Comparing yourself with others will leave you vulnerable on three counts: you’ll either feel inferior, superior or impressed. All three of these states are dangerous because they all disregard the underlying principle of our true connection with each other – mutual love and regard, based on independently generated self-esteem. To protect yourself from this vulnerability, …
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The heart is like a flower – unless it is open it cannot release its fragrance into the world. The fragrance of the heart is made up of the qualities and virtues of our spirit. Most of us have learned how to keep our heart closed in a world that would trample all over us …
Next time you are waiting for anything, notice what you are wanting! This will be a source of your tension or impatience. All desire has fear built in – fear of not getting or losing, even before your desire is fulfilled. If you want to be free of fear in life, which is another way …
Ignorance makes you believe that life happens 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 a seed planted in the past.Plant seeds of peace now and you will create a life of peace in the …
Cooperation, like love and friendship, is something you get by giving. There are many travelers on the road that leads to happiness. You will need their cooperation, they will need yours. And there will be other generations after ours. Their lot in life will depend largely on the inheritance we leave to them. We must …
It is when we silence the chattering of our mind that we can truly hear what is in our heart and find the still, clear purity that lies within the soul. Spiritual love carries us into the silence of our original state of being. This silence contains the power to create harmony in all relationships …
“This world of ours… must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate,and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower “We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. “We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself …
Our first reaction to a difficult situation is often negative. There is a tendency to be carried away in a storm of negative thoughts. Such thoughts are of no use and lead us further from the solution. Thinking one positive thought everyday helps me to maintain stability. Constant practice will help me remain stable even …
Determination is an essential quality to nurture if I am to continue on my spiritual journey. No matter how much enthusiasm I have or how clear my aim is, without determination I will give up sooner or later. In times of challenge, I take care that determination does not lead to stubbornness; then I can …
Love is a powerful force. It can take us to great heights and leave us feeling light and airy. Yet it has been the most abused and misused force. Many degraded things pass for love. True love is based on understanding, mutual trust and respect and not simply on transient emotions. Love is being in …