What the world needs are servants, not leaders. Everyone’s wish is to become a leader, Let us become a real servant instead.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIOur highest, most important duty in this world is to help our fellow beings.
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In God’s vision, no inside or outside exists. Still, in the beginning, Mother is asking all to meditate on Him in the heart, in order to achieve concentration.
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A seed has to get buried in the soil for its real form as a plant to emerge. Only through modesty and humility can we grow. Pride and conceit will only destroy us. Live with the firm attitude, ‘I am everyone’s servant.’ Then the whole universe will bow down to us.
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Animals too experience sorrow, love, anger and other emotions.
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If we are not able to fix the Lord firmly in our hearts, even a lifetime of temple-going does not do us any good.
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Keep a constant awareness and a conscious effort to say good words, perform good actions, and to practice patience and compassion.
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Happiness comes from the dissolution of the mind, not from external objects. Through meditation we can achieve everything including bliss, health, strength, intelligence and vitality. But it should be practiced properly in solitude and with care.
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Do no talk while eating.
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True happiness is when the love that is within us finds expression in external activities.
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By living in harmony with Nature one gains a healthy mind and body.
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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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Have the conviction that God is your only real relative and friend.
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Our efforts to remove hatred and indifference from the world begin by trying to remove them from our own mind.
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We should try our best to relieve the suffering of others in whatever way we can.
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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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No one becomes pure and selfless overnight; it involves time and concentrated effort, coupled with tremendous patience and love.
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