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Famous Quotes & Sayings“ Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven. ” “ All that you need is just to be silent and listen to existence. There is no need of any religion, there is no need of any God, there is no need of any priesthood, there is no need of any organization. ” “ He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden. ” “ Cheerfulness keeps up the spirit of the one who possesses it, and brings a smile to the lips of others. ” “ If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. ” “ If you ever find yourself defending a position or justifying anything, it means you have been defeated. It means you have not been able to accept the others point of view, or the fact that you may be wrong. Fear has conquered your mind and your heart. Your defences are up and you are running scared. It's not that the other person has conquered you, it's the self-created fear that is in control. Until you can accept the other (you don't have to agree) and you are not threatened by the other, your victories will be delayed. It's a funny old world when true winning is accepting not resisting, when victory is found in the wisdom to stop fighting and to begin engaging. ” “ When you go into the space of nothingness, everything becomes known ” “ If you take the responsibility for your life you can start changing it. Slow will be the change, only in the course of time will you start; moving into the world of light and crystallization, but once you are crystallized you will know what real revolution is. Then share your revolution with others; it has to go that way, from heart to heart. ” “ Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad. ” “ There are two aspects of life worth paying attention to: our actions and the spaces between our actions. ” “ Once we have begun to accept life's flow, and to avoid pointless efforts, we are letting go of our need to exert control -- a much overvalued commodity, although one very much in tune with the temper of the times. We could choose instead to have acceptance. This is not so much to do with fatalism; rather it is a matter of working happily with, rather than stubbornly against, the grain of nature. ” “ I tell you in truth: all men are Prophets or else God does not exist. ” “ Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself. ” “ People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace. ” “ Whoso neglects learning in his youth, Loses the past and is dead for the future. ” “ Love yourself and you will be in balance and good health. ” “ Without black, no color has any depth. But if you mix black with everything, suddenly there's shadow - no, not just shadow, but fullness. You've got to be willing to mix black into your palette if you want to create something that's real. ” “ Instead of solid accomplishments, the man pursues pleasures and self-gratification. He will never achieve anything so long as he is surrounded by dissipating temptations. ” “ A picture is a poem without words. ” “ A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success! ” “ If you have found your truth within yourself there is nothing more in this whole existence to find. Truth is functioning through you. When you open your eyes, it is truth opening his eyes. When you close your eyes, it is truth who is closing its eyes. This is a tremendous meditation. If you can simply understand the device, you dont have to do anything; whatever you are doing is being done by truth. You are walking, it is truth; you are sleeping, it is truth resting; you are speaking, it is truth speaking; you are silent, it is truth that is silent. This is one of the most simple meditation techniques. Slowly, slowly everything settles by this simple formula, and then there is no need for the technique. When you are cured, you throw away the meditation, you throw away the medicine. Then you live as truth - alive, radiant, contented, blissful, a song unto yourself. Your whole life becomes a prayer without any words, or better to say a prayerfulness, a grace, a beauty which does not belong to our mundane world, a ray of light coming from the beyond into the darkness of our world. ” “ Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves. ” “ When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it happened or not ” “ If at any time I begin to lose hope in myself, let me simply look inside my heart and see all the good actions I have ever performed, from the smallest to the grandest. When I see how much happiness I have given, I easily remember the purpose of my life. ” “ Nothing is stronger than habit. ” “ Brotherhood means understanding that a cry of pain means the same in all languages and so does a smile. ” “ Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free ” “ If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have paradise in a few years. ” “ The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world. ” “ It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult undertaking which, more than anything else, will determine its successful outcome. ” “ Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal ” “ In the end only kindness matters... ” “ Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination. ” “ As far as extra dimensions are concerned, very tiny extra dimensions wouldn't be perceived in everyday life, just as atoms aren't: we see many atoms together but we don't see atoms individually. ” “ Giving opens the way for receiving. ” “ Spend more time alone and love yourself. ” “ Shakespeare was absolutely right - all the world's a stage and you are on it! It means we all have many roles to play. That means never identify with your role, or you will get very stuck and very stressed. You are not what you do. Your job, position, vocation are just roles. Play the role, never think you are the role - this is the art of making life creative and fun. All great actors dislike being typecast and seen to be good for one particular type of character or role. There is no role you cannot play, if you really want to play it. Which is the same as saying there is nothing you cannot do, if you really want to do it, nothing you cannot be, if you really want to be it. You can even be a Queen or King. You may not have a throne or a court of advisors, but you can create and express all the qualities and behaviours of a 'royal' character - dignity, respect, humility, caring...and many more. Be a 'royal', sit on your inner throne with dignity and self respect, and you will see many other royal qualities emerge through your character. And then...you will feel royal. ” “ There is no shame in finding someone else to be attractive, or good company. Even if they don't like you, there is still no shame. If you happen to be fond of someone, and they're not fond of you, it's OK... You don't have to wait and see if they'll love you back. You can announce it... Joy in life comes from expressing ourselves, in taking risks and jumping in. Everyone is not going to like you. But you can like who you like. ” “ Give me the children until they are seven and anyone may have them afterward. ” “ If thou live according to nature, thou wilt never be poor; if according to the opinions of the world, thou wilt never be rich. ” “ All the choir of heaven and furniture of earth - in a word, all those bodies which compose the mighty frame of the world - have not any subsistence without a mind. ” “ The wise man reads both books and life itself. ” “ I think George W. Bush