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Saturday, March 14, 2020

ನಮ್ಮ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು - Bengaluru or Bangalore - Things you need to know about!

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ನಮ್ಮ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು - Bengaluru or Bangalore - Things you need to know about!

Namma Bengaluru means our Bengaluru in Kannada. This phrase is used to bring about a sense of unity among the residents of Bengaluru to and to instill in them the thoughts that Bengaluru is their city and they are the ones who have to support it and work together to improve the city.

ನಮ್ಮ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು - Bengaluru or Bangalore - Things you need to know about!

Bengaluru (also called Bangalore) is the capital of India's southern Karnataka state. The center of India's high-tech industry, the city is also known for its parks and nightlife. By Cubbon Park, Vidhana Soudha is a Neo-Dravidian legislative building. Former royal residences include 19th-century Bangalore Palace, modeled after England’s Windsor Castle, and Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace, an 18th-century teak structure.

Population: 84.3 lakhs (2011)

State‎: ‎Karnataka

Official language‎: ‎Kannada

Area code(s)‎: ‎+91-(0)80

Founded by‎: ‎Kempe Gowda

Why is Bangalore so cool?

The main reason for Bangalore to be chill this year because it rained for nearly 2 months. whenever a place gets rains for 2 months that place will be cold during winter and hot in summer. In summer temperature in Bangalore can to go to 37℃. Annual rainfall is 850 millemeters.

Which is the hottest month in Bangalore?

The warmest month in Bengaluru is April, with an average high-temperature of 35.8°C (96.4°F) and an average low-temperature of 21.8°C (71.2°F).

Which is the coldest month in Bangalore?

The coldest month is January and the average temperature is around 15.1° Celsius.

Which is the best time to visit Bangalore?

The best time to visit Bangalore is during the winter season, i.e. October to February, when the weather is cool and pleasant. Located in the southern part of India, Bangalore experiences a moderate climate with bearable summers and winters.

Does it rain in August in Bangalore?

Bangalore Weather in August

On average August is the 3rd wettest month of the year in Bangalore with around 4.8 inches of rain making it a wet time to visit. This rainfall is typically spread over 9 days, although this may vary considerably.

What are the seasons in Bangalore?

Bangalore Weather

  •     Summers. As per Bangalore weather, the summer season lasts from April to June. The maximum temperature during the day rarely exceeds 33 deg C, making the summers quite mild.

  •     Winters. Winter season in Bangalore stretches on from December to February. ...

  •     Monsoon. The monsoon season in Bangalore is from June to August.

Which area is best to stay in Bangalore?

Here's our pick of the top 8 best places to stay in Bangalore for tourists.

  •     Koramangala. Located in south-east Bangalore, Koramangala is a quite a popular haunt among college students and young working professionals. ...

  •     Indiranagar. ...

  •     M.G. ...

  •     Ulsoor. ...

  •     Malleswaram. ...

  •     HSR Layout. ...

  •     Kammanahalli. ...

  •     Rajajinagar.

Which is the cheapest area in Bangalore?

Now! The Cheapest Place to Live in Bangalore

  •     Malleswaram. One of the oldest residential areas of Bangalore known for its social and cultural heritage. ...

  •     Kammanahalli. ...

  •     Basavanagudi. ...

  •     Marathahalli. ...

  •     Bellandur. ...

  •     Yelahanka. ...

  •     Hebbal. ...

  •     KR Puram.

Which is the richest area in Bangalore?

  •     Rajajinagar. Based on the listings with 99acres.com, Rajajinagar emerges as the most posh area in Bangalore with residential capital values averaging around Rs 12,370 per sq ft. ...

  •     Malleshwaram. ...

  •     Richmond Town. ...

  •     Benson Town. ...

  •     Ulsoor. ...

  •     Basavanagudi. ...

  •     Koramangala. ...

  •     Indira Nagar.

Which area is heart of Bangalore?

Bangalore lies in the southeast of the South Indian state of Karnataka. It is in the heart of the Mysore Plateau (a region of the larger Precambrian Deccan Plateau) at an average elevation of 900 m (2,953 ft). It is located at12.97°N 77.56°E and covers an area of 741 km2 (286 sq mi).

What is Bangalore famous for?

Bangalore is famous being the Silicon Valley of India, Karnataka's capital city is a well known IT hub and some of the world's major It corporations operate out of the city. Apart from MNCs, Bangalore is also home to many startups and Indian tech companies.

What should I buy from Bangalore?

Listed here are some things to buy in Bangalore.

8 Best Things to Buy In Bangalore

  •     Sandalwood Products. ...

  •     Mysore Silk Sari. ...

  •     Channapatna Wooden Toys. ...

  •     Coorg Coffee Powder. ...

  •     Mysore Pak. ...

  •     Dharwad Peda. ...

  •     Masala Cashew Nuts. ...

  •     Rosewood Inlay Work Paintings.

What is famous places in Bangalore to shop?

Here is a list of some top places in Bangalore to snap up souvenirs that are worth every penny.

  •     Varnam Store. Tourists usually tend to buy a souvenir that reflects the culture and traditions of the place they are in. ...

  •     Tarang. ...

  •     Jute Cottage. ...

  •     Prachin. ...

  •     Balaji's Antiques & Collectibles. ...

  •     Raga Arts. ...

  •     Cauvery Handicrafts Emporium.

Which is the largest lake in Bangalore?

Ulsoor

Ulsoor Lake is one of the biggest lake of Bangalore, situated on the eastern part of the city. It is also known as Halasuru Lake. It is spread of 123 acres and has a number of islands, with a 3 km shoreline. It is situated in the locality name Halasuru, near M G Road.

