You need an attitude of service. You’re not just serving yourself. You help others to grow up and you grow with them.
GAUR GOPAL DASWe can increase our scope of selflessness beyond our family by serving our community, city or even nation.
More Gaur Gopal Das Quotes
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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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Stop and reflect on your life regularly. Pressing the pause button to practise gratitude is the way to make it a constant in your life.
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A man or a woman is known by the company they keep.
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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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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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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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Even more strange is that they have the same effect if not handled properly.
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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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Experience is not what happens to a man, it is what a man does with what happens to him.
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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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People with a closed mindset want to grow by beating others in their field. Open-minded people, on the other hand, grow by developing themselves.
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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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Things do change over time.
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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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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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