If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World!
A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
A human being is part of a whole called by us the universe.
We can never obtain peace in the world if we neglect the inner world and don't make peace with ourselves. World peace must develop out of inner peace. Without inner peace it is impossible to achieve world peace, external peace. Weapons themselves do not act. They have not come out of the blue. Man has made them. But even given those weapons, those terrible weapons, they cannot act by themselves. As long as they are left alone in storage they cannot do any harm. A human being must use them. Someone must push the button. Satan, the evil powers, cannot push that button. Human beings must do it.
Say not, I have found the path of the soul Say rather, I have met the soul walking upon my path.
Soul development should take precedence over all things.
Man improves himself as he follows his path; if he stands still, waiting to improve before he makes a decision, he'll never move.
Each must discover his own way in life, and that way lies in his heart. Let him delve deeply into the depths of his being; his true centre is not far from there.
There are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue; They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space.
People keep repeating that the main things are love and compassion. Certainly love and compassion are the main things, but it takes knowledge to make love and compassion fruitful. ... It takes just a second to say 'love'. But to acquire knowledge for the well-being and blessing of humanity requires an eternity.
Great things are possible only to strong souls and it's from the trivial events of daily life that strength is won.
Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you.
When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
We experience ourselves our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.
I have met the soul walking upon my path.
Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.
Without mysticism man can achieve nothing great.
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