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 DASOffering 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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Familiarity breeds contempt, I replied. When we are overly familiar with people, we forget how important they are to us and the correct way to behave with them.
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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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Our association is powerful: it can uplift us or bring us down.
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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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Even more strange is that they have the same effect if not handled properly.
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Forgiveness is a complex concept. We must understand it thoroughly to be able to internalize it.
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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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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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One’s ability to appreciate beauty is related to one’s ability to make moral judgments.
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Experience is not what happens to a man, it is what a man does with what happens to him.
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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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We can increase our scope of selflessness beyond our family by serving our community, city or even nation.
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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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Meditation is like a plane: It first takes you high, then far away and then further away imperceptibly.
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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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