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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.

Mata Amritanandamayi

No one becomes pure and selfless overnight; it involves time and concentrated effort, coupled with tremendous patience and love.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Focus Love Oneself Patience Purity Selfless Time
Human beings are born to experience pure love, and they never get it. They are searching to experience it from birth until death.
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Born Experience Human Love Purity Search
Thinking that God wants something from us is like showing a candle to the sun.
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God Religious Sun Thinking
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
Look at Nature. Nature is a book from which we must learn. Each object in it is a page of that book.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Book Learning Nature Object Page
God is standing at the door of every heart. Call Him. He is waiting to come in.
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God Heart Himself Stand
Look at the optimism of Nature. Nothing can stop it. Only the ego makes humans pessimistic, and this causes suffering.
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Ego Human Nature Optimism Stop Suffering
Pray for a peaceful and contented mind in all circumstances.
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Circumstance Content Mindset Peace Prayer
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.
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Empty Flower Hand Offering Surrender Symbol Temple
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
Consoling a miserable soul, wiping the tears of a crying person is greater than any worldly achievement.
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Achievement Cry Misery Person Soul Tears World
Love one another without any expectations. Then, there is no need to go anywhere in search of heaven.
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Expectation Heaven Love Need Search
What we need is peace of mind. We can gain that only through the control of our mind.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Control Mindset Ourselves Peace
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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Alone Aware Beautiful Enough Foundation Fulfill Love Peace Togetherness
Couples should abstain from sexual relations at least 2 or 3 days a week. Gradually try to reach a stage of celibacy most days.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Couple Reach Sex Stage
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.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Leadership Oneself Reality Servant

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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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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