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Famous Quotes & Sayings“ Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will. ” “ If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace. ” “ 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. ” “ Tread lightly upon this earth, seeing, understanding but never imposing. Thoughtful, independent, be gracious in victory and defeat. Free of possessiveness, so ease of mind sweetens relationships. Like the scent of a rose the untroubled spirit imparts a lasting fragrance. ” “ Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting. ” “ An honest man is always a child. ” “ You must live in the world while you are there, but do not become part of it, for you are part of God and do not belong to the world. The life ahead can only be glorious if you learn to live in total harmony with the Lord. He is there always, but it is for you to take His hand and proceed through life, hand in hand with Him in all that you do and think. ” “ A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others. ” “ By letting go of all that is heavy, you become free to fill with all that is light. ” “ Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal. ” “ He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. ” “ Each day we all need to recharge our spiritual battery, otherwise the light of our consciousness becomes dim, thoughts become fuzzy, and decisions are impregnated with doubt. Power is available inside and outside. Inside us we have a spiritual centre, at the core of our consciousness, pure radiant spiritual light. This is what we are. However it is now blocked by our attachments, the record of all our life experiences and many learned beliefs and perceptions. Outside us we have the sun of spirit, the source, invisible to our physical eyes but only one second away when we are able to quieten and focus our mind. Meditation connects us to both sources of power - thats why meditation is the way to access the real vitamins and the minerals that spirit craves. The vitamin of pure love and the minerals of truth and wisdom. Take time to empower yourself today. Sit quietly and connect your mind to each source and allow yourself to recharge and renew. ” “ He who says there is no such thing as an honest man, you may be sure is himself a knave. ” “ All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation. ” “ The past is history, so let it go. The future is a mystery, so let it come. The present is a gift – be truly in the present today and release all your fears (based on the past) and your worries (imagined futures) – this is the work of someone who truly wants to awaken, and break free from the anchors and burdens of dead yesterdays and speculative tomorrows. Be here now they say, easier said than done, I hear you say. But no one can stop us, except for ourselves. There is only now – everything else is avoidance. ” “ You are the only person on earth who can use your ability. ” “ The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation. ” “ If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. ” “ The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings. ” “ Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate. ” “ Religion is the frozen thought of man out of which they build temples. ” “ If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time. ” “ 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. ” “ To climb upwards will be easier if you take others with you. ” “ The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away. ” “ Some people never say those words: 'I love you' But, like a child, they're longing to be told. ” “ If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem. ” “ Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death. ” “ Forgiveness does not change the past but it can change the future. ” “ Calmness and tolerance act like air-conditioning in a room; they increase a persons efficiency. ” “ Just as love is an orientation which refers to all objects and is incompatible with the restriction to one object, so is reason a human faculty which must embrace the whole of the world with which man is confronted. ” “ A child educated only at school is an uneducated child. ” “ A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run. ” “ Feeling important makes one heavy, clumsy and vain. To be a warrior one needs to be light and fluid. ” “ Respect for others means offering criticism only where there is the strength to withstand it. ” “ Americans are a free people, who know that freedom is the right of every person and the future of every nation. The liberty we prize is not America's gift to the world; it is God's gift to humanity. ” “ Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. ” “ Doubt is the father of invention ” “ Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man. ” “ There is no nourishment like happiness - it's an elixir. There is no sickness like sorrow - it's a poison. The experience of true happiness cures the sickness of sorrow. A cheerful face goes a long way towards making everything better! ” “ We cannot impose peace through the use of force but, by being peaceful in ourselves, we can create a peaceful atmosphere out of which peace can grow. ” “ One will not go wrong if one attributes extreme actions to vanity, average ones to habit, and petty ones to fear. ” “ The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. ” “ But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be. ” “ Zen is a totally different kind of religion. It brings humanness to religion. It is not bothered about anything superhuman; its whole concern is how to make ordinary life a blessing. ” “ Without the way , there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing; without the life, there is no living. ” “ Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. ” “ You and your brain are two things. The brain is your machinery just like everything else is your machinery. This hand is my mechanism; I use it. My brain is my mechanism; I use it. ” “ Instead of losing sleep over whatever I have done wrong, let me get busy doing something right ” “ He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words. ” “ Your nature is bliss. ” “ A good friend is better than silver and gold ” “ Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it. ” “ Nothing is more active than thought, for it travels over the universe, and nothing is stronger than necessity for all must submit to it. ” “ If I learn to create love in my heart and silently share it with everyone I meet, love will grace every corner of my life. ” “ It's good to have an opinion isn't it? If you don't have an opinion about important issues you are seen as