Our relationships are stronger when they contain a spiritual component. There are three different ways to become good friends with someone.
GAUR GOPAL DASDarkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
More Gaur Gopal Das Quotes
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If you do what you love, you will never have to work a day in your life.
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Anyone can find the dirt in someone. Be the one that finds the gold.
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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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The eyes are the window to the soul,
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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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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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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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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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As a monk, I have to be cautious of overindulgence; it is essential to stay regulated in our habits.
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This happens with all relationships, not just in marriages. If we are not proactive in our relationships, they start to seem dry and become cumbersome. We have to have respect for the other person, which is reflected in how sensitively we treat them.
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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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Feeling 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.
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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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Meditation is like a plane: It first takes you high, then far away and then further away imperceptibly.
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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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