Mata Amritanandamayi

You can only feel love by expressing it.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Purify the mind through selfless service.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Take a vow for a life of service to others.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Do no talk while eating.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Love is our true essence.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Where there is love, distance doesn't matter.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Look upon others as being part of yourself.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Loving words and deeds are the best alms.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Go out and serve the suffering. Learn to place others in front of yourself.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

We should fill the syllabuses of schools with lessons about love and compassion.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Pray: O Lord, make my eyes see only the good in everyone.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

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

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Children, we must cultivate reverence towards all great masters, monks and gurus.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

What we need is peace of mind. We can gain that only through the control of our mind.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Love is the only medicine that can heal the wounds of the world.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

You cannot predict when grace takes place; you can only wait. Relax.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Grace is openness. By remaining open, you let go of your ego and narrow-minded views, and allow divine grace to express itself…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Whatever is associated with the mind is bound to change. The truth is that which is changeless. It is the Self.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Be like the honeybee who gathers only nectar wherever it goes. Seek the goodness that is found in everyone.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

If we have some pet animals, we should feed them also before taking our food. Perceive God in every living being and…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

When someone is full of Love and Compassion, he cannot draw a line between two countries, two faiths or two religions.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Whatever you see, hear or experience in the world is ephemeral. Get in touch with the eternal substratum of everything.

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Understand this great truth: The happiness that comes from the pleasures of the world is but a minute reflection of the infinite…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

As long as her hands can move a little bit and reach out to those who come to Her, Amma will continue…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Real life is developed from within. Real living means that the soul expresses itself through all one's thoughts, words and actions. A…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

The ashram is Mother's body. Mother's soul is in Her children. Children, all the service done for the ashram, is done for…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Make use of radio, TV and films discriminatively; only for programs that will enhance our knowledge and culture. Television is tele-visham (tele-poison,…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Children, do not listen to those who malign masters and sages. Never listen to or indulge in derogatory talk about anyone. When…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

While eating, our attention should not be focused just on the taste. Imagine our chosen deity or guru is present within us…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Love is our true essence. Love has no limitations of caste, religion, race, or nationality. We are all beads strung together on…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

If you have patience, then you'll also have love. Patience leads to love. If you forcefully open the petals of a bud,…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

When thoughts are reduced, power of the mind and its subtlety increases, tunes with the Universe. Then you can see the realms…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

The essence of motherhood is not restricted to women who have given birth; it is a principle inherent in both women and…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

What meaning do our lives have if we cannot set aside at least one hour a day out of 24 for thinking…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Many priests and employees at temples work for pay. No one should judge religion on the basis of the shortcomings of such…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Changing the world is like trying to straighten a dog's tail. However much you may try, you won't succeed. But although the…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Many of us may have watched the waves at sea. They rise, then fall, then rise again, then fall again... and this…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Mental purity will come through constant chanting of the divine name. This is the simplest way. You are trying to cross the…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

It is a good practice to write at least on page of mantra daily. Many people get better concentration by writing than…

— Mata Amritanandamayi

Everyone in the world should sleep without fear at least for one night, sleep without fear. Everyone in the world should eat…

— Mata Amritanandamayi