Spirituality helps develop good character. It is character that shines bright when words fail to do so.
GAUR GOPAL DASIf you do what you love, you will never have to work a day in your life.
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Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
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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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We 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.
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Behind the smiles, everyone is going through personal struggles we know nothing about.
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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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Things do change over time.
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Everyone wants to get ahead of each other, and when they cannot, they get angry.
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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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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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At work we tend to compare and compete with others, instead of comparing and competing with ourselves.
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Hot heads do not give good feedback – choose a better time.
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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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We can increase our scope of selflessness beyond our family by serving our community, city or even nation.
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