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title: "25 Needs Quotes By Mata Amritanandamayi"
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> [As you help those in need, selfishness will fall away. And, without even noticing you will find your own fulfillment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/as-you-help-those-in-need-selfishness-will-fall-away-and-without-even/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [People think that God wants our offerings. God does not need anything from us. He is the giver. He is like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/people-think-that-god-wants-our-offerings-god-does-not-need-anything/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [Love one another without any expectations. Then, there is no need to go anywhere in search of heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/love-one-another-without-any-expectations-then-there-is-no-need-to-go/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [Parents need to nourish spiritual values in their children from a very young age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/parents-need-to-nourish-spiritual-values-in-their-children-from-a/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [Let us take from Nature only what we really need, and try to give back to some extent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/let-us-take-from-nature-only-what-we-really-need-and-try-to-give-back/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [Our educational system needs to give equal importance to the intellect and the heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/our-educational-system-needs-to-give-equal-importance-to-the/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [Fundamentally, what everyone needs is mental strength and confidence, to manage the mind, just as we manage the outside world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/fundamentally-what-everyone-needs-is-mental-strength-and-confidence/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [What we need is peace of mind. We can gain that only through the control of our mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/what-we-need-is-peace-of-mind-we-can-gain-that-only-through-the/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [Fill your hearts with love and gratitude. Life gives us what we need and not necessarily what we want. It follows its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/fill-your-hearts-with-love-and-gratitude-life-gives-us-what-we-need/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [We human beings are born in ego, live in ego, are brought up in ego and will die in ego. We need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/we-human-beings-are-born-in-ego-live-in-ego-are-brought-up-in-ego-and/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [Ashrams and gurukulas (spiritual schools) are the pillars of spiritual culture. If we perform sadhana according to the guru's advice, we need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/ashrams-and-gurukulas-spiritual-schools-are-the-pillars-of-spiritual/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [It is never a good practice to continue to sleep after sunrise. We should not think of staying in bed once we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/it-is-never-a-good-practice-to-continue-to-sleep-after-sunrise-we/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [Spirituality, as expounded by the great saints and sages of the past, is a very broad path. It accommodates all types of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/spirituality-as-expounded-by-the-great-saints-and-sages-of-the-past/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [Nowadays everybody wants to become a leader. No one wants to become a servant. In reality, the world is badly in need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/nowadays-everybody-wants-to-become-a-leader-no-one-wants-to-become-a/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [Just as our bodies need proper food to live and develop, our souls need love to blossom. The strength and nourishment that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/just-as-our-bodies-need-proper-food-to-live-and-develop-our-souls/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [In today's world, both men and woman need motherhood, the nurturing motherly feeling, the feminine energy. By receiving this energy, it will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/in-today-s-world-both-men-and-woman-need-motherhood-the-nurturing/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [Children, we are told to make an offering at the temple or at the feet of the guru, not because the Lord…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/children-we-are-told-to-make-an-offering-at-the-temple-or-at-the-feet/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [Children, not a grain of the food we eat is made purely by our own effort. What comes to us in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/children-not-a-grain-of-the-food-we-eat-is-made-purely-by-our-own/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [In today's world, people experience two types of poverty: the poverty caused by lack of food, clothing and shelter, and the poverty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/in-today-s-world-people-experience-two-types-of-poverty-the-poverty/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [The heart sends blood to every cell of the body, and in this way the cells are nourished. The same blood then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/the-heart-sends-blood-to-every-cell-of-the-body-and-in-this-way-the/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [Many of us may have watched the waves at sea. They rise, then fall, then rise again, then fall again... and this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/many-of-us-may-have-watched-the-waves-at-sea-they-rise-then-fall-then/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [What the world needs are servants, not leaders. Everyone's wish is to become a leader…Let us become a real servant instead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/what-the-world-needs-are-servants-not-leaders-everyone-s-wish-is-to/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [Children, we should simplify our life's needs and use the resulting savings for charity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/children-we-should-simplify-our-life-s-needs-and-use-the-resulting/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [Children, those who are unmarried should conserve their vital energy by maintaining celibacy. To turn what we gain by this in to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/children-those-who-are-unmarried-should-conserve-their-vital-energy/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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> [The first step in spiritual life is to have compassion. A person who is kind and loving never needs to go searching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/the-first-step-in-spiritual-life-is-to-have-compassion-a-person-who/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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## Other authors on Needs

## More by Mata Amritanandamayi

> [If japa is maintained, no useless talk during work will be possible. The mind will always remain peaceful. Modern day diseases are mostly psychosomatic.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/if-japa-is-maintained-no-useless-talk-during-work-will-be-possible/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

> [It is a good practice to write at least on page of mantra daily. Many people get better concentration by writing than by chanting.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/it-is-a-good-practice-to-write-at-least-on-page-of-mantra-daily-many/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

> [Money is not a problem, but unintelligent attachment to it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/money-is-not-a-problem-but-unintelligent-attachment-to-it-is/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

> [Many people meditate in order that a third eye may open. For that they feel they should close their two physical eyes. They thereby…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/many-people-meditate-in-order-that-a-third-eye-may-open-for-that-they/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

> [Today, society is sacrificing love, values and dharma in its pursuit of materialistic gains.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/today-society-is-sacrificing-love-values-and-dharma-in-its-pursuit-of/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

> [Being aware of the bondage is enough to free you from its clutches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/being-aware-of-the-bondage-is-enough-to-free-you-from-its-clutches/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

> [Learn to be thankful to everyone, to the entire creation, even to your enemy and also to those who insult, because they all help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/learn-to-be-thankful-to-everyone-to-the-entire-creation-even-to-your/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

> [In this universe it is Love that binds everything together. Love is the very foundation, beauty and fulfillment of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/in-this-universe-it-is-love-that-binds-everything-together-love-is/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

> [May your thoughts, words and actions arise from love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/may-your-thoughts-words-and-actions-arise-from-love/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

> [Love one another without any expectations. Then, there is no need to go anywhere in search of heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/love-one-another-without-any-expectations-then-there-is-no-need-to-go/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

> [We are not isolated islands, we are connected links in a chain. Each kind word, each smiling face, each good action, benefits our neighbor,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/we-are-not-isolated-islands-we-are-connected-links-in-a-chain-each/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

> [Isn't it human beings who impart vitality to the image in the temple? If no one sculpts the stone, it doesn't become an image.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/isn-t-it-human-beings-who-impart-vitality-to-the-image-in-the-temple/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

> [Each and every living being in nature is part of God's body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/each-and-every-living-being-in-nature-is-part-of-god-s-body/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

> [Do no talk while eating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/do-no-talk-while-eating/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

> [We give physical exercise to the body, but neglect the heart. The exercise for the heart is uplifting the destitute and the suffering.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mata-amritanandamayi/we-give-physical-exercise-to-the-body-but-neglect-the-heart-the/)

[Mata Amritanandamayi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mata-amritanandamayi/)

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