It is strange that sword and words have the same letters. Even more strange is that they have the same effect if not handled properly.
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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Having a friend to listen to your problems and discuss them with you is the beginning of finding a solution.
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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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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.
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Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.
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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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Things do change over time.
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Always seeing the best in people and choosing to avoid their faults.
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The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
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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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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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Anyone can find the dirt in someone. Be the one that finds the gold.
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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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The first step in selflessness is to practise it with our family.
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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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