Excellent Selection of Amma Quotes

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These are from : Ammachi- Jai Jai Janani

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by NandiniJT

Note: […] are my adds; also if you only have dial-up, like I did for

years, this is for you.

 

Children, the sweetness of devotion is something unique. Devotion is

actually discrimination( viveka ) between the eternal[ absolute ] and

the transitory[ relative ]. The actions we perform with awareness of

what is everlasting and what is perishable is devotion.

 

Faith strengthens our feeble minds. If we have faith, we don't cry for

illusory things.

 

My children, you should pray with love and devotion. Your hearts

should melt as you pray. Your prayer to God should be, " Make me love

You and let me forget everything else! "

 

Don't forget God's name wherever you go! Only of we purify our heart

through japa we can install God inside. If we cannot make our minds

pure, everything is a waste. Don't think we can get peace without

making our minds and our actions pure.

 

If you really love God, you must stop your fault finding. God will

never dwell in a fault finding heart. No amount of prayer will bear

fruit if it is done while harming or speaking ill of others. Get rid

of any arrogance and be humble. Even if there is some error on the

part of others, be forgiving to the utmost extent. These are different

aspect of prayer.

 

Those who love God know no sorrow. There is only Bliss.

 

No amount of japa and meditation will bear fruit without Love. When

the Love for God becomes firm, all the bad tendencies in us will fall

away automatically.

 

Is not God all pervading? If not, He is not God. Purify your heart.

See God in everything and love all beings. You don't have to do

anything else.

 

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

alone is eternal. Our life's goal is to attain Him. You should not

forget this.

 

My children, we should surrender our mind to God. Those who perform

actions with their mind surrendered to the Supreme do not need to

fear. When we surrender something the mind is attached to, it is the

same as surrendering the mind.

 

Devotion which is based on real spiritual principles is a sadhana[

spiritual practice ].

But devotion prompted by desire cannot be considered a sadhana[

spiritual practice ].

 

Immersed in illusion, we confuse " what is " with " what is not " and

" what is not " with " what truly is. "

 

As heat is the nature of fire and coolness the nature of water,

Self-Awareness is the nature, the responsibility, of every human

being. One should understand that the Supreme Lord is omniscient,

omnipresent, and omnipotent. One should proceed with the sole aim of

realizing God. There should be no delusion concerning the goal of

life. If your aim is Self-Realization, you don't think about anything

else. Pure Love wants nothing else but the emptying of your mind from

all its fears and the shedding of all your masks. It exposes the Self

as it is.

 

Love sustains everything. Love is the basis of the Universe. If there

were no Love, no creation could take place. The real source of that

Love is God. You have to be convinced that God alone is real and then

remember Him[ Her, It ] constantly.

 

Children, go directly to the Source of Love and drink to your heart's

content from that Ocean. God is the Source, the true center, of our

life and existence. Remember, Mother is always with you. Love each

other, serve others selflessly, and never forget to do your spiritual

practices.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for posting these quotes and for sharing them. . .these are all

wonderful. . .and surely enough to practice for a lifetime. . .Thanks marci

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