Happiness is within everyone, but we are not able to experience it because of our ego's likes and dislikes. Mata Amritanandamayi More Quotes by Mata Amritanandamayi More Quotes From Mata Amritanandamayi As far as possible, everyone in the family should eat together. Mata Amritanandamayi should together food Talking high philosophy often confuses people, but a look from an egoless person can lift the clouds of pain and despair. Mata Amritanandamayi pain clouds philosophy You can only feel love by expressing it. Mata Amritanandamayi feels love Just as the right hand comes to dress the wound on the left hand, we should see another person's sorrows as our own and come to his or her aid. Mata Amritanandamayi left-hand sorrow hands Develop the ability to stand back as a witness to your thoughts. This will make your mind strong. Mata Amritanandamayi strong meditation mind Consoling a miserable soul, wiping the tears of a crying person is greater than any worldly achievement. Mata Amritanandamayi achievement tears soul You can lead a truly spiritual life while remaining a householder. You will be able to enjoy the bliss of the Self, but your mind has to be on God all the time. Then you can easily attain bliss. A mother bird will be thinking of the young ones in the nest, even when she is out looking for food. Similarly, you have to keep your mind on God, while engaged in all worldly actions. The important thing is to be completely dedicated to God or the Guru. Once you have that dedication, the goal will not be far away. Mata Amritanandamayi spiritual mother relationship If we have love and compassion in our hearts, then we will wholeheartedly serve those who suffer from lack of food, clothing and shelter. Mata Amritanandamayi compassion heart love Do not use intoxicants of any sort. We who should be serving the world should not ruin our health by smoking and drinking. The money we waste on these things can be used for so many useful things. With the money we smoke away, we can buy an artificial leg for one who has lost a leg, pay for an eye operation for someone with a cataract, or buy a wheelchair for a polio victim. Or, if nothing else, we can buy some spiritual books for the local library. Mata Amritanandamayi spiritual drinking food Let us take from Nature only what we really need, and try to give back to some extent. Mata Amritanandamayi nature trying giving The more you give, the more your heart is filled. Love is a never ending stream. Mata Amritanandamayi heart love giving Isn't it human beings who impart vitality to the image in the temple? If no one sculpts the stone, it doesn't become an image. If no one installs it in the temple, it does not acquire any sanctity. If no worship is done, it does not acquire any power. Without human effort there cannot be any temples. What is wrong then in saying that we should view great masters as equal to God? Temples installed by such spiritual masters have a special energy of their own. Mata Amritanandamayi effort spiritual views Children, when we go to the temple, do not hurry to have darshan, then make some offering and return home in a hurry. We should stand there patiently in silence for some time and try to visualize the beloved deity in our hearts. If possible, we should sit down and meditate. At each step, remember to do japa. Amma doesn't say that the offerings and worship are not necessary, but of all the offerings we make, what the Lord wants most is our hearts! Mata Amritanandamayi spiritual home children If we let go of our likes and dislikes, we will become fit vessels to receive the God's ever flowing grace. Mata Amritanandamayi likes-and-dislikes spiritual letting-go Money is not a problem, but unintelligent attachment to it is. Mata Amritanandamayi attachment problem spiritual 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 rust crazy tragedy Education for livelihood alone will never make our life full and complete. Mata Amritanandamayi livelihood our-lives kids Due to our preconceptions regarding education, we fail to inquire into the most obvious and wondrous field of study - ourselves. Mata Amritanandamayi study fields kids Most human beings know only the language of exploitation. Due to their selfishness, they are unable to consider others. Mata Amritanandamayi selfishness language relationship "Is God a Man or a Woman ?" Mata Amritanandamayi spiritual giving men