Is Bangalore good place to live?

Bengaluru or Bangalore city is known for its charm, luxurious modern lifestyle and the best comforts of living. People are on the lookout for luxury and comfort in every aspect of life. The Posh luxurious living is a status factor for many and they are ready to spend even if they are available in high prices.

Is Bangalore better than Delhi?

Although, from the past two years the summer temperatures have increased, but it is nothing compared to Delhi. The night life in Bangalore is any day better. Bangalore is much safer for women compared to Delhi. ... Delhi is the base for the Indian Government.

Is it safe to walk in Bangalore?

Pedestrian and Food Safety

Overall, Bangalore is a safe travel destination. However, the streets are overcrowded with vehicles and locals. ... Many of the local drivers do not stop for pedestrians unless they cannot avoid hitting them.




Saturday, March 07, 2020

Attitude Quotes That Will Help You Be More Positive - Part II

Saturday, March 07, 2020 0
Attitude Quotes That Will Help You Be More Positive - Part II

 Attitude Quotes That Will Help You Be More Positive in Life...

A positive attitude is a mindset that helps you see and recognize opportunities. Positive attitude means positive thinking. It is optimism and maintaining a positive mindset. It is a mental attitude that focuses on the bright side of life. It is a mindset that uses the words, “I can”, and “it is possible”.


 

Quotes About Positive Attitude (And Positive Mental Attitude)

Choose to be optimistic, it feels better. Dalai Lama

A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug. Patricia Neal

Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else. Tom Stoppard

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will. Zig Ziglar

View the events you consider obstacles as perfect opportunities to test your resolve and find your purpose. Wayne Dyer

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. Mary Robinson

You can do anything if you have enthusiasm. Henry Ford

Optimism refuses to believe that the road ends without options. Robert H. Schuller

Positive people are able to maintain a broader perspective and see the big picture which helps them identify solutions where as negative people maintain a narrower perspective and tend to focus on problems. Barbara Fredrickson

Do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do, not because you want something in return. Unknown

There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative. W. Clement Stone

An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality. Brian Tracy

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become. Jim Rohn

We choose what attitudes we have right now. And it’s a continuing choice. John C. Maxwell

A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results. Wade Boggs

If your attitude toward the world is good, you will obtain good results. If your attitude is excellent, excellent will your results. Earl Nightingale

With every adversity there is a seed of an equivalent or greater benefit for those who are motivated with positive mental attitude to become achievers. W. Clement Stone

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. Winnie The Pooh

Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. Tony Robbins

I’ve never been poor, only broke. Being poor is a frame of mind. Being broke is only a temporary situation. Mike Todd

Your mental attitude attracts to you everything that makes you what you are. Napoleon Hill

Quotes About Bad And Negative Attitude

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. William James

The only disability in life is a bad attitude. Scott Hamilton

Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true. Demosthenes

The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same. Carlos Castaneda

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning. Mahatma Gandhi

If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet. Isaac Bashevis Singer

Life is a daily cleansing. Negativity must be washed away, if you wish to attract positive experiences to your life. Leon Brown

People who retain their childish attitudes will rarely be able to hold on to the success they may achieve through their talent. Robert Greene

Skeptical, cynical attitudes can actually cut us off from so many interesting questions, and from reality itself. Robert Greene

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results. Willie Nelson

Good talent with bad attitude equals bad talent. Bill Walsh

Positive anything is better than negative nothing. Elbert Hubbard

Quotes About Attitude And Change

Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself. Jean-Paul Sartre

If you can’t change your fate, change your attitude. Amy Tan

You save yourself or you remain unsaved. Alice Sebold

Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will – his personal responsibility. Albert Einstein

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be. Henry David Thoreau

The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. Charles R. Swindoll

No matter what the situation, remind yourself ” I have a choice”. Deepak Chopra

All you can change is yourself, but sometimes that changes everything! Gary W Goldstein

When you blame others, you give up your power to change. Unknown

Everything changes for the better when you take ownership of your own problems. Robert Ringer

You may not be able to change a situation, but with humor you can change your attitude about it. Allen Klein

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. Andy Warhol

Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one. Hans Selye

Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost. Robert H. Schuller

Man can alter his life by altering his thinking. William James

You will find the whole world will change to you when you change your attitude toward it. Orison Swett Marden

One can choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances. Viktor E. Frankl

We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. Charles R. Swindoll

The most significant change in a person’s life is a change of attitude. Right attitudes produce right actions. William J. Johnston

If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior. Katharine Hepburn

If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. Wayne Dyer

Time is the coin of life. Only you can determine how it will be spent. Carl Sandburg

Quotes About Attitude, Work, Business, Leadership

Success is 80% attitude and 20% aptitude. Navjot Singh Sidhu

A man of character will make himself worthy of any position he is given. Mahatma Gandhi

If you want to lead on the highest level, be willing to serve on the lowest. John C. Maxwell

People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. John C. Maxwell

Suspicion against every kind of authority grew out of this experience, an attitude which has never again left me. Albert Einstein

I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. Helen Keller

Attitude and personality are as important as experience and ability. Brian Tracy

A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier. Tom Stoppard

The most successful people are those who are good at plan B. James Yorke

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes. William Bennett

Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. J.M. Barrie

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. Dale Carnegie

If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences. Criss Jami

If you’re not enjoying your work, you should either change your attitude, or change your job. Leo Tolstoy

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you. Maya Angelou

If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be. John Heywood

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. William James

Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us. Earl Nightingale

Be an independent thinker at all times, and ignore anyone who attempts to define you in a limiting way. Sherry Argov

