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While eating, our attention should not be focused just on the taste. Imagine our chosen deity or guru is present within us and that we are feeding Him. This will turn eating into a spiritual practice.
Mata Amritanandamayi
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Mata Amritanandamayi
Age: 70
Born: 1953
Born: September 27
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