Remember to set apart at least one hour every day to do some service for others. While the food we eat nurtures our bodies, it is what we give in charity that nurtures our souls. If time is not available daily, reserve at least a few hours every week for some worthwhile act of charity.
Mata AmritanandamayiChildren, we may go to the temple, reverently circumambulate the sanctum sanctorum and put our offering in the charity box, but on our way out if we kick the beggar at the door, where is our devotion? Compassion towards the poor is our duty to God. Mother is not saying that we should give money to every beggar that sits in front of a temple, but do not despise them. Pray for them as well. When we hate others, it is our own mind that becomes impure. Equality of vision is God.
Mata AmritanandamayiTry to make others happy, and don't despair over all the evil in the world. Instead of cursing the dark, let us each light one small lamp.
Mata AmritanandamayiMarried life, if lived with the proper love and understanding, helps awaken the feminine within a man, and the masculine within a woman.
Mata AmritanandamayiOne should see any opportunity to serve as a rare and precious gift...and never waste such an opportunity.
Mata Amritanandamayi