weak - right? This is how people justify holding an opinion about anything and everything. But wait a second - in the moment of expressing your opinion, if it is the defence of a position, or it's designed to be against another opinion, it is nothing more than an attachment. And this means fear is present. It means insecurity. This may explain why those who have the same opinions form pressure groups and factions, and why there is usually a great deal of emotion and conflict present. It may explain why there is much wailing and weeping, loud words and the crossing of swords whenever, opposing opinions meet. Much better to have a point of view, and to be extremely interested in others points of view. This says, "I am flexible", it says, "I have the humility to learn", and it says, "I seek to meet you on the ground we share, as opposed to fight you from a proclaimed territory." ” “ It is unwise to be too sure of ones own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err. ” “ Bad men excuse their faults, good men will leave them ” “ Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it. ” “ Medicine considers the human body as to the means by which it is cured and by which it is driven away from health. ” “ Create your day everyday! ” “ Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect. ” “ When others are at their lowest ebb you will restore their self-belief by keeping a clear vision of their goodness and specialities. ” “ Always do good to others. Be selfless. Mentally remove everything and be free. This is divine life. This is the direct way to Moksha or salvation. ” “ Success: To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded! ” “ The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires. ” “ When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred. ” “ 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. ” “ Life's problems wouldn't be called "hurdles" if there wasn't a way to get over them. ” “ I might repeat to myself slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound - if I can remember any of the damn things. ” “ In our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either. ” “ A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. ” “ The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity ” “ It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity ” “ Understanding the worth and dignity of every human being is the key to brotherhood and unity. ” “ Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of ” “ Just because I look sexy on the cover of Rolling Stone doesn't mean I'm naughty ” “ Man...is a tame or civilized animal; never the less, he requires proper instruction and a fortunate nature, and then of all animals he becomes the most divine and most civilized; but if he be insufficiently or ill- educated he is the most savage of earthly creatures. ” “ The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed. ” “ When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, you think it's only a minute. But when you sit on a hot stove for a minute, you think it's two hours. That's relativity. ” “ Affluence includes money but is not just money. It is the abundance, the flow, the generosity of the universe, where every desire we have must come true, because inherent in having the desire are the mechanics for its fulfillment. ” “ It doesn't matter how one was brought up. What determines the way one does anything is personal power. ” “ A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational. ” “ Take delight in small things because it is from seeds that flowers grow. ” “ This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy ” “ As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so life lived well used brings happy death. ” “ Enlightenment means consciousness beyond ego and evolution means development in time. So Evolutionary Enlightenment means the development in time of consciousness beyond ego. ” “ Where there is stillness there is depth. ” “ The less I think about doing something and the faster I just get on with it, the fewer problems I cause myself. Good planning is always helpful, but time spent fretting and procrastinating is a major drain on my energy ” “ The intersubjective structures that will hold our future potential don't preexist out there in the ether; they are created by real people. And I feel like a big part of my work has to do with finding out what it actually means to create those structures, consciously, together. I don't know where this is all ultimately leading, but I do know for sure that the stability of the new structures is completely dependent upon the actual level of integrity and authenticity of the individuals who are creating them. ” “ I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true. ” “ If you do everything with the feeling of happiness, there will be no task too difficult to perform. ” “ In the East people have condemned the body, condemned matter, called matter "illusory," maya - it does not really exist, it only appears to exist; it is made of the same stuff as dreams are made of. They denied the world, and that is the reason for the East remaining poor, sick, in starvation. Half of humanity has been accepting the inner world but denying the outer world. The other half of humanity has been accepting the material world and denying the inner world. Both are half, and no man who is half can be contented. You have to be whole: rich in the body, rich in science; rich in meditation, rich in consciousness. Only a whole person is a holy person, according to me. I want Zorba and Buddha to meet together. Zorba alone is hollow. His dance has not an eternal significance, it is momentary pleasure. Soon he will be tired of it. Unless you have inexhaustible sources, available to you from the cosmos itself...unless you become existential, you cannot become whole. This is my contribution to humanity: the whole person. ” “ Your innermost core has always been pure. Purity is intrinsic to you, it cannot be taken away. Your virginity is eternal. You cannot lose it, there is no way to lose it. You can only forget about it or you can remember it. If you forget about it, you live in confusion. If you remember about it, all is clear. ” “ There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless. ” “ Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality. ” “ With every tide you witness ebb and flow. So it is with life, the ebb and flow of opportunities. Yet another opportunity is offered to you today. ” “ Character is what you are in the dark ” “ If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to. ” “ A guilty conscience needs no accuser ” |
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