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उविच्च भोगा पुरिसं चयन्ति,दुमं जहा खीणफलं व पक्खी ।। – उत्तराध्ययन सूत्र 13/63 जैसे क्षीणफल वृक्ष को पक्षी छोड़ देते हैं, वैसे भोग क्षीणपुण्य पुरुष को छोड देते हैं जब तक वृक्ष पर मधुर पके हुए फल होते हैं, तब तक दूर-दूर से पक्षी उसकी शाखाओं पर आ कर बैठते हैं और फलों का मन-चाहा …
किसी से बदला लेने का भाव/विचार हमारे ही तन/मन पर विपरीत प्रभाव डालता है और हम स्वयं भी इस आग में जलने लगते हैं। इस प्रकार की जलन/व्याकुलता में दूसरों के साथ-साथ अपना भी नुकसान करने लगते हैं, जैसे तीली दूसरे को जलाने से पूर्व खुद जलती है। दूसरा कार्य/व्यवहार के लिए अन्तत: स्वयं उतरदायी …
मनीषियों ने कहा है – दानं भोगो नाशस्तिस्रो गतयो भवंति वित्तस्य।यो न ददाति न भुंक्ते तस्य तृतीया गतिर्भवति।। धन की गतियां तीन हैं, दान -भोग अरु नाश।दान-भोग जो ना करे, निश्चित हो विनाश । विचारक कहते हैं कि ‘धन की तीन स्थिति होती हैं, दान अर्थात् अच्छे काम के लिए परोपकार की भावना से दूसरों …
Cricketer Rahul Dravid was awarded with a doctorate degree by the University of Bangalore, which Rahul Dravid gracefully returned. Not only did he give back the degree, but he also gave a wonderful speech, he said “My wife is a doctor, she has spent countless sleepless nights and days to get this degree.”“My mother is …
One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver …
Perseverance is not an issue of talent. It is not an issue of time. It is about finishing. Talent provides hope for accomplishment, but perseverance guarantees it. Running Past Failure As a small child, Vonetta (Jeffrey) Flowers dreamed about being in the Olympics. She ran everywhere she went, and gained a reputation among her school …
When JK Rowling began to write her first novel, she was a single-mother pent up in a tiny flat in Edinburgh, Scotland. Struggling to make ends meet, she scraped by on a meager public welfare check provided by the state. In the solitude of her desperate situation, Rowling even contemplated suicide. Rowling’s saving grace and …
While reading a magazine at a dentist’s office in Paris, Philippe Petit became engrossed in an article about the Twin Towers in New York. As an 18-year old street performer, Petit was constantly on the lookout for venues for his high wire balancing acts. Studying an artist’s rendition of the World Trade Center, Petit came …
Discipline is one of your most powerful tools. Use it to your advantage. Discipline is nothing more than controlling your own behavior. And you’ve been doing that your whole life. You have the power to make your own choices and to follow those choices. So make those choices the ones that will raise your life …