We are not going to change the whole world, but we can change ourselves and feel free as birds. We can be serene even in the midst of calamities and, by our serenity, make others more tranquil. Serenity is contagious. If we smile at someone, he or she will smile back. And a smile costs nothing. We should plague everyone with joy. If we are to die in a minute, why not die happily, laughing? ~ Swami Satchidananda
December 15th Daily Meditation Moment
December 15, 2021 by
As butter lies hidden within milk,
The Self is hidden in the hearts of all.
Churn the mind through meditation on it; Light your fire through meditation on it:
The Self, all whole, all peace, all certitude.
~ Amritabindu Upanishad
December 14th Daily Meditation Moment
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As a boat on the water is swept away by strong wind and thrown off course, even one of the senses on which the mind focuses can carry away one’s intelligence. ~ Bhagavad Gita
December 13th Daily Meditation Moment
December 13, 2021 by
I shall grasp the soul’s skirt with my hand and stamp on the world’s head with my foot. I shall trample Matter and Space with my horse, beyond all Being I shall utter a great shout, and in that moment when I shall be alone with Him. ~ Attar
December 12th Daily Meditation Moment
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Mere philosophy will not satisfy us. We cannot reach the goal by mere words alone. Without practice, nothing can be achieved. ~ Swami Satchidananda
December 11th Daily Meditation Moment
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It doesn’t matter how slowly you go as long as you don’t stop. ~ Confucius
December 10th Daily Meditation Moment
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It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west; they originate within one’s own mind. Therefore, it is foolish to guard against misfortunes from the external world and leave the inner mind uncontrolled. ~ Buddha
December 9th Daily Meditation Moment
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There is often a big disparity between the way in which we perceive things and the way things really are. ~ Dalai Lama
December 8th Daily Meditation Moment
December 8, 2021 by
It is a collective mental habit to run away, to deny and to resist the is-ness of this moment. ~ Eckhart Tolle
December 7th Daily Meditation Moment
December 7, 2021 by
You and I are trustees. Nothing belongs to us personally. The resources of our planet have been entrusted to every one of us together. Like good bank trustees, we are expected not to squander these resources but to invest them wisely for our beneficiaries: the rest of life, especially the generations to come.
The trust includes not only the lives and natural resources of the planet, but our inner resources as well. This has practical implications. We can lessen our potentially exhausting impact on the earth by simplifying our desires and demands. Simplicity is the key to trusteeship. ~ Eknath Easwaran
You and I are trustees. Nothing belongs to us personally. The resources of our planet have been entrusted to every one of us together. Like good bank trustees, we are expected not to squander these resources but to invest them wisely for our beneficiaries: the rest of life, especially the generations to come.The trust includes not only the lives and natural resources of the planet, but our inner resources as well. This has practical implications. We can lessen our potentially exhausting impact on the earth by simplifying our desires and demands. Simplicity is the key to trusteeship.