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When by my solitary hearth I sit,
And hateful thoughts enwrap my soul in gloom;
When no fair dreams before my 'mind's eye' flit,
And the bare heath of life presents no bloom;
Sweet Hope, ethereal balm upon me shed,
And wave thy silver pinions o'er my head!
 
- John Keats

The sun and stars that float in the open air... the
appleshaped earth and we upon it... surely the drift
of them is something grand;
I do not know what it is except that it is grand, and that it
is happiness,
And that the enclosing purport of us here is not a speculation,
or bon-mot or reconnoissance,
And that it is not something which by luck may turn out
well for us, and without luck must be a failure for us,
And not something which may yet be retracted in a certain
contingency.

- Walt Whitman

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A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: ”How heavy is this glass of water?”

 

Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.

 

She replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”

 

She continued, “The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything.”

 

It’s important to remember to let go of your stresses. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don’t carry them through the evening and into the night. Remember to put the glass down!

 

Author Unknown

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Take Time
by Author Unknown

TAKE TIME to think;
it is the source of power.

TAKE TIME to read;
it is the foundation of wisdom.

TAKE TIME to play;
it is the secret of staying young.

TAKE TIME to be quiet;
it is the moment to seek God.

TAKE TIME to be aware;
it is the opportunity to help others.

TAKE TIME to love and be loved;
it is God's greatest gift.

TAKE TIME to laugh;
it is the music of the soul.

TAKE TIME to be friendly;
it is the road to happiness.

TAKE TIME to dream;
it is what the future is made of.

TAKE TIME to pray;
it is the greatest power on earth.

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If today

If today was the last day of my life
I would leave all worries aside
I would be thankful to be alive
I would be all right
I would just smile


If today was the last day of my life
I would stop to smell the roses
I would appreciate all that surrounds me
I would be friendly, and I would laugh
I would take the time to be closer
If today was the last day of my life
I would pass on peace
I would be generous
I would pass on love
I would deeply breath
If today was the last day of my life
I would accept peacefully all that comes,
including my death,
for death
is just a new beginning.
- Cristina Diaz

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From the film Swami Vivekananda
 
The stars were not seen in day,
for that it is not the fact that
stars do not exists.
For that we have to wait for
whole day till night.
Like that God is there but the
travelling path is so long.

Ramakrishna Paramahansa

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“Compassion for living beings! Fool! Who are you, an insignificant creature, to show compassion?  No, no, not compassion, but service to all beings looking upon them as God himself” – Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

 Knowledge is not something to be packed away in some corner of our brain, but what enters into our being, colours our emotions haunts our soul, and is as close to us as life itself – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

The world tomorrow will be, must be, a society based on non-violence.  That is the first law; out of it all other blessings will flow – Mahatma Gandhi

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The trouble tree...

 

The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start.

 

While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On arriving, he invited me in to meet the family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands.

 

After opening the door, he underwent an amazing transformation. His face was wreathed in smiles, and he hugged his two small children and then gave his wife a kiss.

 

Afterward, he walked me to my car. We passed the tree, and my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier.

 

“Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied. “I know I can’t help having troubles on the job, but one thing for sure, troubles don’t belong in the house with my wife and children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning, I pick them up again.”

 

“Funny thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before.”

 

Author Unknown

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We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through the darkness to a safe same future. – John F. Kennedy

A great teacher is not simply one who imparts knowledge to his students, but one who awakens their interest in it and makes them eager to pursue it for themselves, he is a spark plug, not a fad pipe - W.J. Berrill

All education springs from images of future and all education creates image of the future significant past of education must be seen as the process by which we enlarge, enrich and improve the individual’s image of the future. – Alvin Toffler

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“An individual took a diamond to the market place for valuation and asked several shopkeepers about it.  The brinjal seller opined that five baskets of brinjals might be bartered for that gem.  The rice merchant viewed that two bags of rice could be liberally given in exchange for it.  The draper in his turn held that a bale of linen might be unhesitatingly offered for that precious thing.  Finally, it was given to the diamond merchant who alone could value it at two lakhs of rupees!  In this fashion, the Lord is also beheld in varying ways according to the people’s power of understanding.  God’s glories are verify unfathomable.”

– Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

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The solution of the vedanta is that we are not bound, we are free already.

God is man’s very self.

Every being is divine, is god.

The whole universe is a symbol and god is the essence behind.

The name of god is greater than god.

Repeating the name of god has wonderful power.

God comes to those who work hard.

God is not to be reached by the weak.

God has become man, man will become god again.

It is possible to find god outside of ourselves.

- Swami vivekananda

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Who loves all beings without distinction he indeed is worshipping best his god.

The goal of the universe is to realise oneness with the “om” or one existence.

No man is free who is subject to the bondage of matter.

God himself is your image.

God is as man is.

Love is god, freedom is god and everything that is bondage is not god.

God can only be known in and through man.

The nearer we approach god, the more do we begin to see that all things are in him.

The god in you is the god in all.

No cowardice, no sin, no crime, no weakness – the rest will come of itself.

- Swami Vivekananda