Mata Amritanandamayi Quotes About Guru

Quotes about: Guru

• 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

  Selfless, World, Body

• Children, we can grow spiritually only if we see the guru as the manifestation of God. We should not accept anyone as guru before we are fully convinced personally that he is authentic and truthful. Once we choose someone as guru, we should surrender completely to him. Only then will spiritual development be possible. Devotion to the guru means total surrender to him.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Children, Mean

• 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

  Children, Indulge In, Mind

• 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

  Spiritual, Food, Practice

• Progress is not possible without discipline. A nation, institution, family or individual can advance only by heeding the words of those who deserve respect and by obeying the appropriate rules and regulations. Children, obedience is not weakness. Obedience with humility leads to discipline.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Children, Humility, Discipline

• Ashrams and gurukulas (spiritual schools) are the pillars of spiritual culture. If we perform sadhana according to the guru's advice, we need not go anywhere else. We will get whatever we need from the guru.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, School, Advice

• The ashram is Mother's body. Mother's soul is in Her children. Children, all the service done for the ashram, is done for Mother. The ashram is not anyone's private property. It is the means to provide peace and quietude for the entire world.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Mother, Children, Mean

• To Amma, all are Her children. In Amma's eyes no defect of Her children is serious. But when She is considered as the guru, it is essential for the growth of the disciples that they conduct themselves according to the tradition. Amma will pardon all the mistakes of Her children, but nature has certain laws. That is what brings punishment for our sins. Children, we should be able to take any sorrow or suffering as conducive for our growth.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Children, Mistake, Eye

• You can lead a truly spiritual life while remaining a householder. You will be able to enjoy the bliss of the Self, but your mind has to be on God all the time. Then you can easily attain bliss. A mother bird will be thinking of the young ones in the nest, even when she is out looking for food. Similarly, you have to keep your mind on God, while engaged in all worldly actions. The important thing is to be completely dedicated to God or the Guru. Once you have that dedication, the goal will not be far away.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Relationship, Mother, Spiritual

• Children, we are told to make an offering at the temple or at the feet of the guru, not because the Lord or guru is in need of wealth or anything else. Real offering is the act of surrendering the mind and the intellect. How can it be done? We cannot offer our minds as they are, but only the things to which our minds are attached. Today our minds are greatly attached to money and other worldly things. By placing such thoughts at the feet of the Lord, we are offering Him our heart. This is the principle behind giving charities.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Children, Real

• Children, we must cultivate reverence towards all great masters, monks and gurus.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Children, Monk

• When the storm brews and the waves swell, only an experienced captain can control the ship and save it.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Storm, Captains, Ships

  Twitter post from Apr 14, 2014

• Just beneath the surface of all experiences in life is God's, or the Guru's, compassionate face.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Faces, Life Is

  Twitter post from Feb 27, 2016

• A person's destiny can be changed through the power of a saint.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Destiny, Saint, Guru

• Deciding to chant the mantra a certain number of times daily will help foster the japa habit. We should always keep a rosary with us for doing japa. A rosary can be made of 108, 54, 27 or 18 beads of rudraksha, tulsi, crystal, sandalwood, gems, etc, with one 'guru bead'. We should resolve to chant a certain number of rosaries (rounds) daily.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Numbers, Meditation, Rosary

• With the exception of very few who have gained higher spiritual tendencies in prior lives, Self-realization is not possible for anyone without the blessings of a guru. Think of the guru as the manifestation of God in this world. Take even the most insignificant word of the guru as an order and obey it. That is the real service to the guru. There is no greater austerity. The guru's blessings flow automatically to any obedient disciple. That is the real service to the guru.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Real, Thinking

• Talking high philosophy often confuses people, but a look from an egoless person can lift the clouds of pain and despair.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Pain, Philosophy, Clouds

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