Some quotes from Speaking Tree.
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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 shaped by our
thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a
shadow that never leaves. — Buddha
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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
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
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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
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
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A wise man,
recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real,
so he escapes the suffering. – Buddha
A wise man,
recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real,
so he escapes the suffering. – Buddha
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To live a pure
unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.
– Buddha
To live a pure
unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.
– Buddha
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Do not love leisure.
Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now! – Swami Sivananda
Do not love leisure.
Waste not a minute. Be bold. Realize the Truth, here and now! – Swami Sivananda
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Hindu culture is
essentially based upon the sacrifice implied in duty, and not upon acquisition,
which is implied in rights. – Swami Chinmaya
Hindu culture is
essentially based upon the sacrifice implied in duty, and not upon acquisition,
which is implied in rights. – Swami Chinmaya
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He who never thinks of
anything as mine does not feel the lack of anything: he is never worried by a
sense of loss. – Buddha
He who never thinks of
anything as mine does not feel the lack of anything: he is never worried by a
sense of loss. – Buddha