Our Quotes of the Day:
When you judge others, look at yourself - You too have flaws and the divine nature has accepted you with all your flaws. It doesn't judge you. Who are you to judge?
Don’t try and save yourself. The self that is trying to be saved is not you.
Clear the mind of all worldly things. If you can't control your mind, how will you realize God?
Everything can begin with you. You are the foundation of any change that will happen in your society.
The soul comes alone and goes alone, no one accompanies it and no one becomes its mate.
Our spiritual progress depends on Service Attitude & our Sincere Chanting.
Know what you do not know.
Ramanama purifies while it cures, and, therefore, it elevates.
Every wall is a door.
If you think you're enlightened go spend a week with your family.
When you are practicing, do not just do that for the sake of doing. Learn to reflect while you are practising. Make your mind and brain observe and relearn what you are doing. Doing is mechanical; learning is dynamic.
That's a waste of time. If you really understand Zen... you can use any book. You could use the Bible. You could use Alice in Wonderland. You could use the dictionary, because... the sound of the rain needs no translation.
Anyone who is steady in his determination for the advanced stage of spiritual realization and can equally tolerate the onslaughts of distress and happiness is certainly a person eligible for liberation.
Sometimes bringing out your inner best is the secret of success.
The nature of the mind is to interpret non-essentials essential. The mind creates artificial needs, believing it cannot live without them. In this way we carry a great burden of attachments throughout our life. Attachment is itself a great burden on our minds. We may never understand the extent of the burden till we’re free of it. But if we find joy within, we can live a simple life, free of endless complications.
A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.
The role of women in the development of society is of utmost importance. In fact, it is the only thing that determines whether a society is strong and harmonious, or otherwise. Women are the backbone of society.
Seek a secluded place for your spiritual practice.
The fitness of the pupil is shown in his love for the acquisition of knowledge, his willingness to receive instruction, his reverence for learned and virtuous men, his attendance upon the teacher, and his execution of orders.
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
Remember that finding God will mean the funeral of all sorrows.
Metaphysical thinking will always no doubt be a strong element in her mentality, and it is to be hoped that she will never lose her great, her sovereign powers in that direction.
Anger is the real destroyer of our good human qualities; an enemy with a weapon cannot destroy these qualities, but anger can. Anger is our real enemy.
