Ambition is the last refuge of failure.
-Oscar Wilde
He who knows how to suffer will enjoy much peace, and he is a conqueror of himself, the lord of the world, the friend of Christ, and an heir of Heaven.
-Jesus Christ
Contemplating upon divine qualities, performing good deeds and chanting are all ways of destroying delusion through satsang.
Once you have commenced the task, then moving your concentration and
energies away, prior to its "successful completion" - is like inviting failure
yourself.
-Deep Trivedi
Why don't you simply understand that events are happening outside and your life
is within you. Then whatever happens outside, why should your life be affected
by it ? It does, because you forcibly perceive yourself being attached to it.
-Deep Trivedi
If you want to be incrementally better: Be competitive. If you want to be exponentially better: Be cooperative.