I wish I could show you...the astonishing light of your own being.

Hafez

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Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind.
To be happy, rest like a giant tree, in the midst of them all.

Buddha

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Music without words means
leaving behind the mind.
And leaving behind the mind
is meditation.
Meditation returns you
to the source.
And the source of all is sound.

Kabir

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Mind, itself, is all the worlds, the greatest enemy, the great transmigration, birth, senility and death.

Ribhu_Gita

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काममया एवायं पुरुष इति
सा यथाकामो भवति तत्क्रतुर भवति
यात्क्रतुर भवति तत कर्म कुरुते
यत कर्म कुरुते तद अभिसम पद्यते

You are what your deep, driving desire is.
As your desire is, so is your will.
As your will is, so is your deed.
As your deed is, so is your destiny.

~Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, 4.4.5

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It is a sign of mental purity when the craving for material pursuits reduces and the love for higher values increases. The mind becomes calm and clear.
- Swami Tejomayananda

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A balanced mind is necessary to balance the
unbalanced minds of others.

Sayagyi_U_Ba_Khin

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Life and death are nothing but the mind. Years, months, days, and hours are nothing but the mind. Dreams, illusions, and mirages are nothing but the mind. The bubbles of water and the flames of fire are nothing but the mind. The flowers of the spring and the moon of the autumn are nothing but the mind. Confusions and dangers are nothing but the mind.

Dogen

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A spiritual seeker keeps a balanced attitude towards things & has regulated eat, sleep, work and even recreation ☯

Bhagvad Gita 6.17
युक्ताहार विहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दू:खहा

No one's asking you to give up everything. Arjuna became a Sanyasi by changing his vision, while ON the battlefield which was his field of action.

~ You can be a Sanyasi from right where you are

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Do not look back,
No one knows how the world ever began.
Do not fear the future, Nothing lasts forever.
If you dwell on the past or future,
You will miss the moment.

Rumi

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To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.

Lao_Tzu

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Excessive attachment to sense pleasures leads to bondage, and detachment from sense pleasures leads to liberation; therefore it is the mind alone that is responsible for bondage or liberation.

Chanakya

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Your worst enemy is hiding within yourself, and that enemy is your nafs(self) or false ego.

Rumi

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The graceful falling of leaves when the season is right; observing nature shed its beauty... indicates to the receptive mind the impermanence of this world.

~ Turn to that, which is eternal ~

In the Vishnusahastranaam, the Lord is called ' शाश्वत: '

That which remains the same at all times is the Permanent. That which is permanent, should remain Changeless in all the three periods of time. The Supreme Consciousness Itself is the very Illuminator of Time, and the Illuminator can never be affected by what It illumines.

nature_a_great_teacher

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When the mind is uncontrolled, then the body, which is the object of affection to the ignorant, also suffers, and when the mind is controlled, then the body also remains in good estate.

Sri_Dattatreya

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Just as, when we touch a live wire, the electric force infuses itself into our body, when we deeply meditate on God the power of the whole universe seeks entry into our personality.

— Krishnananda Saraswati

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In Zen: The Art of Simple by Shunnyō Masuno

In Zen: The Art of Simple Living, you will learn to find happiness not by seeking out extraordinary experiences but by making small changes - to what you do, how you think, how you interact with others and how you appreciate the present moment. With each task, you will open yourself up to a renewed sense of peace and inner calm.
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Experience is the only teacher we have. We may talk and reason all our lives, but we shall not understand a word of truth until we experience it ourselves.

Swami_Vivekananda

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