Mata Amritanandamayi Quotes About Meditation

Quotes about: Meditation

• 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

• When thoughts are reduced, power of the mind and its subtlety increases, tunes with the Universe. Then you can see the realms beyond the common understanding. When the mind is pure and quiet it becomes one with the universal mind. That mind is like a mirror. The secrets of the Universe will be revealed there.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Mirrors, Meditation, Understanding

• 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

  Meditation, Mind, Watches

  Twitter post from Jan 10, 2014

• It is never a good practice to continue to sleep after sunrise. We should not think of staying in bed once we are awake; it increases laziness and dullness. Those who cannot decrease the amount of sleep quickly may do it in gradual stages. Those who do regular spiritual practice do not need much sleep.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Sleep, Thinking

• What meaning do our lives have if we cannot set aside at least one hour a day out of 24 for thinking about God? Think how many hours we spend reading the newspaper, gossiping and doing various useless acts! Children we can definitely set aside an hour for sadhana if we really want it. That is our real wealth. If we cannot spare a whole hour at a stretch, keep apart half an hour in the morning and again in the evening.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Morning, Children, Real

• No matter who causes you grief, take your complaints to the meditation room, where your real friend is. In addition to your husband or wife, you should have a friend - and that friend should be God. Even if your husband or wife makes you unhappy, tell that to God, and not to anyone else. If your neighbor picks a fight with you, go to the meditation room and complain, 'Why did you let him treat me like that? Weren't you with me?' Open your heart and tell God everything. Then it becomes a satsang.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Relationship, Husband, Real

• Meditation increases your vitality and strengthens your intelligence... your mental clarity and health improve. You acquire the patience and fortitude to face any problem in life. So, meditate! Only through meditation will you find the treasure you are seeking.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Meditation, Vitality, Treasure

• Smiling is one of the highest forms of meditation.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Meditation, Form, Highest

  Twitter post from Sep 29, 2016

• Happiness comes from the dissolution of the mind, not from external objects. Through meditation we can achieve everything including bliss, health, strength, intelligence and vitality. But it should be practiced properly in solitude and with care.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Meditation, Solitude, Mind

  Amritanandamayi (Mata) (1994). “For My Children: Selected Teachings of Divine Mother Ammachi”

• Chant your mantra while engaged in work. This way, the mind will be continuously focused on Him.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Meditation, Mind, Way

  Twitter post from Dec 05, 2012

• If japa is maintained, no useless talk during work will be possible. The mind will always remain peaceful. Modern day diseases are mostly psychosomatic. Japa will bestow good health to both mind and body.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Meditation, Peaceful, Mind

• When doing archana (daily prayers) as a group, one person should chant the mantra and the others should repeat it. Mantras should be chanted slowly, clearly and with devotion.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Prayer, Meditation, Groups

• Our ultimate dharma is self-realization. Thoughts and actions that support our spiritual evolution are real dharma.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Real, Self

  Twitter post from Sep 19, 2016

• Group chanting and prayer is very powerful. It can bring important changes.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Prayer, Powerful, Meditation

• Children, pray for the good of everyone. We should pray to God to give a good mind even to those who harm us. One cannot sleep peacefully when there is a theif in the neighborhood. Likewise, when we pray for the well-being of others, it is we who gain peace and quietude. Children, the mantra 'Loka samasta sukhino bhavantu' should be chanted at least once daily.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Children, Sleep, Giving

• Peace is not a product of an intellectual exercise. It is an inner blossoming that occurs with meditation.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Exercise, Meditation, Intellectual

  Twitter post from Jul 07, 2014

• 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

• Do not get up immediately at the end of the archana. The beloved deity should be brought from the seat in front of us back into our hearts and re-installed there. Seeing the form of the deity seated in the heart, meditate for a little longer. If it is possible, it is good to sing 2 or 3 kirtans. After taking an injection, a patient is asked to rest for a few minutes to let the medicine spread throughout the body. Similarly, to obtain the full benefit of the mantras, we should keep the mind calm for a while after worship.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Heart, Medicine, Meditation

• 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

  Spiritual, Morning, Children

• Children, daily practice of yoga or sun salutations (surya-namaskara) is very good for health and for spiritual practice. Lack of proper exercise is the cause of many of today's diseases. If we can get somewhere in time on foot, always walk instead of taking a vehicle. It is good exercise. Only if we have to go far should we depend on vehicles. Use a bicycle, whenever possible. This will save money, too.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Children, Yoga

• Being aware of the bondage is enough to free you from its clutches.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Meditation, Enough, Bondage

  Twitter post from May 26, 2014

• Lessen the quantity of unnecessary thoughts and allow more space for the energy of love to flow within you.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Space, Meditation, Energy

  Twitter post from Mar 31, 2014

• Crying to God for five minutes is equal to one hour of meditation.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Meditation, Cry, Hours

• Meditation increases our vitality and strengthens our intelligence. Our beauty is enhanced and our mental accuracy and health are improved. We gain the mental fortitude and patience to face life's problems. Meditate! Only through meditation can we find the treasure we're looking for.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Meditation, Vitality, Treasure

• It is always advisable to obtain a mantra from a self-realized master. Until then we may use one of the mantras of our beloved deity like 'Om Namah Shivaya', 'Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya', 'Om Namo Narayanaya', 'Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare', 'Om Shivashaktyaikya Rupinyai Namaha' or even the names of Christ, Allah or Buddha.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Self, Names, Meditation

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