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Henry Ward Beecher

In all affairs it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted. Bertrand Russell

And there are people that will stand in your corner and convince you to stand up for another round no matter what. Pete Wentz

Work is either fun or drudgery. It depends on your attitude. I like fun. Colleen C. Barrett

Be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. Christian D. Larson

Your people are a mirror of your attitude. If you have a poor attitude, you can’t expect your people to be upbeat. John C. Maxwell

We awaken in others the same attitude of mind we hold toward them. Elbert Hubbard

Seek first to understand, then to be understood. Stephen Covey

The way we see the problem is the problem. Stephen Covey

Quotes About Winning, “Can do” attitude And Sports

A winner never stops trying. Tom Landry Click

If they don’t have a winning attitude, I don’t want them. Bear Bryant

Great effort springs naturally from great attitude. Pat Riley

My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never. Duke Ellington

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. Confucius

I think the most important thing of all for any team is a winning attitude. The coaches must have it. The players must have it. The student body must have it. If you have dedicated players who believe in themselves, you don’t need a lot of talent. Bear Bryant

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. Norman Vincent Peale

The winner’s edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner’s edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success. Denis Waitley

What’s the secret to success? It’s no secret. You need a winning attitude, honesty and integrity, and a burning desire to succeed. Dave Thomas

Virtually nothing on earth can stop a person with a positive attitude who has his goals clearly in sight. Denis Waitley

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability. Walter Scott

To succeed, we must first believe that we can. Michael Korda

Winners never quit and quitters never win. Vince Lombardi

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. Vince Lombardi

You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win. Zig Ziglar

Don’t live life as a spectator. Always examine life: Espouse new ideas, long for new things, constantly discovering new interests, escaping from boring routines. Engage life with enthusiasm; grasping life aggressively and squeezing from it every drop of excitement, satisfaction, and joy. The key to unleashing life’s potential is attitude. The person who approaches life with a child-like wonder is best prepared to defy the limitations of time, is more alive, more of a participant in life than the person who remains a spectator. Felix Baumgartner

Peak performance begins with your taking complete responsibility for your life and everything that happens to you. Brian Tracy

The next time you feel slightly uncomfortable with the pressure in your life, remember no pressure, no diamonds. Pressure is a part of success. Eric Thomas

Don’t take reset after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck. A.P.J Abdul Kalam

Achievers have a can-do attitude that sets them apart from mere dreamers. Achievers are sold out to success – no matter the obstacles – and they are willing to put forth the effort and pay the price of success. Jim Rohn

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal. Thomas Jefferson

Definiteness of purpose with positive mental attitude is the starting point of all worthwhile achievement. Napoleon Hill

The secret is contained in a three-part formula I learned in the gym: self-confidence, a positive mental attitude, and honest hard work. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Who we become is the result of our disciplined actions. Brendon Burchard

Do the act and the attitude follows. Noah Kagan

Champions keep playing until they get it right. Billie Jean King

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does. Serena Williams

Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. Muhammad Ali

If you don’t see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner. Zig Ziglar

Quotes About The Attitude of Gratitude

Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty. Doris Day

Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you. Les Brown

The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings. Henry Ward Beecher

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. William Arthur Ward

Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude. Albert Schweitzer

Appreciation can make a day—even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. Margaret Cousins

Of all the ‘attitudes’ we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing. Zig Ziglar

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you’re going to live your life. Joel Osteen

Be gentle with yourself, learn to love yourself, to forgive yourself, for only as we have the right attitude toward ourselves can we have the right attitude toward others. Wilferd Peterson

Develop an ‘attitude of gratitude.’ Say thank you to everyone you meet for everything they do for you. Brian Tracy

With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose. Wayne Dyer

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. G.K. Chesterton

When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude. Elie Wiesel

When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in. Kristin Armstrong

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. John F. Kennedy

Gratitude doesn’t change the scenery. It merely washes clean the glass you look through so you can clearly see the colors. Richelle E. Goodrich

Gratitude opens the door to the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude. Deepak Chopra

If we can develop a truly humble attitude, we can change the world. Pope Francis

Gratitude turns what we have into enough. Melody Beattie

Quotes About A Calm Attitude, Zen Attitude And Being Responsible

Be patient. Relax and trust. Let go. Then, let go some more. Melody Beattie

To hell with circumstances. I create opportunities. Bruce Lee

The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves. William Shakespeare

To be upset over what you don’t have is to waste what you do have. Ken Keyes Jr

Try not to react merely in the moment. Pull back from the situation. Take a wider view. Compose yourself. Epictetus

You must not get hung up on any single frame of mind. Adopt an attitude appropriate to the moment. Robert Greene

There is one thing we can actually control—the mind-set with which we respond to the events around us. Robert Greene

How you carry yourself reflects what you think of yourself. Robert Greene

You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you. Brian Tracy

It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed. Ram Dass

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. George Bernard Shaw

Showing a lack of self-control is in the same vein granting authority to others – perhaps I need someone else to control me. Criss Jami

Self-confidence is an attitude and attitudes are more important than facts. Brian Tracy

Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is some thing in them. Christian D. Larson

When you no longer perceive the world as hostile, there is no more fear, and when there is no more fear, you think, speak and act differently. Eckhart Tolle

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the high road to pride, self-esteem and personal satisfaction. Brian Tracy

The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That’s the day we truly grow up. John C. Maxwell

Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go they merely determine where you start. Nido Qubein

Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do. Buddha

Be the light in the dark, be the calm in the storm and be at peace while at war. Michael Dolan

No one will come in to rescue you. You just have to step out somehow, and make your dreams come true. Moffat Machingura

What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more. Seneca

Take charge of your attitude. Don’t let someone else choose it for you. Dale Carnegie

You cannot change the course of events, but you can change your attitude, and what really matters is the attitude and not the mere event. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. Marcus Aurelius

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens. Epictetus

When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master. Baruch Spinoza

Never wish life were easier, wish that you were better. Jim Rohn

Attitude Quotes For Girls

You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude. Eleanor Roosevelt

You need to hear this loud and clear: No one is coming. It is up to you. Mel Robbins

You can’t control how you feel. But you can always choose how you act. Mel Robbins

The problem was very clear. It was me. I was holding myself back. Mel Robbins

Nobody was my support. You have to support yourself and I think that is the beauty of being a woman. Kangana Ranaut

I cannot pretend to be sorry for things that I am not, and I cannot pretend to be somebody else that I am not. Kangana Ranaut

I need nothing from my companion. No money, no financial security, no emotional support, nothing. All I want is the freedom to be myself. Kangana Ranaut

I am a lot more than my appearance, or my age, or my colour, or my hair. Kangana Ranaut

Be a girl with a mind, a woman with attitude, and a lady with class. Unknown

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not. Oprah Winfrey

Attitude Quotes For Boys

Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality. Les Brown

It doesn’t matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going. Brian Tracy

You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you. Brian Tracy

If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams. Les Brown

Take time as it comes, the wind as it blows, woman as she is. Alfred de Musset

Life isn’t fair. It never will be. Quit trying to make it fair. You don’t need it to be fair. Go make life unfair to your advantages. Robert T. Kiyosaki

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Be proud of who you are. Eminem

If you have enemies, good that means you stood up for something. Eminem

Monday, November 25, 2019

Blessed 7 Amazing Hindu Proverbs

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Blessed 7 Amazing Hindu Proverbs

Hindu proverbs boil down all the wisdom of that part of the world: thousands of years old and extremely rich. It’s a culture where mysticism and spirituality have always had a huge role.

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Hindu culture is absolutely fabulous. It’s a wonderful mix of expressions that have come from a wide range of different nations. That’s why it’s such a vastly rich culture. It’s also why you can see this in all of its different cultural manifestations, including its proverbs.


Hindu culture also has Arabic, Buddhist, British, and Portuguese influences. There are the local cultures that have shaped it too, of course. That’s why Hindu proverbs are such a multicolored display of ways to look at life. Here are seven of them.

1. Adversity in Hindu Proverbs


One of the most beautiful Hindu proverbs is about adversity. It goes like this: “There isn’t a tree in the world that the wind hasn’t shaken.” It’s such a beautiful metaphor that reminds you that no one can escape adversity. It’s completely unavoidable.


Bad times are like a wind that shakes the branches and tests their stability. What really stands out in this message is the fact that it doesn’t matter what kind of life you live, you’ll always be vulnerable to its attacks. But you shouldn’t see them as strange or unusual, because adversity is just part of life.

2. A Peaceful Heart


The topic of internal peace is one of the most common topics in Hindu proverbs. All its religions and philosophies talk a lot about this balanced state where you become calm, and come to a place of peace with yourself and the world.


That’s why there’s a Hindu proverb that goes: “A peaceful heart sees a celebration in any village.” What it means is that it all starts from within. If your spirit is peaceful, you’ll look at the outside world with a positive perspective. In the same way, internal wars will make you see everything much darker.

3. Reading and Action


Here’s what one Hindu proverb says about reading: “It is always good for the ignorant to read books. It is even better when they retain what they have read. It is better still when they have understood it. But it is best when they do all those things, and put their hands  to work.”


This time the message is about giving an equal importance to learning and taking action based on your knowledge. It sets up a scale that starts with reading. Then it moves on to internalizing what you’ve read. And it finally ends with taking action based on what you now know.

4. Generosity of the Soul


Most of these philosophies line up in a similar place. They all talk about solidarity and brotherliness as the supreme values. These are the values that make us into one race dealing with the same hardships, with the same destiny.


That’s why there’s one Hindu proverbs that goes: “Trees refuse no one their shade, not even the woodcutter.” It’s a poetic way of saying that this task of helping people even includes the people who’ve hurt you.

5. The Path to Happiness


There aren’t many easy pathways to happiness. But there’s no doubt that one path is to do noble things for other people. There’s a Hindu proverb that has this same message. It says: “True happiness consists of making other people happy.”


Other people’s happiness always play a part in personal happiness. It’s much easier to feel good about life and the world when the people around you are happy. No one who wants to harm other people can ever really achieve it, either.

6. Reaping and Sowing


Everything in life is linked together. Things happen because there’s something that leads them to happen. But most of us tend to see all these different parts of life as isolated incidents. There are so many times when we don’t notice that we’re just reaping what we’re sowing.


There’s also a Hindu proverb that makes a reference to this. “The good you did yesterday will bring you happiness when you wake.” This is about the idea that being good to other people will bring you personal happiness.

7. The Ocean and a Drop of Water


The personal and universal aren’t exclusive concepts. They’re always deeply linked. They have a mutual influence on each other, and you can’t pull them apart. That’s why there are always so many personal elements in universal things. Of course, personal things are also their own universe.


That’s exactly what one Hindu proverb says. “God too hides himself in the ocean within a drop of water.” You shouldn’t take the word “God” literally in this quote. What it’s really talking about is a “higher power,” not a specific god.


