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.
GAUR GOPAL DASIt is strange that sword and words have the same letters.
More Gaur Gopal Das Quotes
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A man or a woman is known by the company they keep.
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The first step in selflessness is to practise it with our family.
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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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As a monk, I have to be cautious of overindulgence; it is essential to stay regulated in our habits.
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Everyone wants to get ahead of each other, and when they cannot, they get angry.
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People with a closed mindset want to grow by beating others in their field. Open-minded people, on the other hand, grow by developing themselves.
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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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Hot heads do not give good feedback – choose a better time.
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Anyone can find the dirt in someone. Be the one that finds the gold.
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What great men do, common men follow.
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We need to understand the hierarchy of connections. Ultimately, we must connect to something above ourselves such as God. This can give us the power to spread happiness and joy around the world.
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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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We can increase our scope of selflessness beyond our family by serving our community, city or even nation.
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Meditation is like a plane: It first takes you high, then far away and then further away imperceptibly.
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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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