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A seed has to get buried in the soil for its real form as a plant to emerge. Only through modesty and humility can we grow. Pride and conceit will only destroy us. Live with the firm attitude, 'I am everyone's servant.' Then the whole universe will bow down to us.

Mata Amritanandamayi

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Mata Amritanandamayi
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 27
Guru
Religious Leader
Spiritual Leader
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Plant
Modesty
Live
Humility
Seed
Whole
Pride
Buried
Real
Grow
Servant
Attitude
Soil
Grows
Firm
Conceit
Universe
Seeds
Emerge
Everyone
Destroy
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