“Knowing others is wisdom;knowing the self is enlightenment.” — Tao Te Ching “Time is not a line, but a series of now points.” — Taisen Deshimaru “The responsibility for both present and future is in our own hands. If we live right today, then tomorrow has to be right.” — Eknath Easwaran “Your mindset causes …
“If you can recognize a place of peace inside, then you can reside in that place of peace.” — John Morton “You may trick yourself into believing that you are only playing devil’s advocate or searching for weaknesses in apparently good ideas, but in the end negative thinking always produces negative results. Just as your …
“What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.” — Plutarch “You change the past when you change the way you see it.” — Alan Cohen “History is a vast early warning system.” — Norman Cousins “Study the past, if you would divine the future.” — Confucius “He who spends time regretting the past, loses the …
“When you seek material things and look to the world for fulfillment, you may experience temporary contentment and satisfaction, but you will not find fulfillment. The trap lies in mistaking satisfaction for true fulfillment and then thinking you’ve made it. At that point, the thing, person, or job upon which you based your satisfaction may …
We are normally kind to people who are kind to us. But when someone is not behaving well, we tend to change our attitude, response and behaviour toward that person. We wait for the other person to change before changing ourselves. So we do not find change in others nor in ourselves. When I see …
“A good character is the best tombstone.Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.” — Charles Spurgeon “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is …
True tolerance makes us flexible. And when we are flexible we can accommodate and adjust to anything and anyone and maintain well-being. The ability to bend without breaking is linked to the amount of tolerance we develop. When we are fully flexible, we become able to adjust to the most unexpected, negative and difficult situations …
“That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you’ve understood all your life, but in a new way.” — Doris Lessing “I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I’m going to learn, I must do it by listening.” — Larry King “Develop a passion for …
It can be difficult to learn who to trust. When we have had bad experience with people who betrayed our trust in the past, it can be difficult to let anyone else in. It can take some time to learn to trust anyone again. Trust goes both ways. If I want to gain someone’s trust, …
“The greatest virtue is peace. Throughout the day, stop for a minute and ask yourself ‘How peaceful am I at this moment?’ If someone tries to make you peaceless, you mustn’t allow yourself to be peaceless, no. Instead, look for the virtues in everyone and pass these on to others. Remain very sweet and peaceful.” …