The extra luggage of indiscriminate dreams, desires and attachments will make your life's journey miserable.
Mata AmritanandamayiWhen love and compassion fills your heart, you find newness in every moment, and life becomes a celebration.
Mata AmritanandamayiDo your actions in the world, without forgetting that your find goal in life is to break free from all bondage and limitations. Always 'remember that you have a higher goal to attain.
Mata AmritanandamayiWhen doing archana (daily prayers) as a group, one person should chant the mantra and the others should repeat it. Mantras should be chanted slowly, clearly and with devotion.
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 Amritanandamayi