Rituals that are performed with the desire of attaining salvation also help a man to achieve growth and progress in this world.
A solid rock is not disturbed by the wind; even so, a wise person is not agitated by praise or blame.
Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
There is no end to craving. Hence, contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Stay content.
There are many people who fast, whose fast is nothing but hunger and thirst. There are those whose prayer is no better than wakefulness and hardship. The eating and drinking in case of the former and sleeping in the latter’s case is a far better option.
