Pleasures conceived in the world of the senses have a beginning and an end and give birth to misery, Arjuna. The wise do not look for happiness in them. But those who overcome the impulses of lust and anger which arise in the body are made whole and live in joy. They find their joy, their rest, and their light completely within themselves. United with the Lord, they attain nirvana in Brahman.
- Bhagavad Gita 5:22-24
__._,_.___
The one whose mind knows the clarity of perfect wisdom is never afraid or even anxious. Why? Because when being at one with the living power of wisdom, the mother of all the buddhas, that person has the strength to remain in a state of undivided contemplation even while ceaselessly and skillfully engaging in compassionate action. The wise one is enabled to act because of concentration on a single prayer: "May all beings never leave the path of enlightenment, which is their own true nature and is empty of separate self-existence."
- Prajnaparamita
The outward form of things passes away, but the essence remains forever. How long will you be besotted with the shape of the jug? Cast aside the jug, and seek the water. If you look too closely at the form, you miss the essence. If you are wise, you will always pick out the pearl from the shell.
- Rumi, "Mathnawi"
__._,_.___
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
- George Herbert
__._,_.___
The six days of war must receive their ultimate meaning from the seventh day, which is peace and celebration.
- Abraham Joshua Heschel
__._,_.___
कोई टिप्पणी नहीं:
एक टिप्पणी भेजें