"It is not good to give money to……" — Mata Amritanandamayi
"It is not good to give money to everyone who begs; give food or clothing instead. They may misuse the money we give for drinks and drugs. We should not give them a chance to err. Try not to see them as beggars, but as God himself."
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Mata Amritanandamayi
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264 Quotes by Mata Amritanandamayi
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We have nothing to lose by trusting the infinite power of the Self, except the bondage of our own ignorance.
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Do we approach God from a beggar's perspective or as His cherished child? If we have any difficulty seeing Him…
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Renounce and give up. What did Christ say? "He that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." Again…
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There are people who can never forgive a beggar for their not having given him anything.
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Do you know what prayer is? It is not begging God for this and that. The first thing we have…
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Well, whiles I am a beggar, I will rail, And say there is no sin but to be rich; And…
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Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge,…
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The poor man commands respect; the beggar must always excite anger.
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— Mary McCarthy
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Great minds tend toward banality. It is the noblest effort of individualism. But it implies a sort of modesty, which…
— Andre Gide
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— Anzia Yezierska
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