There were three kids in my family. One of each sex.
You don't discipline yourself to attain the feeling of love. You attain the feeling of love and then you want to discipline yourself because you love the discipline, because it brings more love.
Giving is an essential for spiritual unfoldment, for until we give and give abundantly, we don't really realize that we are not the giver; we are just a channel for giving.
Things that you cannot face in yourself you will hate when you see them in someone else.
Karma is not fate, for man acts with free will, creating his own destiny. The Vedas tell us, if we sow goodness, we will reap goodness; if we sow evil, we will reap evil. Karma refers to the totality of our actions and their concomitant reactions in this and previous lives, all of which determines our future.
People always tend to identify, instinctively, freedom with abandon. But the type of abandon that seeks personal gratification always gets you "tied up in a knot. "Abandon instead your personal fears and desires. . . and you, the real you, will become freed, released from the bonds of your own mind.
It is the interplay between our experience and how we respond to it that makes karma devastating or helpfully invigorating.
A lot has been said about politics; some of it complimentary, but most of it accurate
Give me truth; cheat me by no illusion.
There are some things we can control and others we simply cannot. And our ability to distinguish between them is critical to our happiness and wellbeing. Sometimes unexpected stuff will happen to us or around us. Our true power lies in our response.
Nothing will end war unless the people refuse to go to war.