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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
Religious Leader
Spiritual Leader
Goes
Everyone
Found
Love
Nectar
Like
Gathers
Wherever
Goodness
Seek

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