In the end, all these Hindu proverbs have two things in common: beauty and depth. Hindu culture also shows itself off in a ton of different ways, as you can see in these fascinating statements that can help magnify your spirit.

Best of Best : God's Quotes

Monday, November 25, 2019 0
Best of Best : God's Quotes

God has been conceived as either personal or impersonal. In theism, God is the creator and sustainer of the universe, while in deism, God is the creator, but not the sustainer, of the universe. In pantheism, God is the universe itself.


Brahma is the first god in the Hindu triumvirate, or trimurti. The triumvirate consists of three gods who are responsible for the creation, upkeep and destruction of the world.

“God made you a masterpiece – be blessed, secure, disciplined and equipped.” – Joel Osteen

Hinduism dies if untouchability lives, and untouchability has to die if Hinduism is to live.     - Mahatma Gandhi

“When the solution is simple, God is answering.” – Albert Einstein

The greatest contentment comes from devotion alone and not from it's rewards, therefore one who has this devotion seeks nothing else.      - Lord Krishna

“Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.” – Saint Augustine

“We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him. He walks everywhere incognito.” – C.S. Lewis

“God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.” – Billy Graham

The three essentials of Hinduism are belief in God, in the Vedas as revelation, in the doctrine of Karma and transmigration.      - Swami Vivekananda

The awakened sages call a person wise when all his undertakings are free from anxiety about results.  - Lord Krishna

You are what you believe in. You become that which you believe you can become. - Bhagavad Gita

 “God will never give you anything you can’t handle, so don’t stress.” – Kelly Clarkson

 “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God’s gift, that’s why we call it the present.” – Joan Rivers

The essence of Hinduism is the same essence of all true religions: Bhakti or pure love for God and genuine compassion for all beings.  - Radhanath Swami

“God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?” – William Arthur Ward

Affirm divine calmness and peace, and send out only thoughts of love and goodwill if you want to live in peace and harmony. Never get angry, for anger poisons your system. -  Paramahansa Yogananda

The ultimate goal of human life is to transcend culture and personality to the unconditioned pure being. But the means to do this is through our culture and way of life.  - David Frawley

“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” – Reinhold Niebuhr

“Every man’s life is a fairy tale written by God’s fingers.” – Hans Christian Andersen

“Being human means you will make mistakes. And you will make mistakes, because failure is God’s way of moving you in another direction.” – Oprah Winfrey

 “Krishna taught in the Bhadavad Gita: ‘karmanyeva-adhikaraste ma phalesu kadachana’, which means, ‘Be active, never be inactive, and don’t react to the outcome of the work.”  ― Anonymous, Buddhist Scriptures

“Every day is a gift from God. There’s no guarantee of tomorrow, so that tells me to see the good in this day to make the most of it.” – Joel Osteen

India is the meeting place of the religions and among these Hinduism alone is by itself a vast and complex thing, not so much a religion as a great diversified and yet subtly unified mass of spiritual thought, realization and aspiration.   - Sri Aurobindo

Hinduism at its best has spoken the only relevant truth about the way to self-realization in the full sense of the word.      - Count Hermann Keyserling

“Faith is about trusting God when you have unanswered questions.” – Joel Osteen

 “You are a spiritual being with a human experience.”   ― His Divine Holiness Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam

“I believe that whatever comes at a particular time is a blessing from God.” – A. R. Rahman

“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” – Corrie Ten Boom

“Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God.” – Martin Luther

Hinduism the perennial philosophy that is at the core of all religions.      - Aldous Huxley

Here an attempt is made to explain suffering: the outcaste of traditional Hinduism is held to deserve his fetched fate; it is a punishment for the wrongs he did in a previous life.      - Walter Kaufmann

He alone sees truly who sees the Lord the same in every creature seeing the same Lord everywhere, he does not harm himself or others.      - Lord Krishna

“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” – Soren Kierkegaard

“Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.” – Socrates

 “Anyone who is steady in his determination for the advanced stage of spiritual realization and can equally tolerate the onslaughts of distress and happiness is certainly a person eligible for liberation.”   ― A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, The Bhagavad-gita

“Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams.” – Ben Carson

“I will thank God for the day and the moment I have.” – Jim Valvano

“Look for God, suggests my Guru. Look for God like a man with his head on fire looks for water.” – Elizabeth Gilbert

“Let us never forget to pray. God lives. He is near. He is real. He is not only aware of us but cares for us. He is our Father. He is accessible to all who will seek Him.” – Gordon B. Hinckley

“God sleeps in the minerals, awakens in plants, walks in animals, and thinks in man.” – Arthur Young

“God gives us relatives; thank God, we can choose our friends.” – Addison Mizner

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Sai Baba of Shirdi/Quotes

Sunday, July 26, 2015 0
Sai Baba of Shirdi/Quotes

Sai Baba of Shirdi/Quotes

 Sai Baba of Shirdi, also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian spiritual master who is regarded by his devotees as a saint and a fakir. He is revered by both his Hindu and Muslim devotees during, as well as after his lifetime.

Quotes from Shirdi Sai Baba

  •  Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy.

  • The life ahead can only be glorious if you learn to live in total harmony with the Lord.

  • You must pass your days in song. Let your whole life be a song.

  • Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them.

  • Life is a song - sing it. Life is a game - play it. Life is a challenge - meet it. Life is a dream - realize it. Life is a sacrifice - offer it. Life is love - enjoy it.

  • I have come to light the lamp of love in your hearts, to see that it shines day by day with added luster.

  • I shall be with you, wherever you are, guarding you and guiding you. March on, have no fear.

