KS- 141 Respect + Thoughts + Life is wonderful...destiny ... goal

Knowledge Sheet 141 - Respect Feb 18, 1998 Bangalore Ashram, India When someone respects you, it is not because you possess some virtues, it is because of their generosity, their greatness. If you say God is great, it makes YOU great. God is anyway already great, you saying so doesn't affect God. When you respect someone, it only shows your own magnanimity. How many people you don't respect in the world, that much less is your wealth. If you respect everyone in the world, that much more is your value. Wiser is the one who respects everyone. Question : But Gurudev, you can't respect a terrorist! Sri Sri : You have to respect a terrorist too because he shows you the way at his own cost. Respectfulness is a quality of refined consciousness. Respect for the Self is faith. Faith is being open. If you are open, you are close. If you are close, you cannot but open up.

Jai Gurudev

 

 

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Everything is Just a Thought

"Wake up and realize this all made up of

thoughts, just thoughts, just thoughts.

Your appreciation of beauty is a thought,

Your aversion to an object

That is ugly is a thought.

Your craving or aversion is nothing

But a passing thought in mind.

Realize this is just a thought

And you will be free.

Knowing thought as thought

Brings the freedom.

When you know a thought as a reality,

That is when you are stuck."

~~ H.H.Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji

 

 

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Life Is Wonderful

 

Face your past without regret.

Handle your present with confidence.

Prepare for the future without fear.

Keep faith and drop the fear.

Don't believe your doubts and never doubt your beliefs.

 

Life is wonderful if you know how to live it.

 

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What is your destiny?

 

"The significant business of your life is alive and well, awaiting discovery, within your very soul. You and I were born to come into ourselves as complete and distinctive persons. Accepting this, we build a valuable life."

 

What is the significant business of your life? What is your purpose? Andrew Schneider says that purpose "is more than just having a direction. It is about one's place in the universe. It is the journey of finding that place and being there and living fully whatever that place is. It is your own unique place that nobody else has, had, or will have."

 

How would you describe your place in the universe?

 

"We become powerful in the face of our fears when we have a sense that we make a difference in this world. Affirmations of purpose communicate the truth that we are all meaningful participants in this Universe and that we are worthy of giving and receiving love. Some affirmations of purpose are:

- I know that I count and I act as though I do.

- I spread warmth and love everywhere I go.

- I am a healing force in the Universe."

 

"The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."

 

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YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE WITH A GOAL

 

A life without purpose is like a ship without a rudder.

Goals are dreams that are written down.

 

The purpose of a goal is to focus your attention.

Your mind will reach toward achievement only

when it has a goal.

 

There is no achievement without goals.

 

Establish a goal worth working for.

Your goal will keep you going in tough times.

 

Always have something ahead of you.

Continuously visualize your next step.

Keep moving after you achieve your goal

and set another.

 

Momentum is maintained by always having

something to look forward to.

Constantly give yourself something to work for.

 

Do what you can do well, and do well whatever you can do

and you'll achieve any goal that you set for yourself.

 

You can plant your dream with a goal.

 

 

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!! JAI GURUDEV !!

 

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In seva..

Rajesh Gehani

Moscow.