Make use of all free time at the office and elsewhere for chanting your mantra or reading spiritual books. Avoid indulging in unnecessary gossip and try to talk about spiritual subjects with others. Mata Amritanandamayi More Quotes by Mata Amritanandamayi More Quotes From Mata Amritanandamayi Surrender and living in the present are one and the same. Mata Amritanandamayi live-in-the-presentsurrenderspiritual Children, pray for the good of everyone. We should pray to God to give a good mind even to those who harm us. One cannot sleep peacefully when there is a theif in the neighborhood. Likewise, when we pray for the well-being of others, it is we who gain peace and quietude. Children, the mantra 'Loka samasta sukhino bhavantu' should be chanted at least once daily. Mata Amritanandamayi sleepgivingchildren Many people talk a lot about environmental preservation, but true greatness lies in putting these principles into practice and actually doing something about it. Mata Amritanandamayi greatnessnaturelying When we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people. Mata Amritanandamayi yogaknowspeople 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. Mata Amritanandamayi cuttingheartinspirational Chant your mantra while engaged in work. This way, the mind will be continuously focused on Him. Mata Amritanandamayi meditationmindway Have the conviction that God is your only real relative and friend. Mata Amritanandamayi relatives-and-friendsrealrelationship Transcending the cycle of death and rebirth is the real purpose of this life in human form. Mata Amritanandamayi purposerealspiritual 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. Mata Amritanandamayi spiritualheartlove Intellectual prowess has its limitations. Thus, do not limit the scope of your learning to the realm of the intellect. Mata Amritanandamayi limitsintellectualspiritual 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. Mata Amritanandamayi spiritualheartchildren Pure love removes all negative feelings. Destroying all selfishness, it expects nothing but gives anything. Pure love is a constant giving up- giving up of everything that belongs to you. What really belongs to you? Only the ego. Love consumes in its flames all preconceived ideas, prejudices and judgments, all those things which stem from the ego. Pure love is nothing but the emptying of the mind of all its fears and the tearing off of all masks. It exposes the Self as it is. Mata Amritanandamayi giving-upselflove 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. Mata Amritanandamayi eyeselfspiritual The guru is not someone who is confined to the body. When there is selfless love for the guru, we will be able to see him not only in his body but in every living and nonliving thing in this world. Learn to see everything as the guru's body and to serve them accordingly. Mata Amritanandamayi selflessbodyworld Our efforts to remove hatred and indifference from the world begin by trying to remove them from our own mind. Mata Amritanandamayi efforthatredmeditation Look at Nature. Nature is a book from which we must learn. Each object in it is a page of that book. Mata Amritanandamayi naturebooklooks Pray for a peaceful and contented mind in all circumstances. Mata Amritanandamayi peacefulmeditationmind Just as food and sleep are necessary for the body, spiritual understanding is needed for a healthy mind. Mata Amritanandamayi meditationspiritualsleep Controlling the mind is the way to attain internal harmony. Mata Amritanandamayi meditationmindway What meaning do our lives have if we cannot set aside at least one hour a day out of 24 for thinking about God? Think how many hours we spend reading the newspaper, gossiping and doing various useless acts! Children we can definitely set aside an hour for sadhana if we really want it. That is our real wealth. If we cannot spare a whole hour at a stretch, keep apart half an hour in the morning and again in the evening. Mata Amritanandamayi realmorningchildren
