can there be real peace.
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Each Other Human Peace Reality
People think that God wants our offerings. God does not need anything from us. He is the giver. He is like the sun – the giver of light.
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God Light Offering People Sun Thinking
The indicator of true knowledge is the ability to differentiate what uplifts us from what pulls us down.
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Ability Difference Knowledge True
While 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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Attention Eat Focus God Ourselves Practice Spiritual Taste
Everything is God, there is nothing else but God.
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God Spiritual Universe
Our compassion and acts of selflessness take us to the deeper truths.
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Act Compassion Selfish Truth
The greatest tragedy in life is not death; the greatest tragedy takes place when our talents and capabilities are underutilized and allowed to rust while we are living.
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Allow Death Greatness Life Live Place Tragedy
The sun shines down, and its image reflects in a thousand different pots filled with water. The reflections are many, but they are each reflecting the same sun. Similarly, when we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people.
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Different Ourselves People Reflection Shine Sun
As you perform good actions selflessly, true love will blossom, which will purify our emotional mind.
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Emotional Goodness Mindset Performance Purify
Intellectual prowess has its limitations. Thus, do not limit the scope of your learning to the realm of the intellect.
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Intellectual Learning Limitation Scope Yourself
Today, our air, food, water-all are polluted. If we do not stop exploiting nature for our temporary selfish gains, we will destroy the world.
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Destroy Food Nature Selfish Temporary Water
Our efforts to remove hatred and indifference from the world begin by trying to remove them from our own mind.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Effort Hate Ourselves Removal
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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Body Himself Learning Love See Teacher
Whether we laugh or cry, the days are going to pass by. So why not choose to laugh?
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Choice Cry Laughter Time
What makes Amma happy, is to see her children helping others to feel happy.
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Children Happiness Herself Mom See

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