We should serve others without any expectations whatsoever. When others throw thorns at us, we should be able to throw flowers back at them.
Mata AmritanandamayiIn this age of selfishness, selfless service is the only soap that truly purifies.
Mata AmritanandamayiIt is my children who have made all this possible. My children are my wealth; they are my strength.
Mata AmritanandamayiProgress can be slow and gradual. Continue putting in effort with patience, enthusiasm and faith.
Mata AmritanandamayiIt's like pouring oil from one glass to another down a line - in the end, you don't have any oil left; it is all stuck to the inside of the glasses. This way, 1,000 dollars become 100 dollars by the time it reaches the people. Whereas if we get 10 dollars, we add our effort to it and the money multiplies.
Mata AmritanandamayiMany people meditate in order that a third eye may open. For that they feel they should close their two physical eyes. They thereby become blind to the world. But the fact is that the third eye will never open. We can never close our eyes to the world in the name of spirituality. Self-realization is the ability to see ourselves in all beings. This is the third eye through which you see, even while your two eyes are open. We should be able to love and serve others, seeing ourselves in them. This is the fulfillment of spiritual practice.
Mata Amritanandamayi