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Do no talk while eating.

Mata Amritanandamayi

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Mata Amritanandamayi
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 27
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Children, we should always eat our food sitting down. Do not eat standing or walking around.
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Do your actions in the world, without forgetting that your find goal in life is to break free from all bondage and limitations. Always 'remember that you have a higher goal to attain.
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Feel your prayers, feel your mantra and you will feel God.
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Our attitude should be: Whatever happens I will remain strong, courageous and happy.
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We must remember that man is not an island, totally isolated and disconnected from others. We are all part of a universal chain, or the universal consciousness. What happens to one happens to all.
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Whatever is associated with the mind is bound to change. The truth is that which is changeless. It is the Self.
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Ashrams and gurukulas (spiritual schools) are the pillars of spiritual culture. If we perform sadhana according to the guru's advice, we need not go anywhere else. We will get whatever we need from the guru.
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Let our lives be firmly rooted in Truth. Abstain from lies. In this dark age of materialism, adherence to truth is the greatest austerity. We might have to tell lies now and then to protect somebody or to sustain dharma, but we must be careful not to speak lies for our own selfish purposes.
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It's like pouring oil from one glass to another down a line - in the end, you don't have any oil left it is all stuck to the inside of the glasses. This way, 1,000 dollars become 100 dollars by the time it reaches the people. Whereas if we get 10 dollars, we add our effort to it and the money multiplies.
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Many people talk a lot about environmental preservation, but true greatness lies in putting these principles into practice and actually doing something about it.
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First, the human mind should be harmonized, then the harmony of Nature will spontaneously take place.
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Compassion can shoulder the suffering of the entire world without feeling the slightest bit of pain.
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The mental disposition of the one who prepares the food is transmitted to all those who consume it. Therefore, as far as possible the mothers should do the cooking for the entire family. If it is done while chanting the mantra, the food will benefit everyone in a spiritual way.
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We live in a calculative world and have a calculative mind, and in such a world, ego dominates.
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It is man who, through his thoughts and actions, creates turmoil and disintegration in the natural, harmonious unity of the world.
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Try to spend at least 2 or 3 days every month in an ashram. Just breathing the pure air there will purify and strengthen our bodies and minds. Like recharging the batteries, even after returning home we will be able to continue our meditation and japa.
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We should try our best to relieve the suffering of others in whatever way we can.
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Where there is love, distance doesn't matter.
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If you have patience, then you'll also have love. Patience leads to love.
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When love and compassion fills your heart, you find newness in every moment, and life becomes a celebration.
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