Due to our preconceptions regarding education, we fail to inquire into the most obvious and wondrous field of study - ourselves. Mata Amritanandamayi More Quotes by Mata Amritanandamayi More Quotes From Mata Amritanandamayi 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. Mata Amritanandamayi indulge-inmindchildren Peace is not just the absence of war and conflict; it goes well beyond that. Peace must be fostered within the individual, within the family and within society. Simply transferring the world's nuclear weapons to a museum will not in itself bring about world peace. The nuclear weapons of the mind must first be eliminated. Mata Amritanandamayi religiouswarmuseums Keep the child within alive. A child never tires of hearing the birds sing, never gets bored looking at flowers. Mata Amritanandamayi natureflowerchildren Meditation increases your vitality and strengthens your intelligence... your mental clarity and health improve. You acquire the patience and fortitude to face any problem in life. So, meditate! Only through meditation will you find the treasure you are seeking. Mata Amritanandamayi vitalitytreasuremeditation Animals too experience sorrow, love, anger and other emotions. Mata Amritanandamayi sorrownatureanimal Love and spiritual values received from parents are the strongest assets for a child to face the various trials of adulthood. Mata Amritanandamayi spiritualkidschildren The extra luggage of indiscriminate dreams, desires and attachments will make your life's journey miserable. Mata Amritanandamayi journeyspiritualdream Society is made up of individuals. The thoughts and actions of each individual influence the culture of that society. Instead of waiting for others to improve, we should try to improve ourselves. Once our attitude has changed, we will be able to perceive goodness throughout world. If there is a positive change in us, it will also be reflected in others. It is only what we give that we can hope to get back. Mata Amritanandamayi waitingattitudegiving May your thoughts, words and actions arise from love. Mata Amritanandamayi actionmaylove Today, society is sacrificing love, values and dharma in its pursuit of materialistic gains. Mata Amritanandamayi sacrificespiritualtoday One should see any opportunity to serve as a rare and precious gift...and never waste such an opportunity. Mata Amritanandamayi wasteshouldopportunity The impermanent, which is the body, is given too much importance. The permanent, which is the Atman, is completely forgotten. This should change. Mata Amritanandamayi too-muchbodyspiritual Do not get up immediately at the end of the archana. The beloved deity should be brought from the seat in front of us back into our hearts and re-installed there. Seeing the form of the deity seated in the heart, meditate for a little longer. If it is possible, it is good to sing 2 or 3 kirtans. After taking an injection, a patient is asked to rest for a few minutes to let the medicine spread throughout the body. Similarly, to obtain the full benefit of the mantras, we should keep the mind calm for a while after worship. Mata Amritanandamayi medicinemeditationheart God realization and self-realization are one and the same. God-realization is nothing but the ability and expansiveness of heart to love everything equally. Mata Amritanandamayi meditationselfheart Whatever you see, hear or experience in the world is ephemeral. Get in touch with the eternal substratum of everything. Mata Amritanandamayi ephemeralmeditationworld 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 emotionmeditationtrying What the world needs are servants, not leaders. Everyone's wish is to become a leader....Let us become a real servant instead. Mata Amritanandamayi leaderrealwish Look upon others as being part of yourself. Mata Amritanandamayi look-uprelationshiplooks We should never forget that after every night, there is a dawn. We should never lose our optimistic faith. Mata Amritanandamayi positivityoptimisticfaith Happiness comes from the dissolution of the mind, not from external objects. Through meditation we can achieve everything including bliss, health, strength, intelligence and vitality. But it should be practiced properly in solitude and with care. Mata Amritanandamayi solitudemeditationmind
