“The things we do not do say about us as much as the things we do, if not more.”
“Through steadiness in the Self (sthirata), Conduct as the Self (Charitra) manifests and through awakened awareness (jagruti), the level of understanding (Darshan) rises higher!”
“When the realization of what is beneficial and harmful in worldly life sets in, meaning the awareness of all aspects of what is beneficial in worldly life and all aspects of what is harmful in worldly life arises; that is when complete awareness (jagruti) related to worldly life arises. After complete awareness of worldly life has arisen, then the awareness regarding what is beneficial and harmful to the Self arises.”
“In the story of the Ugly Duckling, when did the Ugly Duckling stop feeling Ugly? When he realized he was a Swan. Each of us has something Special, a Swan of some sort, hidden inside somewhere. But until we recognize that it s there, what can we do but splash around, treading water?”
“A woman may walk around naked in front of a man, but a civilized man would never jump over her, driven by his primordial state of arousal, regardless of an involuntary erection. Erection is involuntary, but whether a man would act on it, is voluntary.”
“Whenever one person in a relationship is unwilling or unable to contact his or her vulnerability in the interaction, there is a simultaneous movement into judgement: self-attack, attack of the other, or both. This is a chicken-or-the-egg situation: Do you resort to judgment for protection because you don t feel safe, or are you not feeling safe because of the presence of judgment? This is a fundamental question in dealing with the judge.”
“بودا برخاست و رفت و نگاه او و نیمه تبسمش در خاطره سیذارتا برای همیشه نقش بست. وی فکر گرد که من دیگر هیچگاه مردی را بدینگونه تبسم و نگاه کند و این طور بنشیند نخواهم دید. من هم می خواهم که بدان شکل باشم. بدانگونه تبسم کنم و بدانگونه بنشینم، آن قدر آزاد، وارسته، صاف، ساده، کودک وار و مرموز باشم. شخص در صورتی می تواند بدین شکل در آید و یا بدینگونه راه برود که خود را مسخر کرده باشد، من نیز خود را تسخیر خواهم کرد.”
“But as I looked into the mirror, I screamed, and my heart shuddered: for I saw not myself but the mocking, leering, face of a devil.”
“Shawn Barr takes only a few steps onto the stage, and all of us are clapping for him. He bends at the waist in a bow, and I m not sure if it s the loud applause or my heart beating so hard, but it feels like an explosion inside me. He is the one whogot us to this place tonight.”
“Wisdom from Top Butler: Guard yourself at all times but don t let anyone lead you to live a guarded life that is all.”
“Storytelling creates a healing serum. The thematic unguent of our personal story represents a fusion of the ineffable truths that each of us must discover within ourselves.”
“Whatever man seeks lies in his heart of love.”
“As a leader you should look in the mirror and ask yourself would I follow you ensured of a victory.”
“Strength isn t measured by how many things or people you manage but more prevalent is how much you can self manage and guide yourself to your next check point.”
“Life Algebra 101 - I truly value my own ignorance of what is to come for me, It is those unknown variables the shape my future based on my knowns of today and yesterday.”
“My position is for one to be thought of as a CHARACTER is totally different from one having CHARACTER.”
“If you haven t learned to love yourself you are in reality living a lie proclaiming to be in love with someone else.”