We can increase our scope of selflessness beyond our family by serving our community, city or even nation.
GAUR GOPAL DASFeeling 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.
More Gaur Gopal Das Quotes
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To find your purpose in life, you must go on a journey of self-discovery.
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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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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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We should deal with each other sensitively; our attitude towards life affects how we act in our relationships.
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A man or a woman is known by the company they keep.
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Live your life in such a way that those who know you but don’t know God will come to know God because they know you.
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We must find positivity in the bleakest situations and live by the principle of gratitude
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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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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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Behind the smiles, everyone is going through personal struggles we know nothing about.
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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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One’s ability to appreciate beauty is related to one’s ability to make moral judgments.
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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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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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It is strange that sword and words have the same letters.
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What great men do, common men follow.
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Our association is powerful: it can uplift us or bring us down.
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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.
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Things do change over time.
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If someone chooses what they love to do, there is no stress in their life. As they say, If you do what you love, you will never have to work a day in your life.
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Spirituality helps develop good character. It is character that shines bright when words fail to do so.
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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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Anyone can find the dirt in someone. Be the one that finds the gold.
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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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Stop and reflect on your life regularly. Pressing the pause button to practise gratitude is the way to make it a constant in your life.
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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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