simplyknowledge | Quotations

A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.

-Rabindranath Tagore "Rabindranath Tagore"

Only the person who knows how to strike a balance of mind can be happy and successful in life. Sin - virtue, good - bad are the teachings which disturb the equilibrium of our mind and unfortunately, these are the teachings which our religious gurus and scriptures are giving us in abundance. As a result, only one among millions is able to be happy and successful and that too, he who escapes their clutches.

-Deep Trivedi

“Make your offering,” said the Master. “As you make it be pleased in mind. Make your mind completely calm and contented. Focus and fill the offering-mind with the giving. From this secure position you can be free from ill will.”

-Sutta Nipata "Sutta Nipata 506"

Every portion of body, mind, and spirit yearns for integration of yin and yang… Where ordinary intercourse unites sex organs with sex organs, angelic cultivation unites spirit with spirit, mind with mind, and every cell of one body with every cell of the other body.

-Lao Tzu "Lao Tzu"

Have you ever noticed that our maximum loss of energy occurs when we try to restrain the flow of whatever that is coming from within?

-Deep Trivedi

The decision that we have to make is, what is more important, visiting temples, mosques, churches or eradicating negativities from the mind?

-Deep Trivedi

The depths of our mind has an "auto tuning" with nature. Once a person has started living from these depths...no harm can ever be caused to him.

-Deep Trivedi

Other than our 'mind', what is it that we have, which we can call our own? Everything else is gifted by nature and made usable by science. At the same time, if you talk of joy of mind, it lies in "art". But then it is difficult to understand that in this process, where do we feel the need for these 'so-called religions'?

-Deep Trivedi

It is the Path of the Good Mind which Thou hast manifested to me, O Ahura! Whereby the welldoers, in accordance with the teaching of the Spiritual Guides, acting in harmony with Truth alone, Shall pass onward to the assigned reward of which Thou art the bestower, O Mazda! This precious reward of Thine, O Mazda, Thou givest by way of the Good Mind, Thou givest to those who perform actions through knowledge and pure thought; who attempt for the progress and development of the world; fulfil God’s desire and try for the progress of God’s Will through truth and righteousness.

-Scriptures "Yasna 34, Verse 13-14"

Appreciate fully what you are eating, enjoy it fully, breathing and smelling the aroma to add to the taste, chewing slowly and well, to taste more and to digest better. Discover the subtleties of taste. Gently keep bringing the wandering mind back to tasting fully what you’re eating. Feel the difference! Give thanks for the chance to be able to enjoy what you eat.

-Anonymous "Kalari Kovilakom"