The Art Of Living | Jeevanakala

Quotes

Having a Guru is to be able to smile all the time, walking with confidence, being fearless & to have a vision & that is wisdom

Wake up and see that everyone loves you. If you ever feel lonely and feel that no one loves and cares for you - remember me. Know that there is one person in this universe who will always love you, always stand by you."

"Discipline protects freedom. They go hand in hand.. .. Freedom without discipline is like a country without defence."

"Life is too short to keep solving problem one after the another I tell you. Just wake up and walk ahead, problems will get solved by themselves. You are not alone my dear! Wake up. You are not alone. All problems are getting solved."

"Suppose a set of gifts are bought and given to everyone and they all say, 'Oh, what a beautiful gift,' and they are holding the wrapping papers, but not going past the wrapping paper. The secret is, that all the charm and joy you see in the world is just a wrapping paper, colourful and beautiful, with all glittery designs, but inside you is the real gift, the divinity itself."

"Being more aware in life and laughing every moment, we pass through this world. That is growth, that is blossoming in our personality."

"I have never seen your Face But, I have fallen in love with you I have not heard your name But, My hearts Beats your Name I have never touched you But you are in every cell of my being I have never met you But you R ME When I dissolve you EXIT All I Want To Know Is to dissolve All I Want To Be IS ONE."

"Silence is the seed of creation.., The purpose of words is to create silence.., True laughter and celebration are born out of deep silence! Inevitably one experiences profound silence in the presence of the master! Questions disappear! Worries, anxieties and desires vanish.., ONE IS LEFT SPEECHLESS!"

"Your worries, your feelings, your thoughts arise in your own mind. You are totally responsible for all your feelings-how you feel, what you think, what you do- all that. You are responsible."

"Your mind is tired, is burned down through its galloping on desire after desire---it' s so tired! Just turn back and see all the desires you have achieved. Have they given you rest? No. They've only created a few more desires in you."

"That which gives you long-term joy and short tem misery is the right action. But that which gets you some short-term joy but a long-term misery follows. That action is not the right action. It's intelligent to avoid long-term misery at the cost of short-term pain."

"Forgetfulness of the Divine is misery. Forgetfulness of the trivial is Ecstasy."

"You have nothing to lose. All that you can lose is your tension and your worry, your little-mindedness, fear, and anxiety. And fear and anxiety, tension and worry in the small, little mind will keep the mind from being free, will keep the mind from experiencing its infinite potential, will keep the mind from becoming more powerful on this planet."

"The mind sees through its own eye. You can trust anything in the world except your doubting mind. It will doubt you. When such a thing comes, dropping that is called surrender, dropping the judgements."

"Celebrate Life. Care for others and share whatever you have with those less fortunate than you. Broaden your vision, for the whole world belongs to you."

"There is one thing that is ever fresh and new. That is love. Any technique you do, do it with love. Even if you simply hold a stick, love the stick in front of you. It is your breath. Love is very essential."

"Creation is all anxious to fulfil your desire when you become hollow and empty."

"The Divine has come to you in love through so many forms: mother, father, wife, husband, children and friends. The same love comes to you in the form of the Master to elevate you to the level of divine love, which is also your own nature."

"Make your whole life a game! There is no purpose; there is no aim -Nothing! Just take it lightly, easily. Play the Game! That is worship, that is Celebration!"

"Worry is enemy of love. You can not be in love and be worried at the same time."

"When you own something big, then your consciousness also expands, and when you own something small, then small negative emotions, such as anger and greed, start to rise."

"Dispassion is the state of Being and G l o r y is the happening around it."

"ek vyakti krodh me chilla raha hai to woh bimar hai, karuna hi uske liye dava hai. baato se nahi samjha payenge usko. pran shakti urja ko badhao to ye sab manasik bimariya hat jati hai."

"If you can't see the Divine in me, then open your eyes! If you can see the Divine in me, then you are a part of me; you cannot be away from me. If you feel a part of me, you will see the Divine in yourself. And when you see the Divine in yourself, you'll see the Divine in everyone."

