Top 200 Mata Amritanandamayi Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “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

152. “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

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

— Mata Amritanandamayi

154. “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

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

— Mata Amritanandamayi

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

— Mata Amritanandamayi

157. “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

158. “Understand this great truth: The happiness that comes from the pleasures of the world is but a minute reflection of the infinite bliss that comes from within your own Self.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

159. “Animals too experience sorrow, love, anger and other emotions.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

160. “Children should observe a regular schedule for sleeping and waking up.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

161. “May your thoughts, words and actions arise from love.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

162. “Children, meditation is not just sitting with our eyes closed. We should take every action as worship. We should be able to experience His presence everywhere.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

163. “Pray: O Lord, make my eyes see only the good in everyone.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

164. “Do no talk while eating.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

165. “Take a vow for a life of service to others.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

166. “People think that God wants our offerings. God does not need anything from us. He is the giver. He is like the sun – the giver of light.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

167. “Whatever binds us most, whatever is dearest to us, that is what we should offer the Lord. Doesn’t a mother give her child whatever she thinks is the best?”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

168. “Go out and serve the suffering. Learn to place others in front of yourself.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

169. “Spirituality, as expounded by the great saints and sages of the past, is a very broad path. It accommodates all types of belief systems. You need to satisfy everyone.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

170. “Our hearts are the shrine; that is where God should be installed. Our good thoughts are the flowers to worship Him. Good deeds form the worship, good words form the hymns and love forms the offering.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

171. “Pray for a peaceful and contented mind in all circumstances.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

172. “Pray May all reach the shore of peace, spreading the sweet holy fragrance of Love and vibrations of unity and harmony.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

173. “For a true disciple, the repetition of the mantra is like food.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

174. “When you get up in the morning, let your first thought be directed towards God.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

175. “Feel your prayers, feel your mantra and you will feel God.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

176. “Unfortunately, the only meaning that society attributes to life today is an opportunity to make money.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

177. “Real love is the complete absence of any negative feelings towards anyone.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

178. “In most cases, worldly love ends in hatred and deep sorrow.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

179. “Children, we should simplify our life’s needs and use the resulting savings for charity.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

180. “We live in a calculative world and have a calculative mind, and in such a world, ego dominates.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

181. “Traveling by bus, we see many things on the way and just let them pass by. Watch the thoughts of your minds in the same way.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

182. “Couples should abstain from sexual relations at least 2 or 3 days a week. Gradually try to reach a stage of celibacy most days.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

183. “If you have patience, then you’ll also have love. Patience leads to love.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

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

— Mata Amritanandamayi

185. “When we raise one hand to say “bye-bye” we are gesturing that we are going apart from each other, whereas when we join our palms and bow our head, our hearts become closer.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

186. “Children, everyone should try to wake up before five in the morning. The ideal time for spiritual practices like meditation and chanting is Brahma Muhurta. During this period, sattvic qualities are predominant in nature. Moreover, the mind will be clear and body energetic.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

187. “In this age of selfishness, selfless service is the only soap that truly purifies.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

188. “Due to our preconceptions regarding education, we fail to inquire into the most obvious and wondrous field of study – ourselves.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

189. “A musk deer searches for the source of the fragrance of musk, but it won’t find it because the fragrance comes from within itself. Bliss is not to be found outside of us; it exists within us.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

190. “Contribute to charitable projects like the printing of spiritual books so that they can be sold at a lower price. Poor people will then be able to buy and read them. In this way we can help to cultivate spiritual culture in them also.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

191. “Compassion can shoulder the suffering of the entire world without feeling the slightest bit of pain.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

192. “As far as possible, everyone in the family should eat together.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

193. “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.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

194. “Love is our true essence.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

195. “Love sustains everything.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

196. “Parents need to nourish spiritual values in their children from a very young age.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

197. “Try to gather the strength to live as brother and sister after one or two children are born. This is essential for reaping the full benefit of spiritual practice and to make spiritual progress through mental restraint.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

198. “The relation between husband and wife should turn into a love of the heart untouched by desire.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

199. “The guru is not someone who is confined to the body. When there is selfless love for the guru, we will be able to see him not only in his body but in every living and nonliving thing in this world. Learn to see everything as the guru’s body and to serve them accordingly.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

200. “If you are unable to meditate, chant your mantra or sing bhajans.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi