Christmas is forever , not for just one day , for loving , sharing , giving , are not to put away like bells and lights and tinsel , in some box upon a shelf . The good you do for others is good you do to yourself .
Norman W Brooks
The joy of brightening other lives , burdens , easing other's loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Chrismas .
W .C . Jones
I wish to make a special appeal to mothers to take up the sacred responsility of keeping the lamp of sangita (Music ) burning bright in their homes and to instill a love for good music in their children from a tender age .
M. S. Subbulakshmi
Let love of the brethren continus . Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers , for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it .
Hebrews
One who serves and seeks no recompense Find union with the Lord .Such a servant alone takes the master'sguidance , says Nanak , As on him is divine grace .
Adi Granth
He it is , the innermost one , who awakens my being with his deep hidden touches . He it is who puts his enchantment upon these eyes and joyfully plays on the chords of my heart in varied cadence of pleasure and pain .
Rabindranath Tagore
Pain and joy are like light and darkness , they are two sides of the same medal . They are interdependent and inseparably connected to each other .
Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje
That which gives pleasure to one man gives pain to another . That sage who identifies himself with the imperishable self and stands as a spectator of the mental modifications enjoys supreme peace and infinite bliss .
Swami Sivananda
Home and family is the best basic social institution every where in the world .When the home improves , the whole world will be better .
Sri Sathya sai Baba
The child should not be insulted , humiliated , condemned . If you want to help him , love him more .
Appreciate what is good in him rather than emphasising what is bad . Talk about his goodness .
Osho
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty , charm and adventure . There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open .
Jawaharlal Nehru
When you travel towards your objective, be sure to pay attention to the path . Thepath teachers us the best way to arrive and enriches us while we are travelling along it .
Paulo Coelho
Inner transformation brings a blissful life without worries . We experience a joyful , thoughtless state of being , full of peace and contenment . Life is without anxiety and fear . We calibrate our life and celebrate forever .
Shri Shri Nimishananda
Life should be a continuous celebration , a festival of lights the whole year round . Only then you can grow up , you can blossom . Transform small things into celebration .
Osho
Realise your oneness with God , remaining continually intent on identifying with its nature , and joyfully drink the bliss of God within ,for what use is there in other , empty things ?
Adi Shankara
The self-realised soul can impart knowledge unto you and when you have thus learned the truth , you will know that all living beings are but a part of Me-and that they are in Me , and are Mine .
Bhagwad Gita
In order to become a success , a business doesn't just have to do well , it has to do better than its competitors . Bening number one isn't just about bragging rights . Pften it means the difference between prospering and merely hanging on .
Mitt Romney , US Presidential Candidate , Republican
The best way to not feel hopeless is get up and do something . Don't wait for good things to happen to you . If you go out and make some good things happen , you will fill the worid with hope , you will fill yourself with hope .
Barack Obama ,
US President , Democrat
To meditate means to stop thinking and thus get out of the awarennnnnness of body . One can be aware of his body and of material things only while , and because , one is thinking .
Walter Russell
Meditation has only one meanning , and that is going beyond the mind and becoming a witness . In your witnessing is the miracle-the whole mystery of life .
Osho
A person whose mind is unattached to sensual pleasures , who discovers the joy of the self , and whose mind is in union with Brahmn through meditation , enjoys eternal bliss .
Bhagwad Gita
We float in the effulgence of one , scintillating , unseen cosmic energy called the 'Devi '. She is the life force energy . She wards off all evil .
Bhanumathi Narasimhan
Shakti , the goddess in her aspect as power , bestows upon us all wealth , auspiciousness , prosperitynowledge , and all other potent powers .
Swami Sivananda
Navaratri reveals how Navaratri can be overcome by the inherent positive qualities in an individual so that he emerges as a divine being .
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
I beliveve there are two sides to the phenomenon known as death , this side where we live , and the other side where we shallcontinue to live . Eternity does not start with death . We are in eternity now .
