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.
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.
GAUR GOPAL DASDarkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
GAUR GOPAL DASWatch 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.
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.
GAUR GOPAL DASEven more strange is that they have the same effect if not handled properly.
GAUR GOPAL DASThis 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.
GAUR GOPAL DASForgiveness is a complex concept. We must understand it thoroughly to be able to internalize it.
GAUR GOPAL DASThe sands of time slow for no man. Things change for better and for worse, but what we choose to perceive is up to us.
GAUR GOPAL DASFight the strong urge to judge someone based on an initial interaction with them. Everyone has a fascinating story that we know nothing about.
GAUR GOPAL DASWe can increase our scope of selflessness beyond our family by serving our community, city or even nation.
GAUR GOPAL DASTo find your purpose in life, you must go on a journey of self-discovery.
GAUR GOPAL DASStop and reflect on your life regularly. Pressing the pause button to practise gratitude is the way to make it a constant in your life.
GAUR GOPAL DASOne’s ability to appreciate beauty is related to one’s ability to make moral judgments.
GAUR GOPAL DASIt is strange that sword and words have the same letters.
GAUR GOPAL DASPeople 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.
GAUR GOPAL DASThe first step in selflessness is to practise it with our family.
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