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Quotes about Meditation by Mata Amritanandamayi

  • Meditation increases your vitality and strengthens your intelligence... your mental clarity and health improve. You acquire the patience and fortitude to face any problem in life. So, meditate! Only through meditation will you find the treasure you are seeking.
  • Peace is not a product of an intellectual exercise. It is an inner blossoming that occurs with meditation.
  • Crying to God for five minutes is equal to one hour of meditation.
  • 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.
  • Happiness comes from the dissolution of the mind, not from external objects. Through meditation we can achieve everything including bliss, health, strength, intelligence and vitality. But it should be practiced properly in solitude and with care.
  • Smiling is one of the highest forms of meditation.