Category: Satsang
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Roadside satsang
Western children do have innocence, but it is just covered over with emotional scars.
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Pongal’s Sweetest Payasam
In Pongal festival different aspects of the Nature is worshiped, the Creation is recognized as the miraculous Divine.
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If wealthy make up their minds, could alleviate poverty
Question: Amma, you went through a lot of suffering in your childhood. When you see people suffering, do you remember those days? Amma: Is there anyone who hasn’t suffered in his life? It is true that Amma had to go through many hardships in Her childhood. But she didn’t think of it as suffering. Amma’s…
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Take one step, God will take 100 steps towards you
Question: Mother, you often say that if we take one step towards God, God will take a hundred steps towards us. Does this mean that God is far away from us? Mother: No. It means that if you make an effort to cultivate just one good quality, all the other good qualities will develop naturally…
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Connect to God, the source of power
Question: Amma, it is said that if a sadhak (spiritual aspirant) touches someone, he will lose his spiritual power. Is this true?” Amma: A small battery, which has only a limited amount of power stored in it, will lose some power whenever it is used. However, a wire connected to the mains will always stay…
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The purpose of the prayer is to realise oneness
Question: Amma, in Your ashram, do You accord the greatest importance to devotion? When I watch the prayers and bhajans, it appears like a show to me. Amma: Son, imagine that you have a sweetheart. If you were talking to her, would it seem like a show to you? You can never feel so, if…
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Life: perform action, reap results
Darling Children, life consists of two things: first to perform actions and second to reap the results thereof. If we cultivate the right attitude with which we have to perform actions and the right attitude with which we have to experience the results of those actions, our lives will become full of peace and bliss.…
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An ever-present Guru
Even a yogi living in a Himalayas must listen to Satsang every day even if he has thoroughly studied the scriptures Otherwise, he can easily become deluded.
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Be a zero to become a hero
Question: What is the first thing that is needed to advance on the spiritual path? Mother: When a flower is still a bud, we cannot experience its beauty or fragrance. The flower first has to blossom. It is useless to try to open it by force. We have to wait patiently for the bud to…
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On Guru: Amma says
“Satsang and spiritual books have the power to turn our minds towards good thoughts. That alone, however, will not enable us to go forward with steady steps. Ordinary physicians will examine the patient and prescribe medicines. But if an operation is required, one has to see a surgeon. Likewise, to rid our minds of all…