Amma's words

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I was wondering if we could share our favorite Amma quotes, here are some

i've collected , send more!

 

 

May the tree of our life

be firmly rooted

in the soil of love;

Let good deeds

be the leaves on that tree;

May words of kindness

form its flowers;

And may peace be its fruits.

- Amma

 

 

The sun never stops shining; the wind too, continues to blow in eternity;

and the river never stops flowing…likewise, Amma too cannot stop loving her

children. — Amma

 

"Expansiveness is to experience the feeling that the Self in us is the Self

in all and this is the goal of all spiritual practices. Selfless service helps

us to come closer to total expansiveness. We forget ourselves when we

perform any action selflessly with the proper attitude. In each one of us here

is

the seed of spirituality. When it is watered with the waters of compassion

towards others (through selfless service), then the seed erminates and grows

into a plant and later into a tree." -- Amma

 

"A continuous stream of love flows from me towards all beings in the cosmos.

That is Mother's inborn nature." -- Amma "Always understand that Amma is

omnipresent. Have faith that Amma's Self and your Self are one. I am the

servant of every one of you. I have no special place to dwell. I dwell in your

heart." -- Amma "It is external discipline and attention that leads to

internal

alertness. A spiritual seeker should learn to do things in an orderly way."

-- Amma

 

"Children, God has given us the necessary faculties to become like Him.

Love, beauty and all divine qualities exist within us. We should make use of our

faculties to express these divine qualities in our lives. Don't be lazy. Don't

idle away your time. Life is a precious gift.This human body is a rare

gift.Work with Love while you are still healthy. Do not be a burden to others.

God

may not have provided you with money, but if you are endowed with a healthy

body, work and do it with all your heart." -- Amma "The Universal Spirit

that is in me is also within you. If you can realize that Indivisible

Princliple that is ever shining in you, you will become one with That." -- Amma

"God is deep within us. He dwells there as pure and innocent love."

A smiling face, words of comfort, compassionate looks all these are also

meditations.

The past is over. What is needed is to mold the future by surrendering

everything to God.

"Love and beauty are within you. Try to express them through your actions and

you will definitely touch the very source of bliss." -- Amma

" Even though the breeze blows everywhere, coolness will be felt more if we

sit in the shade of a tree. In the same way, although God is all-pervading,

His presence will clearly shine in certain places more than in others. That is

the greatness of satsang. "

 

Student: Amma, What should be done to remove the dirt from the mind?

Amma: If the mind is to become pure, love for God must be developed. Virtues

must be developed. The main obstacle to moving closer to God is our own

selfishness. Selfishness automatically falls off when we feel compassion for

others. Just as the saline taste disappears when fresh water is constantly

added

to salt water, the bad tendencies will leave us when we constantly think of

good things.

 

See how many poor people are suffering without shelter, clothes, food or

proper medical care. We will lose our selfishness when we become compassionate

towards them.

 

We are all children of one Mother. The same eagerness with which we apply

medicine to our burnt hand, we must show towards the suffering of others. If

the left arm is burnt, does the right arm refuse to apply medicine saying, " It

is not me who has the burn?" The real 'I' permeates the whole body. The pain

in one part of the body is experienced by all other parts. Likewise, we

experience the pain of even the smallest creatures (without realizing it)

because

the same Consiousness pervades everywhere. Children, understanding this,

always act with compassion.

 

"Do not wait for an opportunity to do a good thing. Do it immediately if it

is good." - Amma

"Darling children, the coolness of the breeze, the beams of the moon, the

vastness of space, and all things of this universe -- these are all permeated

with Divine Consciousness. Knowing and experiencing this truth is the goal of

human birth." -- Amma.org

A Mahatma or a self-realized being is like a river that flows, unhindered

and unperturbed, into everything and without any difference" - amma

 

"Inner peace always follows in the wake of pain. To teach the state of joy,

you first have to experience pain. Pain in the beginning and lasting happiness

at the end is far superior to happiness in the beginning and long-lasting

pain at the end. Pain is an unavoidable part of life. Without having suffered

in some way, you cannot experience and appreciate peace or happiness."

--Amma.org

 

"Always understand that Amma is omnipresent. Have faith that Amma's Self and

your Self are one. I am the servant of every one of you. I have no special

place to dwell. I dwell in your heart." -- Amma