Mata Amritanandamayi Quotes - Page 4

We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love.

When someone is full of Love and Compassion, he cannot draw a line between two countries, two faiths or two religions.

Nobody likes to let go of the ego- it is so precious to everyone. However, once you have attained a state of egolessness, the world won't disappear, as you may think it will. The world will continue, but a change takes place within you. Something is uncovered. You start seeing everything with the wonder and innocence of a child.

What we need is peace of mind. We can gain that only through the control of our mind.

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

Crying to God for five minutes is equal to one hour of meditation.

Smiling is one of the highest forms of meditation.

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

If you see deficiencies in others, your duty is to forgive instead of pointing at it.

Talking high philosophy often confuses people, but a look from an egoless person can lift the clouds of pain and despair.

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

Everything is God, there is nothing else but God.

Real success is gaining the ability to face situations in life with maturity.

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.

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

Many people meditate in order that a third eye may open. For that they feel they should close their two physical eyes. They thereby become blind to the world. But the fact is that the third eye will never open. We can never close our eyes to the world in the name of spirituality. Self-realization is the ability to see ourselves in all beings. This is the third eye through which you see, even while your two eyes are open. We should be able to love and serve others, seeing ourselves in them. This is the fulfillment of spiritual practice.

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

Thankfulness is a humble, open and prayerful attitude that helps you receive more of God's grace.

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

It should be for satsang that we go to spiritual centers. By going there, people who are involved in the world can attain peace and concentration. The concentration gained when one goes there cannot be achieved if one sits at home. Even though the breeze blows everywhere, coolness will be felt more if we sit in the shade of a tree. In the same way, although God is all-pervading, this presence will clearly shine in certain places more than others. That is the greatness of satsang. Satsang is the best thing for spiritual advancement.

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

In most cases, worldly love ends in hatred and deep sorrow.

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

By living in harmony with Nature one gains a healthy mind and body.

Keep the child within alive. A child never tires of hearing the birds sing, never gets bored looking at flowers.