Mata Amritanandamayi
Mata Amritanandamayi Quotes about Spiritual
A true spiritual seeker should exercise control all the time, throughout the day and night.
Our ultimate dharma is self-realization. Thoughts and actions that support our spiritual evolution are real dharma.
Love and spiritual values received from parents are the strongest assets for a child to face the various trials of adulthood.
Just as food and sleep are necessary for the body, spiritual understanding is needed for a healthy mind.
Children, set aside at least half an hour in the morning and in the evening for spiritual practices. After bathing in the morning, a family should sit together and worship. Archana may be performed by chanting the 108 or 1000 Names of Devi or our chosen deity. We can also chant our mantra, meditate or sing hymns at this time.
When one has truly imbibed spiritual qualities, they will spontaneously be reflected in one's thoughts and actions.
Spiritual love is without limits or boundaries. Worldly love is superficial and fluctuating.
Contribute to charitable projects like the printing of spiritual books so that they can be sold at a lower price. Poor people will then be able to buy and read them. In this way we can help to cultivate spiritual culture in them also.
The person who constantly studies without doing spiritual practice is like the fool who attempts to live in the blueprint of a house.
A sadhak (one who does spiritual practice) will not have time to indulge in gossip. They will not feel like talking to anyone in a harsh manner. Those who always indulge in faultfinding will never achieve spiritual progress. Do not harm anyone by thoughts, words or deeds. Be compassionate towards all beings. Ahimsa (nonviolence) is the highest dharma (duty).
Parents need to nourish spiritual values in their children from a very young age.
Try to gather the strength to live as brother and sister after one or two children are born. This is essential for reaping the full benefit of spiritual practice and to make spiritual progress through mental restraint.
The first step in spiritual life is to have compassion. A person who is kind and loving never needs to go searching for God. God rushes toward any heart that beats with compassion-it is God's favorite place.
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.
We should forgive and forget the faults of others. Anger is the enemy of every spiritual aspirant. Anger causes loss of power through every pore of our body. In circumstances when the mind is tempted to get angry, we should control ourselves and resolve firmly, 'No.' We can go to a secluded spot and chant our mantra. The mind will become quiet by itself.
Writing a diary every evening before going to bed is a good habit. We can record in the diary how much time we have devoted to our spiritual practice. The diary should be written in a way that helps us see our mistakes and correct them. It should not be a mere document of other peoples' faults or our daily transactions.
To awaken spiritual unity, and to spread to others the love that is our inherent nature, is the true goal of human life.
Just as armor protects the soldier, spiritual knowledge protects us from the difficulties of life.