Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
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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One’s ability to appreciate beauty is related to one’s ability to make moral judgments.
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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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When things are beyond your control and there is nothing you can do,why worry
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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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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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Meditation is like a plane: It first takes you high, then far away and then further away imperceptibly.
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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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Things do change over time.
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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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Forgiveness is a complex concept. We must understand it thoroughly to be able to internalize it.
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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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The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
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Hot heads do not give good feedback – choose a better time.
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What great men do, common men follow.
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Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.
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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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Behind the smiles, everyone is going through personal struggles we know nothing about.
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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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We should deal with each other sensitively; our attitude towards life affects how we act in our relationships.
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It is strange that sword and words have the same letters.
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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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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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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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The eyes are the window to the soul,
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