“Prayer is a concentration and fear is a concentration, and as prayer brings things that are desired by the prayerful, so fear brings things that are feared… Mastery lies in creative concentration of mind. The mind impressed by one’s faults and by one’s weaknesses becomes feeble and meets failures, and cannot hold a desired thought…
“Little children do not bother about religion and nationality, rich or poor; they just want to play together. At a young age the sense of oneness of humanity is much more fresh. As we grow older, we make a lot of distinctions; a lot of artificial creations that are actually secondary become more important, and…
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” ~ Andre Gide When you want something more you have to be willing to let go of what you already have. Otherwise there’s no space for the new to fill in. Let go. Let go. Let go, my friend.…
“Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.” ~ Saadi Isn’t it nice the way Bikram Yoga is always the same every time? The teacher doesn’t throw new postures at you and expect you to figure them out in only one go. Instead, it’s the same sequence of postures every time. With a…
“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.” ~ Indira Gandhi Do you want resolution or must it be your way? Are you willing to listen? Are you willing to consider other perspectives? Are you willing to put yourself in someone else’s shoes? An open hand allows for an open heart. And an open heart…
“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” ~ Buddha Compassion comes from the heart and, feeling the suffering, desires to alleviate it. All suffering comes from feeling disconnected from Spirit, our Infinite nature. Compassion recognizes that the only reason we or someone else might do something intentionally that hurts or harms you or another is because…
“We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something that we don’t have, but rather recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” ~ Frederick Koenig Make note of all that you are thankful for and notice how it makes you feel. And if you don’t know where to start, why…
“The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day.” ~ Albert…
“Fear is man’s worst enemy for you attract what you fear. It is faith turned upside down. It is really Faith in evil instead of good.” ~ Florence Scovel Shinn It’s time to face your fears, my friend. You are their only source of power — your belief in them. It’s up to you to…
“One great question underlies our experience, whether we think about it consciously or not: what is the purpose of life? From the moment of birth, every human being wants happiness and does not want suffering. Neither social conditioning nor education nor ideology affects this. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment.…