At work we tend to compare and compete with others, instead of comparing and competing with ourselves.
GAUR GOPAL DASForgiveness is a complex concept. We must understand it thoroughly to be able to internalize it.
More Gaur Gopal Das Quotes
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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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Spirituality helps develop good character. It is character that shines bright when words fail to do so.
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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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Even more strange is that they have the same effect if not handled properly.
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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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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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What great men do, common men follow.
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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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The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
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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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We can increase our scope of selflessness beyond our family by serving our community, city or even nation.
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Fight the strong urge to judge someone based on an initial interaction with them. Everyone has a fascinating story that we know nothing about.
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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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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.
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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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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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Our association is powerful: it can uplift us or bring us down.
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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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Forgiveness is a complex concept. We must understand it thoroughly to be able to internalize it.
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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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We can increase our scope of selflessness beyond our family by serving our community, city or even nation.
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Everyone wants to get ahead of each other, and when they cannot, they get angry.
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Always seeing the best in people and choosing to avoid their faults.
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A man or a woman is known by the company they keep.
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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.
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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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