Our Quotes of the Day:
Your life is infinite. You are as old as these mountains and you will remain forever.
Speech is the representation of the mind, and writing is the representation of speech.
Instead of respecting things, we want to use them for ourselves and if it is difficult to use them, we want to conquer them.
Aug 24, 1873 - I myself am Lord Krishna.
All human life-from the moment of conception and through all subsequent stages-is sacred, because human life is created in the image and likeness of God. Nothing surpasses the greatness or dignity of a human person...If a person's right to life is violated at the moment in which he is first conceived in his mother's womb, an indirect blow is struck also at the whole moral order.
There should be balance in all our actions; to be either extreme or lukewarm is equally bad.
There are wars and poverty and so on - it's based on fear. You can cure that with your being by not being afraid.
To be on a spiritual path with a guru is not an easy thing. It is not pleasant. The guru tests the disciples, puts them in the most difficult situations, and creates obstacles for them. All the tests, difficulties, and obstacles are meant to train and expand the consciousness of the disciple.
The truth is that man is one individual with two aspects, just like one line with two ends. If you look at the ends, it is two. If you look at the line, it is one. One end of the line is limited, the other end of the line is unlimited. One end is man, the other end is God.
In the spiritual life the easiest way to conquer ego is to offer gratitude to God for five minutes daily. If you cannot offer gratitude for five minutes, then utter it for one minute. Offer your gratitude to God. Then you will feel that inside you a sweet, fragrant and beautiful flower is growing. That is the flower of humility.
Our path is sometimes rough and sometimes smooth; nonetheless, life is a constant journey... whatever we do is regarded as our journey, our path. That path consists of opening oneself to the road, opening oneself to the steps we are about to take.
The ashram is Mother's body. Mother's soul is in Her children. Children, all the service done for the ashram, is done for Mother. The ashram is not anyone's private property. It is the means to provide peace and quietude for the entire world.
Do exactly what you would do if you felt most secure.
If we were able to see God's image in our neighbor, do you think weapons and generals would be needed?
Love the world with your heart's dreams. Serve the world with your life's promises.
In the interests of everyone the artist had a responsibility to use his medium well. In the Tibetan culture, most of the paintings are of deities or Buddhas, and they try to send a message of the value of the spiritual.
Character is revealed through action.
We are caught inside a mystery, veiled in an enigma, locked inside a riddle.
Pranayama (simple Kriya breathing) can remove all inner impurities. Keep control over your tongue to gain control over your life.
Exemplary persons are steadfast in the face of adversity, while petty persons are engulfed by it.
Of course, you can’t force your mind to be silent. That would be like trying to smooth ripples in water with a flatiron. Water becomes clear and calm only when left alone.
Out of hate, if you try to love that love will just be a hidden hate; it cannot be anything else-you are full of hate. Go to the preachers and they will say, "Try to love." They are talking nonsense because how can a person who is full of hate try to love? If he tries to love, this love will come out of hatred; it will be poisoned already, poisoned from the very source. And this is what the misery of all preachers is.
Hatred is never ended by hatred but by love.
