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Our circumstances will continually change. It is out of our control. It is more important to change our attitude, which we have control of.

Mata Amritanandamayi

If japa is maintained, no useless talk during work will be possible. The mind will always remain peaceful. Modern day diseases are mostly psychosomatic. Japa will bestow good health to both mind and body.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Body Goodness Maintain Mindset Talk Work
Free from attachments to the past and worries about the future, a child expresses him/herself fully.
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Attachment Expression Freedom Past Worry
“Is God a Man or a Woman ?” The answer to this question is neither God is That. But if you must give God a gender, God is more female than male, for he is contained in She.
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Gender God Man Question Woman
If you are unable to meditate, chant your mantra or sing bhajans.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Meditation Prayer Recite Yourself
Any pleasure gained by means other than mental control weakens the body.
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Body Control Happiness Mental Weakness
We give physical exercise to the body, but neglect the heart. The exercise for the heart is uplifting the destitute and the suffering.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Body Exercise Heart Suffering
Controlling the mind is the way to attain internal harmony.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Control Harmony Mindset
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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Allow Death Greatness Life Live Place Tragedy
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
Our efforts to remove hatred and indifference from the world begin by trying to remove them from our own mind.
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Effort Hate Ourselves Removal
Love is our true essence. Love has no limitations of caste, religion, race, or nationality. We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love. To awaken this unity-and to spread to others the love that is our inherent nature-is the true goal of human life.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Essence Goal Human Life Limitation Love Nature Togetherness True
Learn to be thankful to everyone, to the entire creation, even to your enemy and also to those who insult, because they all help you to grow.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Creation Enemy Growth Learning Thankful Yourself
Surrender and living in the present are one and the same.
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Live Oneself Present Surrender
Due to our preconceptions regarding education, we fail to inquire into the most obvious and wondrous field of study – ourselves.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Education Ourselves Study Wonder
Intellectual prowess has its limitations. Thus, do not limit the scope of your learning to the realm of the intellect.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Intellectual Learning Limitation Scope Yourself
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 AMRITANANDAMAYI

Identify Problem Thinking Yourself

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