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Precious gems are profoundly buried in the earth and can only be extracted at the expense of great labor.

Anandamayi Ma

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Anandamayi Ma
Age: 86 †
Born: 1896
Born: April 30
Died: 1982
Died: August 27
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When by the flood of your tears, the inner and the outer have fused into One, you will find Her whom you sought with such anguish, nearer than the nearest, the very breath of life, the very core of every heart.
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Joys and sorrows are time-born and cannot last. Therefore, do not be perturbed by these. The greater the difficulties and obstructions, the more intense will be your endeavor to cling to His feet and the more will your prayer increase from within. And when the time is ripe, you will gain mastery over this power.
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Always bear this in mind: Everything is in God's hands, and you are His tool to be used by Him as He pleases. Try to grasp the significance of 'all is His'. and you will immediately feel free from all burdens. What will be the result of your surrender to Him? None will seem alien, all will be your very own Self.
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Ever afterward, though the dance of creation change around me in the hall of eternity, I shall be the same.
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