Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its loveliness increases;
it will never pass into nothingness.
~ John Keats, Endymion
Because of greed, fear and ignorance
As soon as people understand the Buddha’s teachings, they realize that a pure heart can protect them much better than bits of paper, bits of metal and a few chanted words and they no longer rely on such things. In the teachings of the Buddha, it is honesty, kindness, understanding, patience, forgiveness, generosity, loyalty and other good qualities that truly protect you and give you true prosperity.
I know a person who makes a living selling lucky charms. He claims that his charms can give good luck, prosperity and he guarantees that you will be able to pick three numbers. But if what he says is true then why isn’t he himself a multi-millionaire? If his lucky charms really work, then why doesn’t he win the lottery week after week? The only luck he has is that there are people silly enough to buy his magic charms. ~ by Venerable S. Dhammika
Adapt, Adjust and Accommodate
It is easy to sit and meditate. The most difficult part is to practice bearing injury, learning to adapt, adjust and accommodate. These are teachings of the great saint and sage of the Himalayas, Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj. You can do your prayer, meditation, spiritual practice by yourself. But what about your attitude when you deal with people, when you work with them day in and day out? That is where you have to prove that you have achieved something in your spiritual practices.
If a person practices adapting, adjusting and accommodating, he would never point a finger at others and blame them. Even if another person is at fault, if you know how to adapt, adjust and accommodate you are rise above those situations. Still, the most difficult thing is to bear insult and injury. That needs a tremendous capacity to keep the mind under your thumb.
Do your daily work, deal with everyone, move with everybody. Be in ocean, but learn to surf well. ~ Sri Swami Satchidananda
Source: Spiritual Now
All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them. ~Erma Bombeck
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You wanna know who is amazing & has the cutest smile ever? Read the first word again. ~Coolnsmart
We don’t need everything to enjoy life. We already have ‘Life’ to enjoy everything. ~Santabanta
If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely. ~Santabanta
Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt
The richest wealth is wisdom;
The strongest weapon is patience;
The best security is faith;
And the most effective tonic is laughter.
~SantaBanta
Wrap a rainbow of joy in your heart,
Let the sun paint a smile on your face,
Remove all clouds of doubt & fear
And receive god’s gift of life. ~sms
