Quotes from Amma - often described as The Hugging Saint - Indian humanitarian leader, charitable projects, travels the world hugging millions each year
ποΈ "Understand this great truth: the happiness that comes from the pleasures of the world is a minute reflection of the infinite bliss that comes from within your own Self" ππ
ποΈ This Sunday we are holding a National Prayer webcast for the COVID-19 crisis in India. Please join us. ππ
Time: 9:30am to 12:00pm (AEST)
Zoom link: https://t.co/MKksFqX3zl
Meeting ID: 95771015141
Password: Amma
#COVIDEmergency
ποΈ "True listening is possible when you are empty within. If you have the attitude, 'I am a beginner; I am ignorant,' then you can listen with faith and love" ππ #Amma
ποΈ "Love is the universal remedy. When there is mutual love, attention and understanding in life, and when we have faith in each other, our problems and worries decrease" ππ #Amma
ποΈ "Love and faith are the cornerstones of life. Only when we serve others with the right understanding of love and faith will we ourselves be happy and peaceful" ππ #Amma
π βThe first step in spiritual life is to have compassion. A person who is kind and loving never needs to go searching for God. God rushes toward any heart that beats with compassion - it is God's favorite place." ππ #Amma
ποΈ "Love and compassion are the underlying principles of all genuine religions. These Divine qualities are the essence of all faiths" ππ #Amma
ποΈ "When you partake in physical pleasures, you experience a certain amount of happiness, don't you? Without controlling this, you cannot ascend to the plane of spiritual bliss. If the desires are not controlled now, later they will control you" ππ #Amma
ποΈ "Your heart is the real temple. You must install God there. Good thoughts are the flowers to be offered; good actions are worship; good words are hymns. Love is the divine offering." ππ
π "To turn one's back on people, claiming there is only evil everywhere - that is the way of the lazy. If, instead of talking about the evil of others, we were to do all we could to awaken the goodness within ourselves, then we could give light to others." ππ #Amma
ποΈ "Love cannot contain two. It only contains one. In love's constant and devoted remembrance, 'you' and 'I' disappear and dissolve. Love alone remains. The entire universe is contained in that pure, undivided love. Love is endless; nothing can be excluded from it" ππ #Amma
ποΈ "Bliss is not obtained from exterior objects. It is experienced when the sense organs merge in the mind through concentration. Therefore, if you want bliss, try to acquire concentration" ππ #Amma
ποΈ "Love cannot contain two. It only contains one. In love's constant and devoted remembrance, 'you' and 'I' disappear and dissolve. Love alone remains. The entire universe is contained in that pure, undivided love. Love is endless; nothing can be excluded from it" ππ #Amma
ποΈ "It is very important that we respect the feelings and the faiths of people of all religions. Faith in the immense power of the inner Self will bring true unity among people and between humanity and nature" ππ #Amma
ποΈ "The goal of spirituality is to change our limited love into Divine love. Therefore, let us focus on what we can give to others and not what we can take for ourselves. This will bring about great transformation in our lives" ππ #Amma
ποΈ "It is very difficult to get a human birth. It is much more difficult to have an interest in spirituality. It is even more difficult to get company of Self-Realised Masters" ππ #Amma
ποΈ "Do your work and perform your duties with all your heart. Try to work selflessly with love. When you pour yourself into everything that you do, you will feel and experience beauty and love in all your actions" ππ