Anandamayi Ma > Quotes

“When by the flood of your tears
the inner and the outer have fused into one,
you will find Her whom you
sought with such anguish,
nearer than the nearest,
the very breath of life,
the very core of every heart.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“Whether you worship Christ, Krishna, Kali or Allah, you actually worship the one Light that is also in you, since It pervades all things.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“Wherever God may keep you at any time, from there itself must you undertake the pilgrimage to God-realization. In all forms, in action and non-action is He, the One Himself. While attending to your work with your hands, keep yourself bound to Him by sustaining japa, the constant remembrance of Him in your heart and mind. In God's empire, it is forgetfulness of Him that is detrimental. The way to Peace lies in the remembrance of Him and of Him alone.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“Ever afterward, though the dance of creation change around me in the hall of eternity, I shall be the same.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“I find one vast garden spread out all over the universe. All plants, all human beings, all higher mind bodies are about in this garden in various ways, each has his own uniqueness and beauty. Their presence and variety give me great delight. Every one of you adds with his special feature to the glory of the garden.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“To cry out to Him is never in vain. So long as no response is received, the prayer must be continued.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“By doing service heart and mind are purified -- be convinced of this.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“In water and on land, in trees, shrubs, and creepers-everywhere in the whole universe abides my Beloved. Further, all the various forms and modes of being that we behold, are they not expressions of my Beloved? For there is none save Him. He is smaller than the smallest, and greater than the greatest.”
― Anandamayi Ma, The Essential Sri Anandamayi Ma: Life and Teachings of a 20th Century Saint from India

“Perfect resignation gives the deepest joy of all . Accept it as your sole resource”
― Anandamayi Ma

“Joys and sorrows are time born and cannot last. Therefore, do not be perturbed by them. The greater the difficulties and obstructions, the more intense will be your endeavor to cling to His feet and the more will your prayer increase from within.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“The remembrance of God must be sustained under all conditions and circumstances.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“When in spite of all efforts one fails to catch a train, does this not make it clear from where all one's movements are being directed? Whatever is to happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time, is all fixed by Him... His arrangements are perfect”
― Anandamayi Ma

“He alone knows to whom He will reveal Himself under which form. By what path and in what manner He attracts any particular man to Himself with great force is incomprehensible to the human intellect. The Path differs indeed for different pilgrims.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“When your mind becomes vacant,
endeavour to fill it with the awareness of God and His contemplation.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“One of God's Name is Love . He Himself resides within all , at every moment , everywhere.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“Family life, which is the Ashrama of the householder, can also take you in His direction, provided it is accepted as an asrama. Lived in this spirit, it helps man to progress towards Self-realization.

Nevertheless, if you hanker after anything such as name, fame or position, God will bestow it on you, but you will not feel satisfied.

The Kingdom of God is a whole, and unless you are admitted to the whole of it you cannot remain content. He grants you just a little, only to keep Your discontent alive, for without discontent there can be no progress. You, a scion of the Immortal, can never become reconciled to the realm of death, neither does God allow you to remain in it.

He Himself kindles the sense of want in you by granting you a small thing, only to whet your appetite for a greater one. This is His method by which He urges you on. The traveller on this path finds it difficult and feels troubled, but one who has eyes to see can clearly perceive that the pilgrim is advancing.

The distress that is experienced burns to ashes all pleasure derived from worldly things. This is what is called ‘tapasya’. What obstructs one on the spiritual path bears within itself seeds of future suffering. Yet the heartache, the anguish over the effects of these obstructions, are the beginning of an awakening to Consciousness.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“Without cause or reason His compassion , His grace are pouring forth at every instant.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“At every breath try to be in communion with Him [Her] through His Name.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“To live in the presence of God who is Truth ( satya ) -- this indeed is the meaning of satsang.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“Where God may place you at anytime and under whatever circumstances , recollect that it is all for the best .
Endeavour to go through life leaving your burdens in His hands .
He is the Preserver ,
He is the Guide ,
He is all in all .”
― Anandamayi Ma

“Let His Name be ever with you; imperceptibly , relentlessly
time is creeping away”
― Anandamayi Ma

“Solely by turning to God is there any hope for man to gain peace.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“He who has created the universe is Himself present in all circumstances and conditions.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“As far as Mā is concerned, Hindus and Muslims or adherents of other religions ultimately are one:”
― Anandamayi Ma, The Essential Sri Anandamayi Ma: Life and Teachings of a 20th Century Saint from India

“Everything is His doing. He alone is; your sole duty is to remember this at all times.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“Who is it that loves and who that suffers?

He alone stages a play with Himself.

The individual suffers because he perceives duality.

Find the One everywhere and in everything and there will be an end to pain and suffering.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“Love is everlasting forgiveness. Wisdom is to see everything in relation to the whole.

If you understand that everything belongs to Him, you will be free of all burdens.

All sorrow comes from the sense of 'I' and 'mine'. All sorrow is due to one's keeping apart from God. When you are with Him all pain disappears.

By sorrow does the Lord dispel sorrow and by adversity does He destroy adversity. When this is done He sends no more suffering, no more adversity. This must be remembered at all times.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“By regarding all manifestation as the Supreme Being, one attains to communion that leads to liberation.

Sri Anandamayi Ma”
― Anandamayi Ma

“Try to treat with equal love all the people with whom you have relations. Thus the abyss between 'myself' and 'yourself' will be filled in, which is the goal of all religious worship.”
― Anandamayi Ma

“The Infinite is contained within the finite and the finite in the Infinite, the Whole is the part and the part is the Whole. This is so when one has entered the great stream. He who attains and that which is attained are one and the same.”
― Anandamayi Ma