Happiness is within everyone, but we are not able to experience it because of our ego's likes and dislikes.
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 AmritanandamayiDo not use intoxicants of any sort. We who should be serving the world should not ruin our health by smoking and drinking. The money we waste on these things can be used for so many useful things. With the money we smoke away, we can buy an artificial leg for one who has lost a leg, pay for an eye operation for someone with a cataract, or buy a wheelchair for a polio victim. Or, if nothing else, we can buy some spiritual books for the local library.
Mata AmritanandamayiUp to the age of five, children should be given a lot of love. From the age of five to fifteen they should be brought up under strict discipline especially regarding their study. It is at that time that life's foundation is formed. Love without discipline will only spoil them. Above the age of fifteen children should be given maximum love otherwise they may go astray.
Mata Amritanandamayi