Norman V Peale
For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time . He has not come into being ,does not come into being , does not come into being , and will not come into being . He is unborn , eternal , ever - existing and primeval . He is not slain when the body is slain .
Bhagwad Gita
People are often unreasonable and self-centred . Forgive them anyway . If you are kind , people may accuse you of ulterior motives . Be kind anyway . If you are honest , people may cheat you . Be happy anyway . The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow . Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough . Give your best anyway . For you see , in the end , it was never between you and them anyway .
Mother Teresa
By begging forgiveness he obtains happiness of mind ; thereby he acquires a kind disposition towards all kinds of living beings ; by this kind disposition he obtains purity of character and freedom from fear .
Uttaradhayana sutra
Words can confer strength ; they can drain it off ; Worlds can gain friends ; they can turn them into enemies ; worulds can elevate or lower the individual . One must learn the habit of making one's words sweet , soft , and pleasant .
Atharva Veda
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critcally...Intelligence plus character- that is the goal of true education .
Martin Luther King , Jr
The end product of education should be a free creative man , who can battle against historical circumstances and adversities of nature .
S Radhakrishna
The grace of Guru is like an ocean . If one comes with a cup he will only get a cupful . It is no use complaining of the niggardliness of the ocean . The bigger the vessel the more one will be able to carry .
Ramana Maharshi
Never mind failures ; they are quite natural , they are the beauty of life . What would be life without them ? It would not be worth having if it were not for struggles . Where would be the poetry of life ?
Awami Vivekananda
Why do we fail ? Is it because we are unlucky ? Is it because we have not worked very hard ? No , It is for a different reason that we experience failure . It is for the strengthening of our consciousness that at times , God grants us defeat .
Sri Chinmoy
Nirvana may be the final object of attainment , but at the moment it is difficult to reach . Thus the practical and realistic aim is compassion ,a warm heart , serving other people , helping others , respecting others , being less selfish .
The XIV Dalai Lama
whatever joy there is in this world / All comes from desiring others to be happy ,/ And whatever suffering there is in this world / All comes from desiring myself to be happy .
Shanti Deva
righteousness consists in complete self-absorption and in giving up all kinds of passions including attachment . It is the only means of transcending mundane existence . The Jinas have said so .
Bhava - Pahuda ,83
There's no knowledge without right faith ,/ No conduct is possible without knowledge ,/ without conduct , there's no liberation ,/ And without liberation , no deliverance .
Uttaradhayayana Sutra
long as you have attachment to the body and attachment to objects , fear and suffering will be with you . Therefore , Krishna told Arjuna to develop his discrimination and rid himself of body consciousness . Only then he would be able to develop integral vision .
Sri sathya Sai Baba
Perceiving her son endowed with the characteristics of Vishnu , Devaki prayed : You are the Illuminator of all psycho - physical organisms , the indefinable Reality , which the Vedas declare as the unmanifest cause...when the universe is dissolved by force of Time ,the gross elements are ultimately merged in ahankara (their cause )...
Bhagavata Purana
We sing the glory of Sri Krishna , who is all truth , all consciousness and all bliss , who is responsible for creation , sustenance and destruction of universe , and who puts an end to the threefold agony .
Padma Purana
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The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others...All other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy .
M. K. Gandhi
with a genuine keenness or readiness to serve others, one can attain happiness in any group or community , and the eagerness to serve others will endow you with the power and skill necessary for the reqired service . Nowadays , we tend to regard it as derogatory to serve , but there is great worth in service .
Sri Sathya Sai Baba
True friendship is a plant of slow growth , and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity , before it is entitled to the appellation .
George Washington
Two are better than one ; because they have a good reward for their labour . For if they fall , the one will life up his fellow : but woe to him that is alone when he falleth ; for he hath not another to help him up .
Bible
A Ture friend never breaches the trust of his companion or stabs in his back .he is trustworthy and reliable . One should therefore always try to be a ture and reliable friend .
