Our Quotes of the Day:
Philosophy is meant to bring us to the platform by which we learn how to love.
Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvellous work. It is fear that is the great cause of misery in the world. It is fear that is the greatest of all superstitions. It is fear that is the cause of all our woes, and it is fearlessness that brings heaven even in a moment. Therefore, "arise, awake and stop not until the goal is reached."
The epitome of the human realm is to be stuck in a huge traffic jam of discursive thought.
Every explicit duality is an implicit unity.
A genuine sense of humor is having a light touch: not beating reality into the ground but appreciating reality with a light touch. The basis of Shambhala vision is rediscovering that perfect and real sense of humor, that light touch of appreciation.
What you sow, you reap; what you give, you get.
We should never display any kind of aversion towards sankirtana-yajna which is perfect sacrifice, complete with the seven forms of sacrifice. If we have gradually increasing love for that, then everything will be accomplished and we will attain ultimate perfection. Just preach the words of Rupa and Raghunatha with enthusiasm and courage, with complete dedication to the followers of Sri Rupa.
Longing is like the rosy dawn. After the dawn out comes the sun. Longing is followed by the vision of God.
Men are so thoughtless, nay, so mad, that some, through fear of death, force themselves to die.
Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind. Therefore the mind is subtler than the atom. That which is behind the mind, namely the individual soul, is subtler than the mind.
To see myself in everybody, and everybody in myself, most certainly is love.
The difference between a great soul and an ordinary man is this: the latter weeps while leaving this body, whereas the former laughs. Death seems to him a mere play.
What blinds us, or what makes historical progress very difficult, is our lack of awareness of our ignorance.
Leave greatness to others. Become so small that no one can see you. This conviction results from growing devotion to the supreme reality.
The true devotion is the devotion of the mind and heart.
The seat of Realization is within and the seeker cannot find it as an object outside him. That seat is bliss and is the core of all beings. Hence it is called the Heart.
Love helps you to know yourself... turn your vision inward.
Every journey starts with a single step.
Happiness is your birthright. Live it!
The time has come to accept in our hearts and minds that with freedom comes responsibility.
Violence, even in thought, leads to fear and weakness.
The Ego ages... the Soul evolves... and to the Awareness, nothing happened!
The problems we face today, violent conflicts, destruction of nature, poverty, hunger, and so on, are human-created problems which can be resolved through human effort, understanding and the development of a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. We need to cultivate a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share.
