Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist.
-E. W. Howe
Quotations
Top Views
Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.
-Lin Yutang
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.
-Scriptures
Time is the factor of fear and thought: if you don’t change now, you won’t ever change.
-J. Krishnamurti
Trusting oneself helps you gain self-confidence whereas leading life depending
upon others, be it even God, dwindles your confidence. And only those who are
full of confidence become successful in life.
-Deep Trivedi
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fasting in the monastic community is considered an ascetic practice, a “dhutanga” practice. Dhutanga means “to shake up” or “invigoration”. The Buddha, as is well known, emphasized moderation, the Middle Way that avoids extremes, in all things. Fasting is an additional method that one can take up, with supervision, for a time.
-A Spiritual Leader
The net of Heaven is case wide. Though the mesh is not fine, yet nothing ever slips through.
-Tao Te Ching
If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion.
-Edmond De Goncourt
Only he, who lives freely can enjoy life to the fullest. An egoist can never live
freely. And it is also true, how can a person tied up in numerous bondages do
anything else but die each moment he lives?
-Deep Trivedi