Same Vada
Health is a state of complete harmony of the body , mind and spirit . When one is free form physical disabilities and mental distractions , the gates of the soul open .
B. K .S . Iyengar
Yoga is Experienced in that mind which has ceased to identify itself with its vacillating waves of perception...when this happens then the seer is revealed , resting in its own essential nature , and one realises the Ture self .
Patanjali
The way to true Yoga is found by dwelling in God and remaining detached in the midst of worldly attachments .
Guru Nanak
Monday, 7 May 2012
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
I truly believe that individuals can make a difference in society . Love and kindness are the very basis of society . If we lose these feelings , society will face tremendous difficulties ; the survival of humanity will be endangered .
The X I V Dalai Lama
Society wants you to efface your indivuality completely ; society does not like individuals . It like you to become a member of society , not an individual .
Osho
We are society ; we are not independent of society . we are the result of environment -of our religion , education , climate , food we eat ,reactions ,the innumerbable repetitive activities that we indulge in every day . That is our life . And the society in which we live is part of that life . society is cooperation .
Jiddu Krishnamurti
The price of success is hard work , dedication to the job at hand ,and the determination that whether we win or lose , we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand .
Vince Lombardi
To succeed , you must have tremendous perseverance , tremendous will . " I will drink the ocean ", "at my will , mountains will crumble ". Have that sort of energy , that sort of will ; work hard and you will reach the goal .
Swami Vivekananda
The biggest misconception about hope is that it keeps you going in life . It is not hope but understanding which keeps you going . There fore , have a deeper understsnding of your needs- then you can live with the right amount of action .
Anandmurti Gurumaa
For truly , I say to you , if you have faith as tiny as a grain of mustard seed , you will move this mountain , "Move from here to there ," and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you .
Bible
Keep your thoughts positive because they become your words . keep your words positive ; they become your behaviour . Keep your behaviour positive ; it becomes your habit . Keep your habits positive ; they become your values . Keep your values positive ; they become your destiny .
M. K. Gandhi
Think positively and masterfully , with confidence and faith , and life becomes more secure ,more fraught with action ,richer in achievement and experience .
Swami Vivekananda
A positive state of mind is not merely good for you ; it benefits everyone with whom you come into contact , literally changing the world .
The XIV Dalai Lama
A devotee who can call on God while living a householder's life is a hero indeed . God thinks ; He is trying to find me , overcoming a great obstacle . Such a one is a real hero .
Sir Ramakrishna
You may speak of the scriptures , of philosophy , of Vedanta ; but you will not find God in any of these . You will never succeed in realising God unless your soul becomes restless for him .
Sir Ramakrishna
In thescriptures you will find the way to realise God . But after getting all the information about the path , only then can you attain your goal .
Sir Ramakrishna
Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold . But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which colour to slide down on the rainbow .
Douglas pagels
Rest is not idleness , and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day , listening to the murmur of water , or watching clouds float across the sky , is by no means a waste of time .
J Lubbock
After a hard day of work , the night gives us an opportunity to take rest and relax . Thus , we get recharged and we are ready for the challenges of the next day .
Sama Veda
Look at the trees , look at the bird , look at the clouds , look at the stars....and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful...Everything is simply happy .
Osho
As a lotus flower is born in water , grows in water and rises out of water to stand above it unsoiled , so i , born in the world ,having overcome the world , live unsoiled by the world .
Gautama Buddha
The perfume of flowers blows not against the wind , nor does the fragrance of sandalwwood , tagara and jasmine , but the fragrance of the virtuous Blows against the wind ; the virtuous man pervades every direction .
Dhammapada 54
She is not only the power of God as the whirling wheel of life in its birth and death- bringing totality ; she is also the force of the centre , which bestows consciousness and knowledge , transformation , transformation and illumination .
Erich Neumann
The best ther mometer to measure the progress of a nation is its treatment of women . There is no chance for world welfare unless condition of women is improved .
