Words Of Wisdom {Page Five}

The world so marvelous from up here, so peaceful, so wonderful, and so fragile. Life is not a rehearsal.

~Ilan Ramon, Israeli Astronaut~

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

~William James~

Whatever attitudes we habitually use toward ourselves, we will use on others, and whatever attitudes we habitually use toward others, we will use on ourselves. The situation is comparable to our serving food to ourselves and to other people from the same bowl. Everyone ends up eating the same thing, we must examine carefully what we are dishing out.

~Bhante Henepola Gunaratana~

When will men ever stop Setting one thing against another?� Let go of all contraries. Whatever comes, be happy And so fulfill yourself.

~Ashtavakra Gita~

As a person acts, so he becomes in life. Those who do good become good; those who do harm become bad. Good deeds make one pure; bad deeds make one impure. So we are said to be what our desire is. As our desire is, so is our will. As our will is, so are our acts. As we act, so we become.

~Bihadaranyaka~

In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you.

~Mortimer J. Adle~

You can expect certain benefits from meditation. The initial ones are practical things, the later stages are profoundly transcendental. They run together from the simple to the sublime.

~Bhante Henepola Gunaratana~

So: The enlightened man -- Discerning, learned, Enduring, dutiful, noble, Intelligent, a man of integrity: Follow him --one of this sort -- as the moon, the path of the zodiac stars.

~Dhammapada~

Comprehending and acquiring self-control confers upon one the esteem of wise men.� More imposing than a mountain is the greatness of a man who, steadfast in domestic life, has mastered self-control.

~Tirukkural~

We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount of work is the same.

~Carlos Castaneda~

Even if you are a monk, if your practice of the Way is not intense, if your aspiration is not pure, how are you any different from a layman? Again, even if you are a layman, if your aspiration is intense and your conduct wise, why is this any diffrent from being a monk?

~Hakuin~

The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything".

~Georg Hegel~

The transformation of one individual becomes a source of and a catalyst for transformation in others.

~Andrew Cohen~

Gains: don't treat your own with scorn, don't go coveting those of others. A monk who covets those of others attains no concentration. Even if he gets next to nothing, he doesn't treat his gains with scorn. Living purely, untiring: he's the one that the devas praise.

~Dhammapada~

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.�

~Carl Gustav Jung~

The master's way is unfettered And free of guile. He shines.� But for the fool There is no peace. His thoughts are full of desire.

~Ashtavakra Gita~

These days I am not bothering about Getting enlightenment all the time, And the result is that I wake up in the morning feeling fine.

~Bankei~

Adopting an attitude of universal responsibility is essentially a personal matter. The real test of compassion is not what we say in abstract discussions but how we conduct ourselves in daily life.

~Dalai Lama~

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

~Aldous Huxley~

The true value of a human being can be found in the degree to which he has found liberation from the self.

~Albert Einstein~

They are happy indeed who own nothing at all; Those with highest knowledge own nothing at all. See how people who own things are afflicted, Bound to others by their obligations.

~Udana~

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at whathe has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.

~Kahlil Gibran~

The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world... to see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.

~John Ruskin~

When your Heart is full of Love no thought can stay in the mind. Only one person can sit on a chair at one time. Nobody else can stay.

~Papaji~

Be yourself. You are unique. No comparison is possible. Each of us develops into a unique individual who enters into unique transactions with the world as it exists for him.

~Tishan~

The dreaming mind recalls past impressions. It sees again what has been seen; it hears Again what has been heard, enjoys again What has been enjoyed in many places. Seen and unseen, heard and unheard, enjoyed And unenjoyed, the real and the unreal, The mind sees all; the mind sees all.

~Prashna~

It is necessary to cultivate some discipline of mind, for an undisciplined mind always finds excuses to act selfishly and thoughtlessly. When the mind is undisciplined, the body is also undisciplined, and so is speech and action.

~Anguttara Nikaya~

How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

~William Shakespeare~

All things magical still exist and live in harmony together. Dragons and Knights, Faeries and Goblins, Unicorns and Wizards. In this modern world made of iron, magic has been pushed into remote places but will live on for all time as we have since the beginning. As long as we are believed in, we shall continue to be.

~Alshandra~

Great souls are not those which have less passion and more virtue than common souls, but only those which have greater designs.

~Francois de La Rochefoucauld~

Give up sainthood, renounce wisdom, And it will be a hundred times better for everyone. Give up kindness, renounce morality, And men will rediscover filial piety and love. Give up ingenuity, renounce profit, And bandits and thieves will disappear. These three are outward forms alone; they are not sufficient in themselves. It is more important To see the simplicity, To realize one's true nature, To cast off selfishness And temper desire.

