Physical violence is inflicted with weapons, but emotional violence is inflicted with words; words can leave invisible scars that can take years, or even lifetimes, to heal.
GAUR GOPAL DASOur relationships are stronger when they contain a spiritual component. There are three different ways to become good friends with someone.
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Our relationships are stronger when they contain a spiritual component. There are three different ways to become good friends with someone.
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What great men do, common men follow.
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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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Forgiveness is a complex concept. We must understand it thoroughly to be able to internalize it.
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To find your purpose in life, you must go on a journey of self-discovery.
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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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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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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?
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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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To accept someone when everything is going right is easy. But when things are falling apart around you and you stick together, that’s the test of a relationship. Love is when we have every reason to break up but we do not.
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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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A man or a woman is known by the company they keep.
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Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.
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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.
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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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