The sun shines down, and its image reflects in a thousand different pots filled with water. The reflections are many, but they are each reflecting the same sun. Similarly, when we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people.

As long as her hands can move a little bit and reach out to those who come to Her, Amma will continue giving darshan.

Don't go empty handed when going to a temple or to see a spiritual master. Offer something as a symbol of surrender, even if it be a mere flower.

Only when human beings are able to perceive and acknowledge the Self in each other can there be real peace.

The real mistake humans have committed lays in the inability to differentiate between requirements and luxuries.

Try not to have any break in chanting the mantra even for a moment. Continue repeating the mantra while engaged in any task. Chanting in the mind may not always be possible at first, so in the beginning, practice japa by moving the lips incessantly-like a fish drinking water.

In times of tragedies, our duty is to lend a helping hand to those in grief and thus light lamps of kindness and compassion.