Anandamayi Ma

Look, what is there in this world?

absolutely nothing that is lasting.

Therefore direct your longing towards the eternal.

Pray that the work done through you, the divine instrument, may be pure.

In every action remember that

The purer your thinking, the finer will be your work.

In this world you get a thing and by tomorrow it may be gone.

That is why your life should be spent in a spirit of service.

Feel that the Lord is accepting services from you in whatever you do.

If you desire peace,

you must cherish the thought of the divine.

Within the present state of affairs,

Things are happening as they are destined to be.

The world means ceaseless movement and obviously there can be no rest in movement.

How could there be peace in perpetual coming and going?

Peace reigns when no coming exists and no going, no melting and no burning.

Reverse your course, advance towards that.

Then there will be hope of peace.

by your japa and meditation, those who are close to you will also benefit through the helpful influence of your presence.

In order to develop a taste for meditation, you have to make a deliberate and sustained effort