~Tao Teh-Ching~

While practicing generosity, we should always remember how very fortunate we are to have this opportunity.

~Gomo Tulku~

Use all your power to free the senses from attachment and aversion alike, and live in the full wisdom of the Self. Such a sage awakes to light in the night of all creatures. That which the world calls day is the night of ignorance to the wise.

~Bhagavad Gita~

There are years that ask questions, and years that answer.

~Zora Neale Hurston~

I understand that the whole manifestation and life is nothing but a dream, a play. I am playing the whole game. I am simply enjoying life.

~Kiran~

No man ever became wise by chance.

~Seneca~

Give to the poor and become praiseworthy. Life offers no greater reward than this.� Those who expound will always praise people who bestow alms on the imploring poor.

~Tirukkural~

The value of Dhamma isn't to be found in books. Those are just the external appearances of Dhamma, they're not the realization of Dhamma as a personal experience. If you realize the Dhamma you realize your own mind, you see the truth there. When the truth becomes apparent it cuts off the stream of delusion.

~Ajahn Chah~

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

~John Stuart Mill~

Let your courage mount with difficulties. There would be no will if there were no resistance.

~N. Sri Ram~

The future enters into us, in order to transform us, long before it happens.

~Rainer Maria Rilke~

How very happily we live,� we who have nothing. We will feed on rapture like the Radiant gods.

~Dhammapada~

All those who walk with God reach their destination.

~Sai Baba~

Wisdom is not a matter of study, but a matter of living, and of sure action which rises above opposites.

~N. Sri Ram~

From the time there appears in this world one who has seen the truth, a fully awakened one, blessed by the truth, abounding in happiness, a teacher of wisdom and goodness, a buddha. He, by himself, thoroughly knows and sees this universe, and knowing it, makes his knowledge known to others. The truth, lovely in its origin, lovely in its progress, lovely in its consummation, he proclaims. A new life he makes known, in all its fullness.

~Tevigga Sutta~

Here our selfless desires are hidden by selfish ones. They are real, but they are covered by what is false. Therefore whoever of our own departs from this life, not one can ever be brought back before our eyes. But all those we love, alive or departed, and all things we desire but do not have, are found when we enter that space within the heart; for there abide all desires that are true, though covered by what is false.

~Chandogya~

All wisdom can be stated in two lines: What is done for you - allow it to be done. What you must do yourself - make sure you do it.

~Khawwas~

With the pincers of truth I have plucked From the dark corners of my heart The thorn of many judgments.� I sit in my own splendor.� Wealth or pleasure, Duty or discrimination, Duality or nonduality, What are they to me?

~Ashtavakra Gita~

The heart, like the grape, is prone to delivering its harvest in the same moment it appears to be crushed.�

~Roger Houseden~

Unless we practice loving feelings toward everyone we meet, day in, day out, we're missing out on the most joyous part of life. If we can actually open our hearts, there's no difficulty in being happy.

~Ayya Khema~

True understanding is possible only when we are fully conscious of our thought, not as an operative observer on this thought, but completely and without the intervention of a choice.

~Jiddu Krishnamurti~

Love is the emblem of eternity: it confounds all notion of time: it effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end.

~Germaine de Stael~

To be alone, but not lonely. To desire, instead of crave. To do with or without, with no effect/reaction. To give freely, andexpect nothing in return. To do, for the sake of doing. To stop searching, only listen to our small quiet voice. To not question everything, just to feel and Know. To be Now, not in past or future. To live life with Joy and Love. To trust and love the self, and show your Truth and Love to all the world.

~Adonea~

When you are thinking about an object, it sometimes occurs that evil, unwholesome thoughts connected with hate and delusion come into your mind. The way to get rid of them is to concentrate on another object that is wholesome and good. Just as a skilled carpenter knocks out a coarse peg with a fine one, so the evil thoughts will disappear. With their departure, the mind will become calm, unified, and concentrated once more.

~Majjhima Nikaya~

That which we call the Hindu religion is really the eternal religion because it embraces all others.

~Sri Aurobindo~

Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together.

~Vesta M. Kelly~

Let this moment be there, and you in it, and suddenly you have everything - because life is there. Suddenly everything starts showering on you, and then this moment becomes eternal and then there is no time. It is always the now. It never ends, never begins. Then you are in it, not an outsider. You have entered the whole, you have recognized who you are.

~Osho~

Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and of true progress.

~Nicholas Murray Butler~

Be quick in doing what's admirable. Restrain your mind from what's evil. When you're slow in making merit, evil delights the mind.

~Dhammapada~

Adversity and prosperity never cease to exist. The adornment Of great men's minds is to remain unswervingly just under both.

~Tirukkural~

You have to become interested in the mystery of consciousness. There's a mystery in consciousness itself, and there's nothing boring about that mystery.

