Mata Amritanandamayi Quotes About Effort

Quotes about: Effort

• Our efforts to remove hatred and indifference from the world begin by trying to remove them from our own mind.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Effort, Hatred, Meditation

  Twitter post from Oct 20, 2013

• There is no short cut to God; sadhana must be performed regularly and with devotion. It is our own effort which will enable us to experience the grace of God which is being showered on us all the time. Therefore, whatever spare time you get, use it to seek God. If you create peace in your own heart by doing sadhana, then that will have a positive effect on your family, your work and so on. The peace and love of God will overflow out of your heart and encourage others to move on the right path.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Moving, Heart, Cutting

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

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Effort, And Love, Selfless

  Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Amma (2014). “Awaken Children Vol. 8”, p.68, M A Center

• If the goal is to realize the Supreme Being, you should become egoless. That requires self-effort. The sadhak should work hard. He should pray sincerely for the removal of the negative tendencies. This prayer is not to achieve anything or to fulfill any desires. It is to go beyond all achievements. It is to transcend all desires.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Prayer, Hard Work, Self

• Isn't it human beings who impart vitality to the image in the temple? If no one sculpts the stone, it doesn't become an image. If no one installs it in the temple, it does not acquire any sanctity. If no worship is done, it does not acquire any power. Without human effort there cannot be any temples. What is wrong then in saying that we should view great masters as equal to God? Temples installed by such spiritual masters have a special energy of their own.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Views, Effort

• Progress can be slow and gradual. Continue putting in effort with patience, enthusiasm and faith.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Effort, Meditation, Progress

  Twitter post from Jul 17, 2014

• Keep a constant awareness and a conscious effort to say good words, perform good actions, and to practice patience and compassion.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Compassion, Practice, Effort

  Twitter post from Feb 17, 2014

• Children, not a grain of the food we eat is made purely by our own effort. What comes to us in the form of food is the work of others, the bounty of Nature and God's compassion. Even if we have millions of dollars, we still need food to satisfy our hunger. Can we eat dollars? Therefore, never eat anything without first praying with humility.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Children, Food, Humility

• It's like pouring oil from one glass to another down a line - in the end, you don't have any oil left; it is all stuck to the inside of the glasses. This way, 1,000 dollars become 100 dollars by the time it reaches the people. Whereas if we get 10 dollars, we add our effort to it and the money multiplies.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Glasses, Oil, People

• Changing the world is like trying to straighten a dog's tail. However much you may try, you won't succeed. But although the tail won't straighten, if you keep trying every day, at least you will put on some muscle. Similarly, even though it is difficult to make a change, our effort to do so in itself brings positive results. It will help us change. Without waiting for others to change,if we change ourselves first, that will make a difference. Instead of worrying about results, focus on doing our best in what we are engaged in.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Dog, Differences, Worry

  "Patience leads to Love". Conversation with Riitta Uosukainen, Speaker of the Finnish Parliament, October 06, 2000.

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