1. When there is a conflict the heart and the brain, let the heart be followed.   2.A man of intellect can turn a devil, but never a man of heart.   3. Religion is not a theoretical need but a practical necessity.   4. Renunciation does not mean simply dispassion for the world. It means dispassion for the world and also longing for God.   5. There is no Misery where there is no want.   6. The secret of life is not enjoyment, but education through experience.   7. Every new through must create opposition.   8. Renunciation is the withdrawal of mind from other things and concentration it on God.   9. Every man who think ahead of his time is sure to be misunderstood.   10. In this short life there is no time for the exchange of compliments.   11. Do not wait to cross the river when the water had all run down.   12. The greatest sin is fear   13. Better the scolding of the wise the adulation of the fools.   14. If you love God’s creation more than God, you will be disillusioned.

  “The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves.” “Him I call a Mahatman – great soul – whose heart bleeds for the poor, otherwise he is a duratman – wicked soul.” “We need to have three things: the heart to feel, the brain to conceive, the hand to work.” “Fill the brain with the highest thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work.” –Swami Vivekananda

Happy  The Great Crossing The Buddha said:     “A man beginning a long journey sees ahead a vast body of water. There is neither boat nor bridge. To escape the dangers of his present location, he constructs a raft of grass and branches. When he reaches the other side he realizes how useful the raft was and wonders if he should hoist it on his back and carry it with him forever. Now if he did this, would he be wise? Or, having crossed to safety, should he place the raft in a high dry location for someone else to use? This is the way I have taught the Dharma, the doctrine – for crossing, not for keeping. Cast aside every proper state of mind, oh monks – much less wrong ones – and remember well to leave the raft behind.”   This parable told by Gautam Buddha was and is a caution for the truth aspiring seekers. Buddha indicates that the teachings of Dharma (religion), the doctrine should be used for transcending the mind and self. They are much useful for that purpose, once that is done, the work of doctrine the guidelines is over and should be left for other seekers. It would be unwise to carry it once the objective is achieved.   This reminds of Shirdi Sai Baba who used to suggest the reading of spiritual books to many and to some He used to say, “They people try to find Bhrahma (reality or God) in these books, but it is only Brahm (illusion) that they find.

To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. Buddha   To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance. Buddha   Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two. Buddha   Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good. Buddha   We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. Buddha   We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. Buddha   What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What’s the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood? Buddha   What we think, we become. Buddha   Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill. Buddha   When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear. Buddha   Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering – an image of death. Buddha   Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others. Buddha   You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you ...

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart. Buddha   The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed. Buddha   The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve. Buddha   There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting. Buddha   There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. Buddha   There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills. Buddha   You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger. Buddha   You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. Buddha   Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace. Buddha   Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Buddha   Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. Buddha   To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent. Buddha   To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control ...

Each work has to pass through these stages—ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.   If you think that you are bound, you remain bound; you make your own bondage. If you know that you are free, you are free this moment. This is knowledge, knowledge of freedom. Freedom is the goal of all nature.   As long as we believe ourselves to be even the least different from God, fear remains with us; but when we know ourselves to be the One, fear goes; of what can we be afraid?   Your Atman is the support of the universe—whose support do you stand in need of? Wait with patience and love and strength. If helpers are not ready now, they will come in time. Why should we be in a hurry? The real working force of all great work is in its almost unperceived beginnings.   Learning and wisdom are superfluities, the surface glitter merely, but it is the heart that is the seat of all power. It is not in the brain but in the heart that the Atman, possessed of knowledge, power, and activity, has its seat.    Understanding human nature is the highest knowledge, and only by knowing it can we know God? It is also a fact that the knowledge of God is the highest knowledge, and only by knowing God can we understand human nature    Purity, patience, and perseverance are the three essentials to success and, above all, love.   If you want to have life, you have to die every moment for it. Life and death are only different expressions of the same thing looked at from different standpoints; they are the ...

 If the mind is intensely eager, everything can be accomplished—mountains can be crumbled into atoms.   Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.     Come out into the universe of Light. Everything in the universe is yours, stretch out your arms and embrace it with love. If you every felt you wanted to do that, you have felt God.   All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind; the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.   Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny. All the strength and succor you want is within yourself. Therefore make your own future.   There is no help for you outside of yourself; you are the creator of the universe. Like the silkworm you have built a cocoon around yourself…. Burst your own cocoon and come out aw the beautiful butterfly, as the free soul. Then alone you will see Truth.   All love is expansion, all selfishness is contraction. Love is therefore the only law of life. He who loves lives, he who is selfish is dying. Therefore love for love’s sake, because it is law of life, just as you breathe to live.   Our duty is to encourage every one in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the Truth.   Even the greatest ...

“A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are victimized first.”   “Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.”   “The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. ! It will destroy you.”   “There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no Friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.”   “Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions – Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.”   “As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.”   “Once you start working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.”   “The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction..”   “A man is great by deeds, not by birth.”   “Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.”   “Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.”   “Education is the best friend.. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.”

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act. Buddha   I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done. Buddha   In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves. Buddha   In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true. Buddha   It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways. Buddha   It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. Buddha   It is better to travel well than to arrive. Buddha   Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life. Buddha   No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. Buddha   Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. Buddha   The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground. Buddha   The mind is everything. What you think you become. Buddha   The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows. Buddha   The tongue like a sharp knife… Kills without drawing blood. Buddha   The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast. Buddha

All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain? Buddha   An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. Buddha   Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. Buddha   Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence. Buddha   Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha   Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. Buddha   Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely. Buddha   Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. Buddha   He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes. Buddha   Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. Buddha   Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. Buddha   However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them? Buddha

                       

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.   Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.   Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. You are what observes, not what you observe.   There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way   Life can only take place in the present moment. If we lose the present moment, we lose life.   The cause of all pain and suffering is ignorance.   A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.   All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.   All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.   All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.   An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.   Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.   Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.   Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more ...

Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them. Mother Teresa   Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier. Mother Teresa   The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted. Mother Teresa   The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion because if a mother can kill her own child, what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me? There is nothing between. Mother Teresa   The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread. Mother Teresa   The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.  Mother Teresa   There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in that we do it to God, to Christ, and that’s why we try to do it as beautifully as possible. Mother Teresa    There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things that we could use. Mother Teresa   We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. Mother Teresa   We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, ...