Meditation is like a plane: It first takes you high, then far away and then further away imperceptibly.
GAUR GOPAL DASWe need to understand the hierarchy of connections. Ultimately, we must connect to something above ourselves such as God. This can give us the power to spread happiness and joy around the world.
More Gaur Gopal Das Quotes
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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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When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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When things are beyond your control and there is nothing you can do,why worry?
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Hot heads do not give good feedback – choose a better time.
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We must find positivity in the bleakest situations and live by the principle of gratitude
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To find your purpose in life, you must go on a journey of self-discovery.
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The first step in selflessness is to practise it with our family.
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It is strange that sword and words have the same letters. Even more strange is that they have the same effect if not handled properly.
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Even more strange is that they have the same effect if not handled properly.
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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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Everyone wants to get ahead of each other, and when they cannot, they get angry.
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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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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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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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Spirituality helps develop good character. It is character that shines bright when words fail to do so.
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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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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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When things are beyond your control and there is nothing you can do,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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Anyone can find the dirt in someone. Be the one that finds the gold.
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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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Live your life in such a way that those who know you but don’t know God will come to know God because they know you.
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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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As a monk, I have to be cautious of overindulgence; it is essential to stay regulated in our habits.
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A man or a woman is known by the company they keep.
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