A person of strong character should always keep their anger at a distance.
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Values
Values represent core principles guiding human behavior across spiritual traditions. Many traditions converge on the importance of compassion and kindness. They diverge in specific emphasis and application, offering unique perspectives.
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The gift given at the wrong place and time, to unworthy recipients, without respect and with contempt — that is declared to be tamasic.
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते | असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ||१७-२२||
Forgiveness, courage, non-violence, equanimity, truth, sincerity, knowledge, charity, and renunciation are said to be the characteristics of the path that arises from goodness.
I understand morality, which is timeless and full of mysteries. It is the same ancient morality that is known to everyone, which is about being friendly to all and doing good for all creatures.
The way of life that is based on not harming any creatures, or causing the least harm when necessary, is the highest morality.
Every being harvests what they have sown. They profit from their actions and suffer from them as well. This is the law of Karma, which is the result of our actions and the natural energy that drives us. It gives our existence, nature, character, and actions a meaning that is lacking in other theories of life.
This secret psychic entity is the true, original conscience within us, deeper than the conventional conscience constructed by moralists. It always points us towards truth, rightness, beauty, love, harmony, and all the divine possibilities within us, persisting until these become the primary needs of our nature.
Destiny is created by a person's thoughts, habits, and character.
Raja Yoga is the royal path to freedom from suffering, focusing on the four key principles: suffering, its cause, liberation from suffering, and the methods to achieve it.
The most important thing in the world is to have a correct understanding of God, as your beliefs about God shape your entire life.
and to no one else whatever—even if one were to give him this whole earth, encircled by the waters and filled with wealth, [he should hold that] this teaching is worth more than that, this is worth more than that.
नान्यस्मै कस्मैचन यद्यप्यस्मा इमामद्भिः परिगृहीतां धनस्य पूर्णां दद्यादेतदेव ततो भूय इत्येतदेव ततो भूय इति
If we ask why only our actions, whether good or bad, have consequences, it can be said that our thoughts, feelings, and actions all have corresponding outcomes. However, since actions make up the majority of our lives and are a reflection of our values, and because we are not always in control of our thoughts and feelings, we must be held accountable for our actions.
The individual must stand out, affirm their unique existence within the larger whole, and allow their mind to emerge from the common mindset, just as their body has developed its own distinct character within the shared physical realm.
Nishtha means unwavering dedication and commitment to one's principles. It is a state of mind free from doubts and uncertainties.
That Gautama, my father, may be calm-minded, kindly disposed, and free of anger toward me, O Death; that he may greet me, released by you, with recognition—this I choose as the first of the three boons.
शान्तसंकल्पः सुमना यथा स्याद् वीतमन्युर्गौतमो माऽभि मृत्यो । त्वत्प्रसृष्टं माऽभिवदेत्प्रतीत एतत् त्रयाणां प्रथमं वरं वृणे ॥ १०॥
'As Auddalaki Aruni, sent forth by me, will be well-disposed toward you as before; he will sleep peacefully through the nights, his anger gone, seeing you released from the mouth of Death.'
यथा पुरस्ताद् भविता प्रतीत औद्दालकिरारुणिर्मत्प्रसृष्टः । सुखँ रात्रीः शयिता वीतमन्युः त्वां ददृशिवान्मृत्युमुखात् प्रमुक्तम् ॥ ११॥
The age of Kali is characterized by false statements and the abandonment of true knowledge.
जो कह झुऊ ¡¢ह मसखर्¶ जाना, कलिजुग सोइ गुनव¯त बखाना.
Courage and resilience are the wheels of this chariot. Honesty and good behavior are its guiding principles. Additionally, strength, discernment, self-control, and kindness are the horses that pull the chariot, all connected by the bonds of forgiveness, compassion, and a balanced mind.
There is nothing that I would withhold from my devotee; never give up this belief, even by mistake.
I rely on one characteristic of the all-merciful Lord: He holds dear the devotee who depends exclusively on Him.