Swami Vivekananda
Acts of sacrifice , charity and penance are not to be given up ; they must be performed . Indeed , sacrifice , charity and penance purify even the great souls .
Bhagavad Gita
A human being is a part of the whole called by us as universe...Let's free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beatuty .
Albert Einstein
Trees are happy for no reason ; they are not going to become prime ministers or presidents and they are not going to become rich and they will never have any bank balance . Look at the flowers-for no reason . It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are .
Osho
Prayer has been made to mother earth that she blesses us with the knowledge required to enjoy the treasures of nature but without disturbing the environmental balance .
Atharva veda
If we stick to this ideal , if we perform our duties as we have been conditioned to , there is no guilt . But as and when a discrepancy creeps in between our concepts of what is ideal and what we did , this discrepancy or gap gets transformed into guilt , making us feel miserable and depressed .
P.V.Vaidyanathan
I don't believe in guilt , i believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person , and don't judge people in your life . I think you should live completely free .
Angelina Jolie
You cannot be happy with guilt , rember , you cannot dance with guilt . Guilt will paralyse you : wherever you go , you cannot laugh , you cannot move in ecstasy , because you will always be afraid of the suppressed .
Osho
Your body makes physical contact with the universe , perceiving it through senses...but your mind , attached to body , also responds to the universe . When you detach mind from senses , you can focus on consciousness , free of clutter created by senses .
Mrinal Bali
When you free your heart of all desire , you are fully satisfied ; you perceive Atman . You are no longer mortal . Being Brahmn , you go to Brahmn .
Brihadarnyaka Upanishad
Every choice moves us closer to or farther away from something . Where are your choices taking your life ? What do your behaviours demonstrate that you are saying 'Yes' or 'No' to in life ?
Eric Allenbaugh
You and i are essentially infinite choice-markers . In every moment of our existence ,We are in that field of all possibilities where we have access to infinity of choice .
Deepak Chopra
If you choose the wrong path , you cannot complain that you are lost . Salt and camphor look alike , but you have to exercise your intelligence to discriminate between them . brass makes more noise than gold , but you should not be deceived by that and choose brass instead of gold .
Sri Sathya Sai Baba
People feel lonely ; they need somebody to fill their loneliness . They call it love . They show love because that is the only way to hook the other . The other also calls it love because that is the only way to hook you . But who knows whether there is love or not ? Real love happens only when you don't need anybody ; that's the difficulty .
OSho
A gift it pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place , and when we expect nothing in return .
Bhagwad Gita
My actions are my only true belongings . I cannot escape the consequences of my actions . My actions are the ground upon which i stand .
Thich Nhat Hanh
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Do not leave me alone , i am helpless ./ My strength . My crown ,/ I am empty of virtues.../ where can i go ? save my honour / For i have dedicated myself to you ./ And now there is no one else for me .
Mirabai
Do not go to the garden of flowers , O friend , go not there ; In your body is the garden of flowers . Take your seat on the thousand petals of the lotus , and there gaze on the infinite beauty .
Kabir
Through selfless work , love of God grows in the heart . Then , through His grace , one realises Him in course of time . God can be seen . One can talk to Him as i am talking to you .
Sri Ramakrishna
In this world there's room for everyone , and the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone . The way of life can be free and beautiful , but we have lost the way . Greed has poisoned men's souls .
Charlie Chaplin
In reality , man's greed is the greatest pollutant . Greed stops man from sharing with others ; it also obstructs the preservation of ecology .
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Whatever you think , that you will be. If you think yourselves weak , weak you will be ; if you think yourselves strong , strong you will be .
Swami Vivekananda
Strength , strength it is that we want so much in this life , for what we call sin and sorrow have all one cause , and that is our weakness. With weakness comes ignorance , and with ignorance comes misery .
Swami Vivekananda
If you have faith in all the 330 million of mythological Gods ,....and still have no faith in your-selves, there is no salvation for you . Have faith in yourselvss, and be strong ; that is what we need .
Swami Vivekananda