Top 200 Mata Amritanandamayi Quotes (2024 Update)
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201. “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.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

202. “Many people talk a lot about environmental preservation, but true greatness lies in putting these principles into practice and actually doing something about it.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

203. “There are thousands ready to die for their religion, but only are few willing to live by its principles. Because of their narrow vision and envy, they have missed the true essence and message of religion which is love and compassion.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

204. “The more intellectual you are, the more egoistic you are, and surrendering becomes more difficult.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

205. “Just as our bodies need proper food to live and develop, our souls need love to blossom. The strength and nourishment that love can give our souls is even more potent than the nourishing power of a mother’s milk for a baby.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

206. “The extra luggage of indiscriminate dreams, desires and attachments will make your life’s journey miserable.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

207. “Children, if we can do archana of the 1000 Names of the Divine Mother daily with devotion, we will grow spiritually. There will never be lack of life’s essentials, food and clothing, in a family that chants the 1000 Names with devotion.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

208. “The beauty and charm of selfless love and service should not die away from the face of this earth. The world should know that a life of dedication is possible, that a life inspired by love and service to humanity is possible.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

209. “Happiness is within everyone, but we are not able to experience it because of our ego’s likes and dislikes.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

210. “If we lose our money while traveling, think how frantically we search for it! In the same way, if we are unable to do japa even for a brief moment, we should grieve: ‘Alas, Lord, I have lost so much time!’ If there is such anguish, even the time we spend sleeping will not be wasted.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

211. “While eating, our attention should not be focused just on the taste. Imagine our chosen deity or guru is present within us and that we are feeding Him. This will turn eating into a spiritual practice.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

212. “When we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

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

— Mata Amritanandamayi

214. “The mental disposition of the one who prepares the food is transmitted to all those who consume it. Therefore, as far as possible the mothers should do the cooking for the entire family. If it is done while chanting the mantra, the food will benefit everyone in a spiritual way.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

215. “Just as the right hand comes to dress the wound on the left hand, we should see another person’s sorrows as our own and come to his or her aid.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

216. “Married life, if lived with the proper love and understanding, helps awaken the feminine within a man, and the masculine within a woman.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

217. “Being aware of the bondage is enough to free you from its clutches.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

218. “Thinking that God wants something from us is like showing a candle to the sun.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

219. “Try to spend at least 2 or 3 days every month in an ashram. Just breathing the pure air there will purify and strengthen our bodies and minds. Like recharging the batteries, even after returning home we will be able to continue our meditation and japa.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

220. “Children, we must cultivate reverence towards all great masters, monks and gurus.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

221. “Food should be consumed while chanting your mantra inwardly. This will purify the food and the mind at the same time.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

222. “There are millions and millions of people who are thrown in the midst of poverty and starvation. Animals don’t die of starvation, only human beings.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

223. “It is man who, through his thoughts and actions, creates turmoil and disintegration in the natural, harmonious unity of the world.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

224. “In God’s vision, no inside or outside exists. Still, in the beginning, Mother is asking all to meditate on Him in the heart, in order to achieve concentration.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

225. “Children, do not listen to those who malign masters and sages. Never listen to or indulge in derogatory talk about anyone. When we harbor negative thoughts about others, our minds become impure.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

226. “One who goes after the taste of the tongue does not get to know the taste of the heart.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

227. “Fundamentally, what everyone needs is mental strength and confidence, to manage the mind, just as we manage the outside world.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

228. “If the desires are not controlled now, later they will control you.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

229. “If we are not able to fix the Lord firmly in our hearts, even a lifetime of temple-going does not do us any good.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

230. “If we have some pet animals, we should feed them also before taking our food. Perceive God in every living being and feed them with that attitude.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

231. “Children, temples are places where, at least for a short while, the remembrance of God is kindled in our hearts which otherwise are totally immersed in worldly transactions.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

232. “Just beneath the surface of all experiences in life is God’s, or the Guru’s, compassionate face.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

233. “Children, we cannot control our mind without controlling our desire for taste. The health aspect, not the taste, should be the prime criteria in choosing the food. We cannot relish the blossoming of the heart without foregoing the taste of the tongue.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

234. “At the end of the archana, prostrate, then get up and, remaining on the same spot, turn around clockwise 3 times just as if circling a temple, then bow to the Lord.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

235. “Before death overpowers us, we have great things to accomplish by performing right actions.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

236. “Any action done with the right attitude, understanding and discrimination will take you closer to liberation. If however, the same action is done without the right attitude, it will bind you.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

237. “We should fill the syllabuses of schools with lessons about love and compassion.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi

238. “Children, even if we lose a million dollars, we can recover it. If we lose one second, we cannot get it back. Every moment that we are not remembering God is lost to us.”

— Mata Amritanandamayi