Mata Amritanandamayi Quotes

#1. If we let go of our likes and dislikes, we will become fit vessels to receive the God's ever flowing grace.

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#2. In times of tragedies, our duty is to lend a helping hand to those in grief and thus light lamps of kindness and compassion.

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#3. Children should observe a regular schedule for sleeping and waking up.

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#4. If the desires are not controlled now, later they will control you.

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#5. Love is our true nature. When we do not express love in our words and actions it is like honey hidden in a rock.

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#6. Every night, contemplate: What good did I do today? How can I do better tomorrow?

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#7. Children, we should simplify our life's needs and use the resulting savings for charity.

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#8. A musk deer searches for the source of the fragrance of musk, but it won't find it because the fragrance comes from within itself. Bliss is not to be found outside of us; it exists within us.

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#9. Loving words and deeds are the best alms.

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#10. 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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#11. Children, do not listen to those who malign masters and sages. Never listen to or indulge in derogatory talk about anyone. When we harbor negative thoughts about others, our minds become impure.

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#12. When we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people.

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#13. The more intellectual you are, the more egoistic you are, and surrendering becomes more difficult.

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#14. Our ultimate dharma is self-realization. Thoughts and actions that support our spiritual evolution are real dharma.

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#15. Before death overpowers us, we have great things to accomplish by performing right actions.

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#16. Love sustains everything.

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#17. If we have been able to give happiness to a soul-even for a minute-it makes our life blessed.

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#18. Each and every object in Nature teaches us something. Renunciation and selflessness are the greatest lessons to learn from Nature.

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#19. Children, we should always eat our food sitting down. Do not eat standing or walking around.

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#20. It is man who, through his thoughts and actions, creates turmoil and disintegration in the natural, harmonious unity of the world.

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#21. The real mistake humans have committed lays in the inability to differentiate between requirements and luxuries.

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#22. 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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#23. 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.

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#24. 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.

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#25. It is not good to give money to everyone who begs; give food or clothing instead. They may misuse the money we give for drinks and drugs. We should not give them a chance to err. Try not to see them as beggars, but as God himself.

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#26. To awaken spiritual unity, and to spread to others the love that is our inherent nature, is the true goal of human life.

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#27. When love overflows and is expressed through every word & deed, we call it compassion. That is the goal of religion.

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#28. First, the human mind should be harmonized, then the harmony of Nature will spontaneously take place.

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#29. We must remember that man is not an island, totally isolated and disconnected from others. We are all part of a universal chain, or the universal consciousness. What happens to one happens to all.

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#30. Due to our preconceptions regarding education, we fail to inquire into the most obvious and wondrous field of study - ourselves.

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#31. There are many kinds of powers in the world - military power, power of the written word, intellectual power. We've tried and failed to bring peace with these kind of powers. The greatest power is the power of love.

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#32. 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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#33. Happiness depends on how you accept, understand and surrender to situations.

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#34. The indicator of true knowledge is the ability to differentiate what uplifts us from what pulls us down.

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#35. One who goes after the taste of the tongue does not get to know the taste of the heart.

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#36. The more you give, the more your heart is filled. Love is a never ending stream.

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#37. "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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#38. Too much reasoning has spoiled the contemporary mind. People have lost their hearts and faith.

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#39. Amidst sorrows, the only thing that enlivens us is optimistic faith. Never lose that faith.

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#40. 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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#41. Let us take from Nature only what we really need, and try to give back to some extent.

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#42. The change will only happen outside once we change within ourselves.

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#43. We should fill the syllabuses of schools with lessons about love and compassion.

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#44. Couples should abstain from sexual relations at least 2 or 3 days a week. Gradually try to reach a stage of celibacy most days.

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#45. Try not to have any break in chanting the mantra even for a moment. Continue repeating the mantra while engaged in any task. Chanting in the mind may not always be possible at first, so in the beginning, practice japa by moving the lips incessantly-like a fish drinking water.

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#46. The intellect always cuts and divides like a pair of scissors. The heart sews things together and unites like a needle. The tailor uses both.

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#47. We should serve others without any expectations whatsoever. When others throw thorns at us, we should be able to throw flowers back at them.

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#48. Children, temples are places where, at least for a short while, the remembrance of God is kindled in our hearts which otherwise are totally immersed in worldly transactions.

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#49. Look upon others as being part of yourself.

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#50. If we lose our money while traveling, think how frantically we search for it! In the same way, if we are unable to do japa even for a brief moment, we should grieve: 'Alas, Lord, I have lost so much time!' If there is such anguish, even the time we spend sleeping will not be wasted.

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#51. The person who constantly studies without doing spiritual practice is like the fool who attempts to live in the blueprint of a house.

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#52. In the beginning, not everyone may be able to clearly repeat every mantra in the 1000 Names. In that case, everyone can respond to the chants with just one mantra. While chanting the 1000 Names, the response may be 'Om Parashaktyai Namaha' or 'Om Sivasaktyaikya Rupinyai Namaha'.

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#53. The extra luggage of indiscriminate dreams, desires and attachments will make your life's journey miserable.

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

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#55. If we approach Nature with , it will serve us as our best friend, a friend that won't let us down.

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#56. Our highest, most important duty in this world is to help our fellow beings.

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#57. Our hearts are the shrine; that is where God should be installed. Our good thoughts are the flowers to worship Him. Good deeds form the worship, good words form the hymns and love forms the offering.

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#58. Being aware of the bondage is enough to free you from its clutches.

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#59. Married life, if lived with the proper love and understanding, helps awaken the feminine within a man, and the masculine within a woman.

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#60. When you get up in the morning, let your first thought be directed towards God.

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#61. The language of love is the language of humility or humbleness.

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#62. Love one another without any expectations. Then, there is no need to go anywhere in search of heaven.

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#63. Make use of radio, TV and films discriminatively; only for programs that will enhance our knowledge and culture. Television is tele-visham (tele-poison, in Malayalam). If we are not careful, it can corrupt our culture, damage our eyes and drain away our time.

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#64. Our attitude should be: Whatever happens I will remain strong, courageous and happy.

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#65. Consider any work you do, as work coming from God's will.

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#66. 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

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#67. Look at Nature. Nature is a book from which we must learn. Each object in it is a page of that book.

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#68. Pure love makes you feel as light as a flower. You won't feel any heaviness or burden. Ego creates the burden.

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#69. 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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#70. Finding fault in others, just for the sake of finding fault, we will pollute our own minds.

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#71. Whatever you see, hear or experience in the world is ephemeral. Get in touch with the eternal substratum of everything.

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#72. The beauty and charm of selfless love and service should not die away from the face of this earth. The world should know that a life of dedication is possible, that a life inspired by love and service to humanity is possible.

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#73. 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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#74. Let our lives be firmly rooted in Truth. Abstain from lies. In this dark age of materialism, adherence to truth is the greatest austerity. We might have to tell lies now and then to protect somebody or to sustain dharma, but we must be careful not to speak lies for our own selfish purposes.

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#75. Look carefully at what is of value in others and respect that.

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#76. Be content and happy with whatever comes to you.

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#77. Compassion can shoulder the suffering of the entire world without feeling the slightest bit of pain.

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#78. Transcending the cycle of death and rebirth is the real purpose of this life in human form.

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#79. Group chanting and prayer is very powerful. It can bring important changes.

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#80. True happiness is when the love that is within us finds expression in external activities.

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

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#82. If we keep holding on to God, there is nothing to fear.

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#83. Once you learn the art of relaxation, everything happens spontaneously and effortlessly.

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#84. We should learn to love everyone equally, because in essence we are all one, one Atman, one soul.

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#85. When one has truly imbibed spiritual qualities, they will spontaneously be reflected in one's thoughts and actions.

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#86. Our educational system needs to give equal importance to the intellect and the heart.

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#87. In this age of selfishness, selfless service is the only soap that truly purifies.

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#88. Only when human beings are able to perceive and acknowledge the Self in each other can there be real peace.

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#89. Real love is the complete absence of any negative feelings towards anyone.

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#90. We give physical exercise to the body, but neglect the heart. The exercise for the heart is uplifting the destitute and the suffering.

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#91. A true spiritual seeker should exercise control all the time, throughout the day and night.

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#92. Pray to God: It's all right if you don't love me, but please let me love you!

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#93. 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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#94. Progress is not possible without discipline. A nation, institution, family or individual can advance only by heeding the words of those who deserve respect and by obeying the appropriate rules and regulations. Children, obedience is not weakness. Obedience with humility leads to discipline.

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#95. You cannot predict when grace takes place; you can only wait. Relax.

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#96. One should see any opportunity to serve as a rare and precious gift ... and never waste such an opportunity.

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#97. We should never forget that after every night, there is a dawn. We should never lose our optimistic faith.

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#98. Go out and serve the suffering. Learn to place others in front of yourself.

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#99. In this universe it is Love that binds everything together.
Love is the very foundation, beauty and fulfillment of life.

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#100. There are thousands ready to die for their religion, but only are few willing to live by its principles. Because of their narrow vision and envy, they have missed the true essence and message of religion which is love and compassion.

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