"I can see even if one is an another place; no boundaries can limit my knowledge. You must come here to see me, but I am always looking at you"

Amma always said that what ever she said was out of her experience. Her sayings are direct, down to earth practical and even scholars wondered at the depth and content of her pithy sayings which are seemingly simple. They are characterized by an unrelenting emphasis on

The immanence of God as this entire world-play of forms, and God's transcendence as the formless;

A complete equanimity and contentment over what happens in the world; and

A nondual devotion toward God as the Cosmic Principle with the realization that "All is HE, All is HIS doing."

Here are a few:

'Responsibility'

Responsibility is itself suffering. If we do not think "I am doing", but rather I am merely an instrument", then even twice the amount of work is painless responsibility.

'Happiness'

Happiness arises in the mind, not in the possessions. It is the mind that thinks, "I have", or "I lack". It is the mind that wants; and it is the mind that feels satisfied with whatever is available. A mind, which thinks otherwise, experiences suffering. To want anything that is not available is sorrow. Contentment is happiness".

'Worship'

Although we dimly perceive that there is ONE which is infinite, we cannot grasp it with our minds and worship IT; but we can perceive IT in a limited form and offer worship. So form is necessary.

When you worship a form or symbol and deeply contemplate, how can the feeling for your own divinity not grow in you? This is what happens in the worship of form.

I don't mean that one gets that result only in the worship of a form or symbol. Whatever the activity-cooking meals, farming-if that same 'Bhava' (one pointed attitude) is maintained, the result will be the same. In all kinds of worship, the result depends on the 'Bhava' one has. Ultimately, one should have the same 'Bhava' no matter what activity one is engaged in.

'Saadhana'

What ever you do in your daily routine with attention and devotion is 'Sadhana'. You often hear it said that That (the Real) is real and This (the world) is an illusion. I say that This is also real. You think that teaching children, providing for the household, defending clients in courts etc., is all worldly and that 'Sadhana' is something different from all things. If you do everything as His work and as He would have you do, what else is there to be desired?

'Love'

"When love becomes primary (in your life), it is not possible for there to be a single person who is not loved. You love death, you will love life- love alone will be important."

"It is the nature of true love to remain constant in all circumstances. The loves of the world are changing; a word or a deed is enough to alter these. If the other person does not act according to your wish, you get angry. But the love I speak of doesn't change in that manner. Such love is found only between mother and child. The mother bears patiently the lapses of the child. The child is never at fault in the mother's eyes, however blameworthy he may seem to others. Such a love is found in a mother's heart and nowhere else.

"Do you think that my love will fade away simply because you don't come into my room and see me? As if love were intensified by embracing the four legs of my cot, or by moving about in my room !"

"It is not correct to say that you have broken ties with your Mother (when you leave Jillellamudi) ; physical separation can never means separation. When you are always remembering me, where is the separation?"

"Mother's love? Love itself is Mother."