AMMA Quotes

[Guest guest]

" If we penetrate deeply into all aspects and all areas of life, we will

find that hidden behind everything is love. We will discover that love

is the force, the power and inspiration behind every word and every

action. This applies to all people, irrespective of race, caste, creed,

sect, religion or of what work people do.

 

AMMA

 

Instead of " I love you, " say " I am love " " The common expression is 'I

love you.' But instead of 'I love you,' it would be better to say, 'I am

love — I am the embodiment of pure love.' Remove the I and you, and

you will find that there is only love. It is as if love is imprisoned

between the I and you. Remove the I and you, for they are unreal; they

are self-imposed walls that don't exist. The gulf between I and you is

the ego. When the ego is removed the distance disappears and the I and

you also disappear. They merge to become one — and that is love. You

lend the I and you their reality. Withdraw your support and they will

disappear. Then you will realise, not that 'I love you,' but that 'I am

that all-embracing love.' "

 

AMMA

 

Love is beyond Logic " Love just happens. Nobody thinks about how to

love, or when and where to love. Nobody is rational about love. Rational

thought hinders love. Love is a sudden rising in the heart. Love is an

unavoidable, unobstructable longing for oneness. There is no logic in

this. It is beyond logic. So do not try to be rational about love. It is

like trying to give reasons for the river to flow, for the breeze to be

cool and gentle, for the moon to glow, for the sky to be expansive, for

the ocean to be vast and deep, or for the flower to be fragrant and

beautiful. Rationalisation kills the beauty and charm of these things.

They are to be enjoyed, experienced, loved and felt. If you rationalise

about them, you will miss the beauty and charm and the feelings they

evoke. Sit by the seashore. Look at it. Feel its vastness. Feel the

rising up and down of the waves. Feel and be amazed at the creation and

the creator of such magnificence. What good will it do you to

rationalise about the ocean? "

 

AMMA