"The purpose of sorrow is to bring you back to the Self, which is all joy. But this realization is possible only through Knowledge-awareness . Knowledge leads sorrow towards the Self. Without Knowledge, the sorrow does not get completed & instead multiplies. Knowledge completes sorrow."

"Suffering is a product of limited knowledge."

"When there is a total sense of belongingness, real play happens. Winning or losing is irrelevant."

"Khud ki ninda band karna adhyatmic jeevan ki pehli sidhi hai."

"The mind has two abilities - one is to focus, the other is to expand and relax. When you put a thread through a needle, the mind is focusing. When you are looking at the empty sky, the mind is expanding. This ability to focus and expand should come simultaneously in the consciousness."

"When we express love too much, then also it disappears, dies out. It's like when you keep the seed on the surface of the soil, not a little deep inside, it doesn't grow."

"Look into the motives behind your actions. Often you don't go for things you really want. You go to things because others would want you to or because of what others would say, think, or do about it."

" You reject something, but if you reject it without anger it is not bondage; if you reject something with anger, then that is bondage. You receive some, and when you receive: "Oh, oh, oh!" you are excited about it, then that is bondage. Whatever is done with anger or excitement makes a strong impression in the mind and that becomes bondage."

"You complete this existence. You being here on this planet, at this time brings the time into fullness."

"Ordinary people just look at the behaviour; the intelligent one looks beyond behaviour and is amazed by the play of consciousness (Brahman)."

"The mere presence of the sun brings all the activity in the world. In the same way, your mere presence is a service, is the goal. There is no gain, no loss, no purpose, no defeat."

"Nature is limitless. Always expand your consciousness, you are born a king, do not be a beggar and shrink your consciousness."

"Truth transcends duality, and God is the absolute and only truth. In the same way, no matter what is happening in your mind, you are God."

"Do not take life seriously or you are bound to be disturbed. To maintain equanimity- take it as a game and not seriously."

"Every storm that has come into your life has widened your horizon, has made you deep and more powerful. Every storm has destroyed some smallness in you, something in you that has been very small."

"You are like a free bird. You are fully open. Feel that you are flying like a bird. Learn to fly. This is some thing which you have to experience within yourself. There is nothing else. If you consider yourself as bonded, you will remain bound here."

"Tomorrow is another day another morning, afternoon, evening, midnight & then tomorrow's gone. Some days you have highs, some days you have lows. But where are they all? All gone! Till this moment, all is gone. Right now, right now, right now. This is awareness; this is knowledge."

"The only true security that can be found in this world is in the very process of giving love."

"Demand for rights is ignorance, agony. Knowing no one can take away your rights is freedom. Giving away your rights is love, wisdom."

"Depression and low feelings cannot touch you. They can do nothing to you. However chi ti clouds are, they cannot overshadow the sun. It could be the darkest day, but still it will remain day, and those clouds can never make it night."

"An educated person has concepts as solid as earth, ready to receive information from all sources like the air around us, with an attitude like that of water, that takes the shape of the container it is poured in and is enthused by the fire of imagination and at the same time has freedom in the mind like space that is all pervading."

"If you manipulate words, it is a lie; If you play on words, it is a joke; If you rely on words, it is ignorance; If you transcend words, it is WISDOM."

"If a person is yelling in anger, then he is sick, compassion is the only medicine for him. You can not make him understand with words. If you grow life force energy then all these mental illnesses will go away."

"More will be given to you only if you utilise properly what you already have! This is a law in nature."

"When you move in the world, recognize the Divinity in things around you, in people around you. Listen with your heart. When you listen, listen to something more. Not just to the sound, but to the silence, too."

"Reactions do not take you any further in life, and if we're just reacting and reacting, then we are back to an animalistic life. Animals simply react. In fact, they don't even hold grudges. You do not need to hold on to a grudge. You do not need to react. You can simply be compassionate. This is reality. This is truth."

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