People who meditate develop a habit of practicing sincere gratitude which helps them in all their relationships. It is a relationship-strengthening emotion because it requires us to see how we’ve been supported and affirmed by other people.
GAUR GOPAL DASExperience is not what happens to a man, it is what a man does with what happens to him.
More Gaur Gopal Das Quotes
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What great men do, common men follow.
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When things are beyond your control and there is nothing you can do,why worry?
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As a monk, I have to be cautious of overindulgence; it is essential to stay regulated in our habits.
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Experience is not what happens to a man, it is what a man does with what happens to him.
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The first step in selflessness is to practise it with our family.
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Watch your thoughts, they turn into words. Watch your words, they turn into actions. Watch your actions, they turn into habits. Watch your habits, they turn into character. Watch your character, it turns into your destiny. It all begins with a thought.
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This happens with all relationships, not just in marriages. If we are not proactive in our relationships, they start to seem dry and become cumbersome. We have to have respect for the other person, which is reflected in how sensitively we treat them.
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The paradox of our times is that those who have the most can often be the least satisfied.
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Offering gifts and accepting gifts, opening one’s mind and inquiring in confidence, sharing food, and receiving food are the six exchanges that develop loving relationships.
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The eyes are the window to the soul,
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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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Anyone can find the dirt in someone. Be the one that finds the gold.
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We can increase our scope of selflessness beyond our family by serving our community, city or even nation.
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Familiarity breeds contempt, I replied. When we are overly familiar with people, we forget how important they are to us and the correct way to behave with them.
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Feeling peaceful, happy and content is not about avoiding challenges in our life, but about how we navigate through these challenges to reach the type of life we want to live.
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