  • Duty is God; Work is worship. Even the tiniest work is a flower placed at the Feet of God.


Start the Day with Love;

Spend the Day with Love;

Fill the Day with Love;

End the Day with Love;

This is the way to God.


  • Cultivate nearness with Me in the heart and it will be rewarded. Then you too will acquire a fraction of that Supreme Love.


Love as Thought is Truth.

Love as Action is Right Conduct.

Love as Understanding is Peace.

Love as Feeling is Non-violence.

Duty without love is deplorable.

Duty with love is desirable.

Love without duty is Divine.

  • Your heart must be transparent, like glass, with spiritual light within illuminating the whole world.

  • Peace can only be won the hard way, by eliminating violence and greed from the hearts of individual.

  • The secret of happiness is not doing what one likes to do but in liking what one has to do.

  • The end of wisdom is freedom; The end of culture is perfection;

  • The end of knowledge is love; The end of education is character.

  • First you must grapple with the fact that duty is God and start doing your duty.

  • I have come not to disturb or destroy any faith, but to confirm each in his own faith - so that Christian becomes a better Christian, the Muslim, a better Muslim, and the Hindu, a better Hindu.

  • Transmuting "man" into "God" and experiencing that Ananda or Bliss is the one and only achievement for which life is to be devoted.

  • The minimum qualifications for Grace are surrender of ego.

  • The treasure that is precious is the quality of even mindedness in all situations.

  • The joy of being the master of senses is far greater than being their slave.

  • Your progress is reflected back as Grace, your decline is reflected back as its absence. The mirror just reflects. It has no partiality or prejudice.

Sathya is what I teach;

Dharma is the way I live;

Shanthi is the mark of My personality;

Prema is my very Nature.

Peace is shore less ocean - it is the light that illuminates the world.

Virtue is the sign of the educated person. This is what makes education worthwhile.

God can be felt and experienced only in the deepest depths of silence.

Education must remove hatred between the pilgrims on the various roads to God. There is only one God, one Goal, one Law, one Truth, one Religion and one Reason.

To help the helpless is the only way to please, follow and reach Him.

Mind, word and act; all three must be filled with the belief that all is His play; that is the genuine path.

You are in the Light, then the Light is in you, You are the Light.

Desire is storm, greed is whirlpool, pride is precipice, attachment is avalanche, ego is volcano. Discard desire and you are liberated.

Devotion has to be unintermittent, uninterrupted, like the flow of oil from one vessel to another.

Human society minus God is equal to a forest of brutes.

Bear all and do nothing;

Hear all and say nothing;

Give all and take nothing;

Serve all and be nothing.

Man minus immorality is Immortality.

God is for those, who are not for themselves.

So long as the sugar is on the tongue, you feel the sweetness in taste. Similarly, so long as the heart has love, peace and devotion, you feel the bliss.

If you will not rise above the things of the world, they will rise above you.

Praying is your task; what happens to the prayer is dependent on the Grace of God.

Seek out your faults and others' merits. Seeking others' faults is dire sin.

Your duty is to pray for the welfare of the world and to work for it as far as it lies in your power.

Earning money cannot be the purpose of education. Acquiring good qualities can be the only purpose of education.

True devotion must not get dispirited; nor elated or satisfied with lesser gains; it must fight against failure, loss, calumny, calamity, ridicule and against egoism and pride, impatience and cowardice.

Follow the Master;

Face the devil;

Fight to the end;

Finish the goal.

If animal feelings are washed out, Divine feelings begin to overflow instead.

A man who has no love in him is as barren as a cloud with no moisture, a tree with no fruits or a cow yielding no milk; he is ever far from God and can never earn His Grace.

Life is a bridge over the sea of changes. Do not build a house on it.

In the innermost recess of your heart there is a reservoir of peace where you must take refuge.

Employ yourself usefully. Be like a trustee, holding on trust, on behalf of God, for the purpose, which He likes and approves.

Hear good things, see good, do good, think good, then you get the Grace of God, as all the evil tendencies will be uprooted.

All are expressions of the same God, as bulbs lit by the same current through manifold colors and wattage.

Have faith in His Grace and lead a virtuous life, a life devoted to the service of the weak; a life spent in the thought about the might and glory of God.

The refinement of an individual is measured by the yardstick of sense control.

Prayer must emanate from the heart, where God resides, and not from the head where doctrines and doubts clash.

You have come from God, you are a spark of His Glory; you are a wave of that Ocean of Bliss; you will get peace only when you again merge in Him.

See God in every one you meet; see God in every thing you handle. Live together, revere each other, let not the seeds of envy and hate grow and choke the clear stream of Love.

Make your life a rose that speaks silently in the language of fragrance.

Be in the world, but let not the world be in you.

Be like the lions in the spiritual field, rule over the forest of the senses and roam fearlessly with full faith in victory.

The heart with compassion is the temple of God.

Start early, Drive slowly, Reach safely.

Watch your Words, Action, Thoughts, Character and Heart.

Education softens the heart. If the heart is hard, one cannot claim to be educated.

Faith in ourselves and faith in God: this is the secret of Greatness, for God is Love.

Good ideas, good conduct and adherence to Truth should result from our education. Only those who acquire these qualities can be called truly educated.

Devotion to the Divine will give you Bliss, Prosperity and Peace. It cannot inflict pain, perturbation or personal anxiety. It fosters love and brings all together as one band of brothers.

Every action of yours at the present time is bound to have a reaction, resound and reflection in the future.

Reach the point where churches, temples, mosques do not matter, where all roads end, from where all roads run.

