THE GUEST HOUSE This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. [...]
Walk tall, walk well, walk safe, walk free And may harm never come to thee. Walk wise, walk good, walk proud, walk true And may sun always smile on you. Walk payer, walk hope, walk faith, walk light And may peace always guide you right. Walk joy, walk brave, walk love, walk strong And may [...]
As the lotus flower emerges from the murky water in persuit of sunlight, so can man, in the midth of life, reach for the higher self. Both are surrounded by the ordinary yet remain untouched.
We are all here on that planet, as it were, as tourists. None of us can live here forever. The longest we might is hundred of years. So while we are here we should try to have a good heart and to make something positive and useful of or lives. Weahter we live just a [...]
FRIENDSHIP True friendship is a fragile thing and requires as much care in handling as any other fragile thing. Be careful. Let it grow. A true, sincere friend will advise you justly, will assist you readily at all times, will defend you when you are in difficulties, and stand by you in prosperity as well [...]
Joy, ananda, is your nature, which is eternal. We are seeking for that joy. That’s the purpose of life, to find happiness or ananda. Pain is illusory; it is not real. It it were real, then suppose you lost a thousand dollars, you would always be sorry, suffering, because of the loss. But as the [...]
Yoga means union. It shows us how to unite all our life-forces by directing them inward. The goal is happiness and happiness lies within. You can go anywhere in the world, ti nightclubs and restaurants, to London or Paris nd still not find happiness. If happiness were to be found in Paris, then all Parisiens [...]
Sow love, reap peace; sow humility, reap reverence; sow meditation, reap wisdom; sow prayer, reap grace. Swami Sivananda
A man sows a thought and reaps an action. He sows an action and reaps a habit. He sows an habit and reaps a character. He sows a character and reaps a destiny. From Swami Sivananda Der Mensch sät einen Gedanken und erntet eine Handlung. Er sät eine Handlung und erntet eine Gewohnheit. Er sät [...]
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