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Be like the honeybee who gathers only nectar wherever it goes. Seek the goodness that is found in everyone.
Mata Amritanandamayi
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Mata Amritanandamayi
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 27
Guru
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Goodness
Seek
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