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.
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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Even more strange is that they have the same effect if not handled properly.
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Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.
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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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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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At work we tend to compare and compete with others, instead of comparing and competing with ourselves.
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Our association is powerful: it can uplift us or bring us down.
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Always seeing the best in people and choosing to avoid their faults.
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Forgiveness is a complex concept. We must understand it thoroughly to be able to internalize it.
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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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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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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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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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Spirituality helps develop good character. It is character that shines bright when words fail to do so.
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One’s ability to appreciate beauty is related to one’s ability to make moral judgments.
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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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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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As a monk, I have to be cautious of overindulgence; it is essential to stay regulated in our habits.
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The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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A man or a woman is known by the company they keep.
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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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Things do change over time.
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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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What great men do, common men follow.
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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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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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