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.
GAUR GOPAL DASWe must find positivity in the bleakest situations and live by the principle of gratitude
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One’s ability to appreciate beauty is related to one’s ability to make moral judgments.
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Always seeing the best in people and choosing to avoid their faults.
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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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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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To find your purpose in life, you must go on a journey of self-discovery.
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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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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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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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What great men do, common men follow.
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Things do change over 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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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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Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
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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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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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