Think: Is this in my control? If yes, you can do something about it. If no, then you cannot do anything about it. Therefore, in both circumstances, why worry?
GAUR GOPAL DASIt is strange that sword and words have the same letters. Even more strange is that they have the same effect if not handled properly.
More Gaur Gopal Das Quotes
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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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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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The sands of time slow for no man. Things change for better and for worse, but what we choose to perceive is up to us.
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Things do change over time.
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Fight the strong urge to judge someone based on an initial interaction with them. Everyone has a fascinating story that we know nothing about.
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When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
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When things are beyond your control and there is nothing you can do,why worry
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A man or a woman is known by the company they keep.
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Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
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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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When things are beyond your control and there is nothing you can do,why worry?
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You need an attitude of service. You’re not just serving yourself. You help others to grow up and you grow with them.
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Meditation can help us embrace our worries, our fear, our anger; and that is very healing. We let our own natural capacity of healing do the work.
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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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At work we tend to compare and compete with others, instead of comparing and competing with ourselves.
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