has a warm, engaging personality. But, you know, the presidency is more than just a popularity contest. ” “ The purpose of our lives is to be happy. ” “ Journey of life is exciting when you challenge your own weaknesses. Some times your enemy teaches you better than your friend. ” “ There is nothing more certain than that the world will continue to change. Accepting and not resisting this, is the first and most important inner skill in this frenetically changing, modern world. Life tests us every day to see how well we have developed this ability. Equally, there is nothing more real than the inner space within each of us that never ever changes. We may change our thoughts, our feelings, even our sense of who we are, but we fail to visit the unchanging centre of our own self. The ability to be in this inner space, where our peace is found, when all around would prefer chaos and crisis, is the deepest spiritual change skill. It is the eye of the storm, it is the oasis in the desert, it is the place where peace is power. Call in today. You'll be surprised how much it can influence and change everything and everyone around you! ” “ Seek, and you will find ” “ Dont wait for a crisis to discover what is important in your life. ” “ The greater the lie, the greater the chance that it will be believed. ” “ It must certainly be allowed, that nature has kept us at a great distance from all her secrets, and has afforded us only the knowledge of a few superficial qualities of objects; while she conceals from us those powers and principles on which the influence of those objects entirely depends. ” “ Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one ” “ Refraining from all evil, not clinging to birth and death, working in deep compassion for all sentient beings, respecting those over you and pitying those below you, without any detesting or desiring, worrying or lamentation - this is what is called Buddha. Do not search beyond it. ” “ Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Dont resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. ” “ More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams. ” “ A kiss without a beard is like an egg without salt ” “ Human beings can do whatever they set their minds to. With pure values we can move mountains. ” “ Every day we do things, we are things that have to do with peace. If we are aware of our life..., our way of looking at things, we will know how to make peace right in the moment, we are alive. ” “ Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: - We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. ” “ Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything. ” “ If you can become a mirror you have become a meditator. Meditation is nothing but skill in mirroring. And now, no word moves inside you so there is no distraction. ” “ Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment, are precisely the ones you need in your life at this moment. There is a hidden meaning behind all events, and this hidden meaning is serving your own evolution. ” “ Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not. ” “ Marriage is not a ritual or an end. It is a long, intricate, intimate dance together and nothing matters more than your own sense of balance and your choice of partner. ” “ In other living creatures the ignorance of themselves is nature, but in men it is a vice. ” “ If one does not know to which port is sailing, no wind is favorable. ” “ All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. ” “ A fool may give a wise man counsel ” “ He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it. ” “ Art is like reading a good book, only you decide how it is going to end. ” “ A man is a succes if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do. ” “ How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these. ” “ To limit your faith to one set of beliefs or an institutional belief system is to commit intellectual suicide. We shut down the possibility of being enlightened and enriched by others' experiences, which may be derived from their beliefs. We build a barrier between ourselves and our fellow travellers and then feel threatened, even in small and subtle ways, by someone of a different faith. The deepest faith is the intuitive conviction that all is as it should be, despite appearances, and that every human being is intrinsically good, despite appearances. This reminds us to keep our minds open, not take the law into our own hands, and look out for the best in others, regardless of what they say or do. This is faith in life, not faith in a set of learned or inherited beliefs. Have you ever noticed how people don't go to war over their faith in life? ” “ I used to desire many, many things, but now I have just one desire, and that's to get rid of all my other desires. ” “ After the storm the sun comes out. ” “ It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get. ” “ It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice. ” “ I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. ” “ Creativity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same individual. ” “ Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. ” “ Civilization had too many rules for me, so I did my best to rewrite them. ” “ Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish. ” “ Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will ” “ There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. ” “ Everything that comes to us, comes to pass or, more accurately, for us to pass on. Not just the money in our pocket, but wisdom, objects, ideas, even opportunities, all come to us, so that, at the right moment, we can pass them on. This is called flow. Being in the flow means being aware that the river of life is flowing to us at every moment. Being in the flow means accepting whatever comes and putting it to good use, before passing it on. Going with the flow means allowing whatever comes to move on freely, without holding on in any way. If we do not pass on, we are trying to block the flow, and that's when we feel pressure in our life. Pressure is always self-inflicted. Every time you feel 'under pressure' look at what you need to release and to pass on to someone else. Once you do you can ...relax...again. ” “ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice. ” “ To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it. ” “ Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience. ” “ Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness. ” “ To have everything is to possess nothing. ” “ We can learn even from our enemies. ” “ By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning. ” “ Let your thinking and doing be equal, for only then will you be said to be a powerful soul who has will power. ” “ Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence. ” “ Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress. ” “ The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behaviour affect the rights and well being of others. ” “ As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being. ” “ You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star. ” “ We will discover the nature of our particular genius when we stop trying to conform to our own and other's people's models, learn to be ourselves and allow our natural channel to open. ” “ He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough. ” “ Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. ” |
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