Self-knowledge is not a thing to be bought in books, but it is awareness, from moment to moment.
Compassion is fellow feeling or sorrow for the sufferings of another. Compassion opens the door for freedom and expands the heart. It melts the hardened and makes people as soft as butter.
Every one of us has in him a continent of undiscovered character. Blessed is he who acts as Columbus to his own soul.
To understand oneself profoundly, one needs balance. Neither renunciation nor acquiescence.
It is a good practice to set apart at least one day in a year for the remembrance of one’s near and dear relatives, friends and learned people that are no more in keeping with our traditions; giving a new orientation to and infusing new life into practices that have become lifeless and meaningless to many.