~Andrew Cohen~

He who has put away evil, who is humble, free from impurity, self restrained, versed in knowledge, leading a holy life, That man may be truly called a Brahmana. For him there are no desires anywhere in the world.

~Udana~

The master goes about his business With perfect equanimity.� He is happy when he sits, Happy when he talks and eats, Happy asleep, Happy coming and going.� Because he knows his own nature, He does what he has to without feeling ruffled Like ordinary people.� Smooth and shining Like the surface of a vast lake.�His sorrows are at an end.

~Ashtavakra Gita~

Happy are those who find fault with themselves instead of finding fault with others.

~Muhammad~

What is the skilled approach of someone seriously interested in realizing his or her highest potential? Stated simply it is to keep the mind continuously in as happy and peaceful a condition as possible.

~Lama Thubten Yeshe~

Be fearless and pure; never waver in your determination or your dedication to the spiritual life. Give freely. Be self-controlled, sincere, truthful, loving, and full of the desire to serve. Realize the truth of the scriptures; learn to be detached and to take joy in renunciation. Do not get angry or harm any living creature, but be compassionate and gentle; show good will to all. Cultivate vigor, patience, will, purity; avoid malice and pride. Then, Arjuna, you will achieve your divine destiny.

~Bhagavad Gita~

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.

~Lao Tzu~

Skillful speech not only means that we pay attention to the words we speak and to their tone but also requires that our words reflect compassion and concern for others and that they help and heal, rather than wound and destroy.

~Bhante Henepola Gunaratana~

What are life's petty attachments to the man who seeks severance From future births, when even his body is a burden?� He who slays the conceit which clamors "I" and "mine" Will enter a realm above the celestials' world.

~Tirukkural~

It's not the honors and not the titles and not the power that is of ultimate importance. It's what resides inside.

~Fred Rogers~

When there is grasping, the grasper Comes into existence. If he did not grasp, Then being freed, he would not come into existence.

~Nagarjuna~

The ego is like a thin patch of cloud that prevents the sun being seen. If, by the guru's grace, it disperses, then one can see God.

~Ramakrishna~

Be total, whatsoever you do, because it is only out of totality that one learns. It is only when you are totally into something that mysteries are revealed to you.

~Osho~

The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.

~Baruch Spinoza~

Accept my words only when you have examined them for yourselves; do not accept them simply because of the reverence you have for me. Those who only have faith in me and affection for me will not find the final freedom. But those who have faith in the truth and are determined on the path, they will find awakening.

~Majjhima Nikaya~

The body trembles, The tongue falters, The mind is weary.� Forsaking them all, I pursue my purpose happily.� Knowing I do nothing, I do whatever comes my way, And I am happy.

~Ashtavakra Gita~

When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you think I'll like it or not. Disagreement, at this stage, stimulates me. But once a decision has been made, the debate ends. From that point on, loyalty means executing the decision as if it were your own.

~Colin Powell~

The goal is the way itself. Enjoy this moment. Eternity right here.

~Nashti~

Whatever happens in the working of the universe at the present moment has to be accepted. Not accepting it means human misery.

~Ramesh S. Balsekar~

What is a friend? A single soul shared by two people.

~Aristotle~

Because it lacks consciousness, I must admit that a word cannot praise me. Undoubtedly, the cause of my delight is that another is delighted with me.� But what does it matter to me whether another's delight is in me or someone else? His alone is the pleasure of that delight. Not even a trifling part of it is mine.

~Santideva~

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

~Martin Luther King, Jr.~

The highest form of grace is silence.

~Swami Chinmayananda~

Although you may understand the explanations, if you are still suffering because of problems, you clearly do not understand the true nature of your mind, your body, and your senses.

~Lama Zopa Rinpoche~

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.�

~Martin Luther King, Jr.~

An occasional glimpse into one's True Nature, if it isn't taken seriously enough to be followed up and cultivated, isn't likely to make much difference. Meditation is needed to break one's old habit.

~D. Harding~

To realize your true nature, you must wait for the right moment and the right conditions. When the time comes, you are awakened as if from a dream. You understand that what you have found is your own and doesn't come from anywhere outside.

~Buddhist Sutra~

Turn away from mischief. Again and again, turn away, Before sorrow befalls you. Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, And you will be filled with joy.

~Dhammapada~

The Primordial Vastness is the sky. The Primordial Vastness is the sphere of space. The Primordial Vastness is the mother, the father, the son. The Primordial Vastness is all the Gods, the five sorts of men, all that was born and shall be born.

~Rig Veda~

This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle; wonderful, magical and more, to whosoever will think of it.

~Thomas Carlyle~

If you are going to doubt something, doubt your limits.

~Don Ward~


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