Doing one's duty, however small, in an unattached manner gives rise to the awakening of self-awareness.

Bend the body, mend the senses and end the mind - this is the way to Immortality.

Why fear when I am here? Put all your faith in Me. I shall guide you and guard you.

Try within your means to satisfy the needs of the poor.

If you place complete faith in the Lord at all times, you will receive His Grace. Grace takes away the pain of Karma. The Lord can save man completely from Karma.

God has no preferences and prejudices; His is but reaction, reflection and resound.

Where there is Faith, there is Love;

Where there is Love, there is Peace;

Where there is Peace, there is Truth;

Where there is Truth, there is God;

Where there is God, there is Bliss.

Life is Love, enjoy it;

Life is Challenge, meet it;

Life is a Song, sing it;

Life is a Dream, realize it;

Life is a Game, play it;

Life is a Goal. achieve it.

Ego lives by getting and forgetting;

Love lives by giving and forgiving;

Love is expansion; Self is contraction;

Self is lovelessness; Love is selflessness.

There is only one religion, the religion of Love;

There is only one language, the language of the Heart;

There is only one caste, the caste of Humanity;

There is only one law, the law of Karma;

There is only one God, He is Omnipresent.

Haste makes waste;

Waste makes worry;

So do not be in a hurry.

You are not one person, but three:

The one you think you are;

The one others think you are;

The one you really are.

Money comes and goes; morality comes and grows.

Nations are many, but Earth is one;

Beings are many, but Breath is one;

Stars are many, but Sky is one;

Oceans are many, but Water is one;

Religions are many, but God is one;

Jewels are many, but Gold is one;

Appearances are many, but Reality is One.

Come just one step forward, I shall take a hundred towards you. Shed one tear, I shall wipe a hundred from your eyes.

The proof of rain is in the wetness of the ground; the proof of devotion is in the peace the aspirant has attained.

Every experience is a lesson, every loss is a gain.

You should completely forget the help rendered by you to others and the harm done to you by others.

If wealth is lost, nothing is lost.

If health is lost, something is lost.

If character is lost, all is lost.

The body has to be utilized for service to others. More bliss can be got from serving others than from merely serving oneself.

You should consider every individual as God. This is true worship.

You are not doing service for others. You are doing it always for yourselves, to the God in you, the God who is equally present in others.

If it is good and will harm no one, go ahead. If it is not good, put it aside. If not sure, do nothing until sure.

What is needed today is that we should lead a life of good quality. The fostering of sterling character and good conduct is the need of the world. Once we have greater numbers of such people of good quality, the country and the world will become prosperous and peaceful.

You must act ever in the consciousness of your divinity and recognize in each being, a brother, a child of God. The whole world is one family.

The only permanent change is slow, steady change.

God, if you think, God you are

Dust if you think, dust you are

As you think, so you become

Think God, be God.

Those who seek to acquire steadiness of faith must first acquire the strength to bear grief and pain, insult and injury. The succession of joy and grief must help confirm the faith and make it immovable. That alone can evidence true devotion.

Individual spiritual practice is the negative pole and service is the positive pole. The conjunction of both poles can alone bring success. The mind carries the divine principle (the light of love) and conveys it to all who contact it.

We can be successful leaders only if we are disciplined followers, who do not issue commands to others but rather set an example of service in our actions.

If you have the inclination to do good work, God will give you the time to do good things.

Man falsely imagines "I am doing this", "I am planning this". It is the supreme, all pervasive consciousness that motivates, unfolds the skills and operates the intellect.

Let God work through you and there will be no more duty. Let God shine forth. Let God show Himself. Live God, Eat God. Drink God. Breathe God. Realize the Truth and the other things will take care of themselves.

Treat all as your own self. Do not have a double standard.

What you would desire others to do for you, you should do for others. You should respect others, as you want to be respected by them.

Love all men without distinction; Know that mankind is a single community.

Is the intention pure, selfless, and born out of love? Is it based on truth? Does it result in peace? If so, it is a right action.

True humanness consists of a continuous series of tiny acts executed with absolute sincerity and largeness of heart.

The quality of one's feelings determines one's future.

Think before speaking; Think before acting; Then go ahead, If you feel good about it.

See good - Hear good  - Speak good - Do good - Be good

If you strive to find your Self by using your mind, you will strive and strive in vain, because the mind cannot give you the Truth. You are that Self. All else is illusion of the mind's creation.

Every being in the universe has the potentiality of transcending the senses. Even the little worm will one day transcend the senses and reach God. No life will be a failure. There is no such thing as failure in the universe.

More than listening to a hundred lectures or delivering them to others, offering one act as genuine service attracts the Grace of God.

We should not aspire for acclaim and praise from those around us, but do service only to secure the Grace of God and not for any other reward from any one.

Bury bad thoughts under good ones. Then the bad ones will just fade away and be forgotten.

Living is not enough; it has no value by itself. It is the motives, the feelings, the thoughts, the attitudes that prompt the day to day life that matters.

Secure spiritual bliss first and then try to convey it to those who thirst. When the tank is dry, how can the taps give water?

Always try to put yourself in the position of the other and judge your action against the background. Then you will not be wrong.

Make the mind, the voice and the actions agree in harmony. That is the right way of life.

Impurity is a mere superimposition under which the real nature of man has been hidden.

Where divinity is sought after, one ought always to behave in the spirit of Love, devoid of the slightest trace of hate, envy and anger. When one cultivates the inner look, one attains the conviction of the basic equality of all.

What is heard has to be pondered over. What is pondered over has to be put into practice. It is only when all three are accomplished that the realization of Bliss can be attained.

