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Spiritual Quotes Collection by Dr. R. S. Jnanesh.2
It is the hurried and worried life that creates so many problems. ~ Dr. R. S. Jnanesh.
When one stops worrying about problems beyond his control, he avoids so many problems. ~ Dr. R. S. Jnanesh.
The God we want to realize is not good or super good. He is just himself. He is beyond good. ~ Dr. R. S. Jnanesh.
Am I lazy? Look well. It is not me that am lazy but it is you that are over speeding. ~ Dr. R. S. Jnanesh.
I am the center of everything. ~Dr. R. S. Jnanesh
Just that a strong wind (Divine grace) must blow, which will throw away the umbrella (mantle of maya or ignorance), which is being used by him to shield himself from the rays of the shining sun (God). It will come. The selfish I (darkness) will go when the selfless I (light) glows like a billion stars. ~ Dr. R. S. Jnanesh
If you first fortify yourself with the true knowledge of the Universal Self, and then live in the midst of wealth and worldliness, surely they will in no way affect you. ~Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa
If there were numberless mountains of gold and silver, they would not satisfy an avaricious man, for avarice is boundless like the sky. ~Mahavira
Why are people starving?
Because the rulers eat up the money in taxes.
Therefore the people are starving.
Why are the people rebellious?
Because the rulers interfere too much.
Therefore they are rebellious.
Why do people think so little of death?
Because the rulers demand too much of life.
Therefore the people take life lightly.
Having to live on, one knows better than to value life too much.
~Lao Tzu
Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.”~ Buddha
Always keep the carnal soul from getting what it wants so that you can attain eternal desire and be delivered from the prison of darkness, for whoso shall have refrained his soul from lust, verily paradise shall be his abode. ~ rumi Jalaluddin
It is man-making religion that we want. It is man-making theories that we want. It is man-making education all round that we want. And here is the test of truth- anything that makes you weak physically, intellectually and spiritually reject as poison; there is no life in it, it cannot be true. Truth is strengthening. Truth is purity. Truth is all knowledge.
~swami vivekananda
Heaven is above all yet;there sits a judge that no king can corrupt.- William Shakespeare
Thoughts are impediments to seeing your own face. Don't give rise to any thought, and discover who you are. ~ H.W.L. Poonja (Papaji)
We have to live today by what truth we can get today & be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood. Science is a history of superceded theories.--William James
"The real does not die, the unreal never lived. Set your mind right and all will be right. When you know that the world is one, that humanity is one, you will act accordingly. But first of all you must attend to the way you feel, think and live. Unless there is order in yourself, there can be no order in the world."
~Nisargadatta Maharaj.
The tragedy of human history is decreasing happiness in the midst of increasing comforts. ~swami chinmayananda
The world is in need of those whose life is one burning love, selfless. That love will make every word tell like thunderbolt. Awake, awake, great ones I The world is burning with misery. Can you sleep?~swami vivekananda
An ancient master said, "When you boil rice, know that the water is your own life.~Essential Zen
And think not you can guide the course of love. For love, if it finds you worthy, shall guide your course.~Kahlil Gibran
Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world.~sivananda
Approach someone who has realized the purpose of life and question him with reverence and devotion; he will instruct you in this wisdom.Once you attain it, you will never be deluded. You will see all creatures in the Self, and all in Me.~Bhagavad Gita
As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since I became civilized." ~ (native american sayings)
I despise and abhor the pleas on behalf of that infamous practice, vivisection... I would rather submit to the worst of deaths, so far as pain goes, than have a single dog or cat tortured to death on the pretense of sparing me a twinge or two. " ~Robert Browning (poet)
Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself. ~Froude
"Truly man is the king of beasts, for his brutality exceeds them. We live by the death of others. We are burial places! I have since an early age abjured the use of meat." -- Leonardo Da Vinci
"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us:
What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal." -- Albert Pike
Hate the sin and love the sinner.
--Mahatma Gandhi
Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
--Buddha
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful you will win some false friends and true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; It was never between you and them anyway.
--Mother Teresa
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth
--1 Corinthians 13:6
The will is not free - it is a phenomenon bound by cause and effect - but there is something behind the will which is free. ~ Swami Vivekananda
‘It is good to love God for hope of reward, but it is better to love God for love’s sake; and the prayer goes: O Lord, I do not want wealth nor children nor learning. If it be Thy will, I shall go from birth to birth. But grant me this, that I may love thee without the hope of reward--’love’ unselfishly for love’s sake.’~ Swami Vivekananda
As long as you have not died and become living through Him, you are a rebel seeking a realm for your copartnership. When you have become living through Him, you are indeed He. That is utter Oneness, how could that be copartnership? ~ rumi Jalaluddin
Asking good questions is half of learning.~ (Essential Sufism)
Awareness is a higher stage of knowledge in its evolutionary progress towards wisdom.~vethatiri maharishi
Be for ever a student. He and he alone is an old man who feels that he has learnt enough and has need for no more knowledge.~sivananda
Be joyful with Him, not with "others"... Everything other than God is leading you astray, be it your throne, kingdom, and crown. ~ rumi Jalaluddin
Here on earth we are judged by the number of people who are at our beck and call, ever ready to serve us. In the kingdom of God, we will be judged by the number of people we have served. ~J.P.vaswani
Life is too short to be spent in fault – finding, holding grudges or keeping memories of wrongs done to us. ~J.P.vaswani
"Man is an animal that makes bargains; no other animal does this" ~Adam Smith
Jesus said, If those who lead you say to you, 'See, the Kingdom is in the sky,' then the birds of the sky will precede you. If they say to you, 'It is in the sea,' then the fish will precede you. Rather, the Kingdom is inside of you, and it is outside of you. When you come to know yourselves, then you will become known, and you will realize that it is you who are the sons of the living Father. But if you will not know yourselves, you dwell in poverty and it is you who are that poverty. ~Jesus
For what does it profit if we abstain from fish and fowl and yet bite and devour our brothers and sisters? ~unknown.
The conveyance of real understanding with mere words is like comparing a grain of sand to the greatest star in the universe, yet the same fire burns in both equally. ~JBH
Whatever (material things) is meant for the more common man gives more peace than what is meant for a few specials because there are more common men and commonness is always better. ~Dr. R. S. Jnanesh
If you are a proud celebrity or politician you are already eating cow dung. Rather say I am a helpless celebrity or a helpless politician and you will be forgiven. ~Dr. R. S. Jnanesh
There is a lot of craze to become a politician or a celebrity. That is why they are crazy. ~Dr. R. S. Jnanesh
Pity the sinner and negate the sin. For the sinner is the one under the influence of sin. You could have very well been him. Guide the sinner. Keep away from sin. ~Dr. R. S. Jnanesh
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