Amritanandamayi Messages

As far as possible, everyone in the family should eat together.

Being aware of the bondage is enough to free you from its clutches.

Thinking that God wants something from us is like showing a candle to the sun.

Animals too experience sorrow, love, anger and other emotions.

The beauty and charm of selfless love and service should not die away from the face of this earth. The world should know that a life of dedication is possible, that a life inspired by love and service to humanity is possible.

Fundamentally, what everyone needs is mental strength and confidence, to manage the mind, just as we manage the outside world.

Any action done with the right attitude, understanding and discrimination will take you closer to liberation. If however, the same action is done without the right attitude, it will bind you.

Happiness is within everyone, but we are not able to experience it because of our ego’s likes and dislikes.

The guru is not someone who is confined to the body. When there is selfless love for the guru, we will be able to see him not only in his body but in every living and nonliving thing in this world. Learn to see everything as the guru’s body and to serve them accordingly.

First, the human mind should be harmonized, then the harmony of Nature will spontaneously take place.