“There is a little success where there is a little laughter.” — Andrew Carnegie “I always like to tell a story about my grandfather, a wagon builder in North Carolina. When the old man cleared the land for cultivation, he always left a few oak trees in the middle of the field at the mercy …
Month: September 2022
Don’t give sorrow, don’t take sorrow! The qualities that stop me giving sorrow are mercy, love and honesty. If someone has these, they will never even think of giving sorrow. I need to be merciful not to give sorrow and I need to be strong in order not to take sorrow. In fact, the moment …
“We all live under the same sky, but we don’t all have the same horizon.” — Konrad Adenauer “Examine the lives of successful people, and you will find that they have paid a price that is in direct proportion to the amount of success they have earned. Close examination will almost always reveal years of …
” “You mean, when I feel shame, that’s a test?” That’s right. “And I’ve passed some of the tests, but the shame is my marker for what I have yet to know?” Yes, because if you knew all of it, you wouldn’t feel the shame. Instead, you would feel the perfection of it. You really …
“Who sees all beings in his own self, and his own self in all beings, loses all fear.” -– Isha Upanishad “Faith is an Unlimited Source.” — Jonathan Lockwood Huie “Faith is realizing that you always get what you need.” — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar “The most telling act of true Faith is celebrating the …
“Ignorance makes you believe that life functions haphazardly. Wisdom teaches you that everything that happens in this theatre of life has profound significance. What you see today is not the fruit of chance but a fruit from seeds planted in the past. Plant seeds of peace now and you will create a life of peace …
“I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change.” — Jim Rohn “Slowness to change usually means fear of the new.” — Philip Crosby “Just as the tumultuous chaos of a thunderstorm brings a nurturing rain that …
“Never, never, never compare yourself to others,” countered the farmer. “The great enemy of growth is the belief that you don’t matter and that your growth doesn’t matter. Just because someone has achieved more material success and reached a higher status doesn’t mean they are more important than you. Everyone is one their on path. …
When you do not upset yourself thinking about how others must change and instead you concentrate on your own change, good things start to happen. First, you will feel better about yourself. Second, you will start to have positive feelings towards others and start to understand them. Third, others start having a more positive attitude …
“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.” -– Rumi “When you experience the unity of life, you see your own Self in all beings, and all beings in your own Self.’ — The Buddha (paraphrase) “Simply see that you are at the center of the universe, and accept all things and beings as …