{"id":518,"date":"2009-06-16T05:00:49","date_gmt":"2009-06-16T05:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/06\/fresh-morning-we-each-reflect-the-same-sun.html"},"modified":"2009-06-16T05:00:49","modified_gmt":"2009-06-16T05:00:49","slug":"fresh-morning-we-each-reflect-the-same-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/06\/fresh-morning-we-each-reflect-the-same-sun.html","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Morning: We All Reflect the Same Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sun1.jpg\"<\/span>\"amma.jpg\"<\/span>“The sun shines down, and its image reflects in a thousand different pots filled with water. The reflections are many, but they are each reflecting the same sun. Similarly, when we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people.”
— Amma, the “Hugging Saint” a.k.a. Mata Amritanandamayi<\/p>\n

The Hindu guru is currently on her U.S. tour of teachings and huggings. See Amma.org<\/a> for her schedule. And for more Amma quotes<\/a>, Beliefnet has a lovely collection of them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“The sun shines down, and its image reflects in a thousand different pots filled with water. The reflections are many, but they are each reflecting the same sun. Similarly, when we come to know who we truly are, we will see ourselves in all people.” — Amma, the “Hugging Saint” a.k.a. 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