Forgiveness is a complex concept. We must understand it thoroughly to be able to internalize it.
GAUR GOPAL DASMeditation 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.
More Gaur Gopal Das Quotes
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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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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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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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Hot heads do not give good feedback – choose a better time.
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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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Always seeing the best in people and choosing to avoid their faults.
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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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As a monk, I have to be cautious of overindulgence; it is essential to stay regulated in our habits.
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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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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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Anyone can find the dirt in someone. Be the one that finds the gold.
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What great men do, common men follow.
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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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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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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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