Don’t go empty handed when going to a temple or to see a spiritual master. Offer something as a symbol of surrender, even if it be a mere flower.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIOur compassion and acts of selflessness take us to the deeper truths.
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In most cases, worldly love ends in hatred and deep sorrow.
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We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love.
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In today’s world, human beings are dying and human machines are taking birth.
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Pray May all reach the shore of peace, spreading the sweet holy fragrance of Love and vibrations of unity and harmony.
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By living in harmony with Nature one gains a healthy mind and body.
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Be like the honeybee who gathers only nectar wherever it goes. Seek the goodness that is found in everyone.
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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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Meditation increases our vitality and strengthens our intelligence. Our beauty is enhanced and our mental accuracy and health are improved. We gain the mental fortitude and patience to face life’s problems. Meditate! Only through meditation can we find the treasure we’re looking for.
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Most people are concerned only with what they can get from the world, but it is what we are able to give to others that determines the quality of our life.
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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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Feel your prayers, feel your mantra and you will feel God.
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Every night, contemplate: What good did I do today? How can I do better tomorrow?
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Children, we should simplify our life’s needs and use the resulting savings for charity.
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First, the human mind should be harmonized, then the harmony of Nature will spontaneously take place.
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Today, society is sacrificing love, values and dharma in its pursuit of materialistic gains.
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Once you learn the art of relaxation, everything happens spontaneously and effortlessly.
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Loving words and deeds are the best alms.
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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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You cannot predict when grace takes place; you can only wait. Relax.
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Children, meditation is not just sitting with our eyes closed. We should take every action as worship. We should be able to experience His presence everywhere.
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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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Pure love transcends the body. It is between hearts. It has nothing to do with bodies.
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Nowadays everybody wants to become a leader. No one wants to become a servant. In reality, the world is badly in need of servants, not leaders. A real servant is a real leader.
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What the world needs are servants, not leaders. Everyone’s wish is to become a leader, Let us become a real servant instead.
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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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Due to our preconceptions regarding education, we fail to inquire into the most obvious and wondrous field of study – ourselves.
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