To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.
Desireless, serene, immortal, self-existent, contented with the essence, lacking nothing, is He. One has no fear of death who has known Him, the Atman - serene, ageless, youthful.
A solid rock is not disturbed by the wind; even so, a wise person is not agitated by praise or blame.
To understand the immeasurable, the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still.
The great gift of Easter is Hope - Christian hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake.
The modern habit of doing ceremonial things unceremoniously is no proof of humility; rather it proves the offender’s inability to forget himself in the rite, and his readiness to spoil for everyone else the proper pleasure of ritual.
