Top 200 Mata Amritanandamayi Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “The 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.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

102. “God is standing at the door of every heart. Call Him. He is waiting to come in.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

103. “What we need is peace of mind. We can gain that only through the control of our mind.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

104. “Do 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 Amritanandamayi

105. “Our highest, most important duty in this world is to help our fellow beings.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

106. “If we approach Nature with, it will serve us as our best friend, a friend that won’t let us down.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

107. “No one becomes pure and selfless overnight; it involves time and concentrated effort, coupled with tremendous patience and love.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

108. “The indicator of true knowledge is the ability to differentiate what uplifts us from what pulls us down.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

109. “If you perform your work viewing it as your dharma, your actions become sacred.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

110. “Any pleasure gained by means other than mental control weakens the body.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

111. “In today’s world, human beings are dying and human machines are taking birth.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

112. “The factor stringing together individuals, society and nature is missing from today’s educational system. That factor is spiritual values.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

113. “Let our lives be firmly rooted in Truth. Abstain from lies. In this dark age of materialism, adherence to truth is the greatest austerity. We might have to tell lies now and then to protect somebody or to sustain dharma, but we must be careful not to speak lies for our own selfish purposes.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

114. “Peace is not a product of an intellectual exercise. It is an inner blossoming that occurs with meditation.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

115. “After praying, and before eating anything, it is a good custom for everyone to feed one another a small portion of the food. This will help to cultivate mutual love and affection among the family members.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

116. “Consider any work you do, as work coming from God’s will.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

117. “When love and compassion fills your heart, you find newness in every moment, and life becomes a celebration.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

118. “Just as food and sleep are necessary for the body, spiritual understanding is needed for a healthy mind.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

119. “A true spiritual seeker should exercise control all the time, throughout the day and night.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

120. “Amidst sorrows, the only thing that enlivens us is optimistic faith. Never lose that faith.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

121. “Whatever is associated with the mind is bound to change. The truth is that which is changeless. It is the Self.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

122. “We give physical exercise to the body, but neglect the heart. The exercise for the heart is uplifting the destitute and the suffering.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

123. “You cannot predict when grace takes place; you can only wait. Relax.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

124. “If we have been able to give happiness to a soul-even for a minute-it makes our life blessed.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

125. “If chanting is not possible during a certain task, then pray before starting it: ‘Lord, give Your blessing so that I may do this work in a manner that pleases You!’ At the end, pray again to the Lord for forgiving any mistakes we may have committed during the task consciously or otherwise.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

126. “The intellect always cuts and divides like a pair of scissors. The heart sews things together and unites like a needle. The tailor uses both.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

127. “Most human beings know only the language of exploitation. Due to their selfishness, they are unable to consider others.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

128. “Pure love transcends the body. It is between hearts. It has nothing to do with bodies.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

129. “To awaken spiritual unity, and to spread to others the love that is our inherent nature, is the true goal of human life.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

130. “If you have patience, then you’ll also have love. Patience leads to love. If you forcefully open the petals of a bud, you won’t be able to enjoy its beauty and fragrance. Only when it blossoms by following its natural course, will the beauty and fragrance of a flower unfold.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

131. “Our attitude should be: Whatever happens I will remain strong, courageous and happy.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

132. “Consoling a miserable soul, wiping the tears of a crying person is greater than any worldly achievement.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

133. “Meditation increases our vitality and strengthens our intelligence. Our beauty is enhanced and our mental accuracy and health are improved. We gain the mental fortitude and patience to face life’s problems. Meditate! Only through meditation can we find the treasure we’re looking for.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

134. “We should learn to love everyone equally, because in essence we are all one, one Atman, one soul.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

135. “As you perform good actions selflessly, true love will blossom, which will purify our emotional mind.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

136. “We have nothing to lose by trusting the infinite power of the Self, except the bondage of our own ignorance.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

137. “Whatever you see, hear or experience in the world is ephemeral. Get in touch with the eternal substratum of everything.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

138. “Our compassion and acts of selflessness take us to the deeper truths.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

139. “Let us take from Nature only what we really need, and try to give back to some extent.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

140. “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 Amritanandamayi

141. “The greatest tragedy in life is not death; the greatest tragedy takes place when our talents and capabilities are underutilized and allowed to rust while we are living.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

142. “The person who constantly studies without doing spiritual practice is like the fool who attempts to live in the blueprint of a house.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

143. “Problems arise when you identify with your thoughts and emotions. Try to be a witness to the thoughts instead of being totally identified with them.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

144. “Fighting the wounds of the past will only deepen those wounds. Relaxation is the method that heals the wounds of the mind, not reaction.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

145. “You can only feel love by expressing it.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

146. “Children, we should always eat our food sitting down. Do not eat standing or walking around.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

147. “Money is not a problem, but unintelligent attachment to it is.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

148. “We should never forget that after every night, there is a dawn. We should never lose our optimistic faith.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

149. “Most people are concerned only with what they can get from the world, but it is what we are able to give to others that determines the quality of our life.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

150. “Crying to God for five minutes is equal to one hour of meditation.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi