Mata Amritanandamayi
When humanity serves Nature, Nature serves humanity. When we serve animals and plants, they too serve us in return.Collection: Nature
The sun shines down, and its image reflects in a thousand different pots filled with water. The reflections are many, but they are each reflecting the same sun. Similarly, when we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people.Collection: Wisdom
The language of love is the language of humility or humbleness.Collection: Humility
We should serve others without any expectations whatsoever. When others throw thorns at us, we should be able to throw flowers back at them.Collection: Flower
When we raise one hand to say "bye-bye" we are gesturing that we are going apart from each other, whereas when we join our palms and bow our head, our hearts become closer.Collection: Relationship
Too much concern about physical security and too little concern about spirituality is the hallmark of today's world.Collection: Spiritual
Love is our true essence.Collection: Love
No matter who causes you grief, take your complaints to the meditation room, where your real friend is. In addition to your husband or wife, you should have a friend - and that friend should be God. Even if your husband or wife makes you unhappy, tell that to God, and not to anyone else. If your neighbor picks a fight with you, go to the meditation room and complain, 'Why did you let him treat me like that? Weren't you with me?' Open your heart and tell God everything. Then it becomes a satsang.Collection: Relationship
Any pleasure gained by means other than mental control weakens the body.Collection: Relationship
Compassion can shoulder the suffering of the entire world without feeling the slightest bit of pain.Collection: Pain
The more intellectual you are, the more egoistic you are, and surrendering becomes more difficult.Collection: Spiritual
There is a lot of difference between offering a garland of flowers bought from a shop and one that we make out of flowers picked from our home garden. When we plant the flowers, water them, pick the flowers, make the garland and take it to the temple, thoughts of God alone live in our minds. The Lord accepts anything offered to Him with intense Love. When we buy a garland at a store and place it on the deity it is only a ceremonial act while the other is a garland of pure devotion and an act of love.Collection: Spiritual
Most human beings know only the language of exploitation. Due to their selfishness, they are unable to consider others.Collection: Relationship
Our educational system needs to give equal importance to the intellect and the heart.Collection: Educational
Pray May all reach the shore of peace, spreading the sweet holy fragrance of Love and vibrations of unity and harmony.Collection: Love
If japa is maintained, no useless talk during work will be possible. The mind will always remain peaceful. Modern day diseases are mostly psychosomatic. Japa will bestow good health to both mind and body.Collection: Meditation
In most cases, worldly love ends in hatred and deep sorrow.Collection: Relationship
If you are unable to meditate, chant your mantra or sing bhajans.Collection: Bhajans
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.Collection: Heart
Children, everyone should try to wake up before five in the morning. The ideal time for spiritual practices like meditation and chanting is Brahma Muhurta. During this period, sattvic qualities are predominant in nature. Moreover, the mind will be clear and body energetic.Collection: Spiritual
What the world needs are servants, not leaders. Everyone's wish is to become a leader....Let us become a real servant instead.Collection: Real
Pray for a peaceful and contented mind in all circumstances.Collection: Meditation
If we have some pet animals, we should feed them also before taking our food. Perceive God in every living being and feed them with that attitude.Collection: Attitude
Couples should abstain from sexual relations at least 2 or 3 days a week. Gradually try to reach a stage of celibacy most days.Collection: Relationship
If you have patience, then you'll also have love. Patience leads to love.Collection: Patience Love
In today's world, human beings are dying and human machines are taking birth.Collection: Spiritual
Whatever is associated with the mind is bound to change. The truth is that which is changeless. It is the Self.Collection: Self
We give physical exercise to the body, but neglect the heart. The exercise for the heart is uplifting the destitute and the suffering.Collection: Uplifting
If the desires are not controlled now, later they will control you.Collection: Relationship
Today, society is sacrificing love, values and dharma in its pursuit of materialistic gains.Collection: Spiritual
Finding fault in others, just for the sake of finding fault, we will pollute our own minds.Collection: Relationship
There are millions and millions of people who are thrown in the midst of poverty and starvation. Animals don't die of starvation, only human beings.Collection: Animal
Try to make others happy, and don't despair over all the evil in the world. Instead of cursing the dark, let us each light one small lamp.Collection: Spiritual
Only when human beings are able to perceive and acknowledge the Self in each other can there be real peace.Collection: Real
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.Collection: Children
Free from attachments to the past and worries about the future, a child expresses him/herself fully.Collection: Children
We should never forget that after every night, there is a dawn. We should never lose our optimistic faith.Collection: Faith
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.Collection: Religious
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.Collection: Spiritual
Do your actions in the world, without forgetting that your find goal in life is to break free from all bondage and limitations. Always 'remember that you have a higher goal to attain.Collection: Goal
Food should be consumed while chanting your mantra inwardly. This will purify the food and the mind at the same time.Collection: Food
Progress can be slow and gradual. Continue putting in effort with patience, enthusiasm and faith.Collection: Effort
Fighting the wounds of the past will only deepen those wounds. Relaxation is the method that heals the wounds of the mind, not reaction.Collection: Spiritual
Whatever binds us most, whatever is dearest to us, that is what we should offer the Lord. Doesn't a mother give her child whatever she thinks is the best?Collection: Mother
Let us take from Nature only what we really need, and try to give back to some extent.Collection: Nature
We should learn to love everyone equally, because in essence we are all one, one Atman, one soul.Collection: Relationship
Group chanting and prayer is very powerful. It can bring important changes.Collection: Prayer
When doing archana (daily prayers) as a group, one person should chant the mantra and the others should repeat it. Mantras should be chanted slowly, clearly and with devotion.Collection: Prayer
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!Collection: Spiritual