The secret of perfect health lies in keeping the mind always cheerful - never worried, never hurried, never borne down by any fear, thought or anxiety.

The pure heart is the best mirror for the reflection of Truth. So all these disciplines are for the purification of the heart. As soon as it is pure, all truths flash upon it in a minute.

O Lord, take my love and let it flow in fullness of devotion to Thee.

O Lord, take my hands and let them work incessantly for Thee.

O Lord, take my soul and let it be merged in oneness with Thee.

O Lord, take my mind and thoughts and let them be in tune with Thee.

O Lord, take my everything and let me be an instrument for thy work.

Religion is three-fourths character. Only those who preserve character can be pronounced truly religious.

Desire destroys devotion, anger destroys wisdom, greed destroys work - hence these bad qualities must be sacrificed. With good and sweet words, keeping desires under check and control (for ultimate removal), one should start on the path of sacrifice.

Man derives all the joy and peace that he needs from within himself and not from sources outside himself. So the best spiritual discipline is: strengthen the inward vision.

Anything that helps you maintain unruffled equanimity is right action.

True love expands the self; attachment contracts it.

Moderation in temper is virtue; Moderation in principle is a vice.

The harder the circumstances, the more trying the environment, the stronger are those who come out of those circumstances.

That which happens physically on the outside in terms of actions is not of major importance. What is important is that which comes from inside.

This body is the residence of God. The food you take is the offering you make to him. Your act of bathing is the ceremonial bathing of Him who is in You. The ground you walk on is His domain. The joy you gain is His gift. The grief you experience is His lesson. Remember Him ever, in sun and rain, day and night, asleep and awake.

Offer service and receive love. This is the recipe for experiencing Divinity. Our love should not be confined to our kith and kin. It must extend beyond the family to society as a whole, then to the nation at large and finally embrace the whole world.

Whatever books you may read, you cannot realize the Divine merely by intellectual effort. One must put it into practice. That sense of oneness can only be promoted by the practice of love and not by any other means.

It is not what you have achieved that is important. It is the broadness of heart that has motivated you to do work that counts. Being broad minded with a selfless attitude, humility and obedience, you should try to share the difficulties of others around you. It is the purity of heart that is more important than the magnitude of the work itself.

Our relationships are heart to heart relationships. Ours is a business of love, not a business of money or materials.

For the progress of humanity, work alone is not adequate, but the work should be associated with love, compassion, right conduct, truthfulness and sympathy. Without the above qualities, selfless service cannot be performed.

God will not ask you when and where you did service? He will ask, with what motive did you do it? What was the intention that prompted you? You may weigh the service and boast of its quantity. But God seeks quality - the quality of heart, the purity of mind, the holiness of motive.

Living with God is education

Living for God is Service

Living in God is Realization

Reform the body, reconstruct the mind, regulate the way of living, then, the country will become automatically strong and prosperous.

Before you speak, think -Is it necessary? Is it true? Is it kind? Will it hurt anyone?

Will it improve on the silence?

The first step in the Sadhana is the cleansing of the speech. Talk sweet without anger. Do not boast of your scholarship or attainments. Be humble, eager to serve; conserve your speech. Practice silence. That will save you from squabbles, frittering thoughts and faction.

Spend a few minutes every morning and evening in the Silence of your own shrine or home; spend them with the highest of all the Powers that you know of. Be in His elevating and Inspiring company; worship Him mentally; offer unto Him all the work you do; you will come out of the silence nobler and more heroic than when you went in.

Forget the harm that anyone has done to you, and forget the good that you have done to others.

There is only one royal road for the spiritual journey...Love

Be Silent yourself, that will induce Silence in others. Do not fall into the habit of shouting, talking long and loud. Reduce contacts to the minimum. Carry with you an atmosphere of quiet contemplation, wherever you happen to be. The less you talk, the more will become your mental power. With the increase in your mental capacity, there will be increase in your power of discrimination too. Consequently, you will give up "individual discrimination". Because of this, you will begin to consider the good of the world at large rather than your own individual welfare. You must cultivate such broad feelings from this young age itself.

Learn the value of Silence, of Namasmarana, of Bhajan, of Japa, of Dhyana, of single-minded remembrance of the Lord, of the association with spiritually kin. These will stand you in good stead, when distress assails you.

The voice of God can be heard in the region of your heart when the tongue is stilled and the storm is tilled and the waves are calm. There will be no temptations for others to shout when you talk to them in whispers. Set the level of the tone yourself; as low as possible, as high as necessary to reach the outermost boundary of the circle you are addressing. Conserve sound, since it is the treasure of the element akasa, an emanation from God Himself. Reason can prevail only when arguments are advanced without the whipping up of sound. Silence is the speech of the spiritual seeker. Soft sweet speech is the expression of genuine love. Hate screeches, fear squeals, conceit trumpets. But love sings lullabies. It soothes. It applies balm. Practice the vocabulary of love; unlearn the language of hate and contempt.

Silence is the only language of the realized. Practice moderation in speech. That will help you in many ways. It will develop Prema, for most misunderstandings and factions arise out of carelessly spoken words. When the foot slips, the wound can be healed; but when the tongue slips, the wound it causes in the heart of another will fester for life. The tongue is liable to four big errors: uttering falsehood, scandalizing, finding fault with others, and excessive speech. All these have to be avoided if there is to be Shanthi for the individual as well as for society.

Good works never languish for want of funds; the Lord will come to their rescue. Only it may take some time; do not lose heart... You should not collect money in devious ways. Help should come from pious hearts, from well-earned money, from persons who know and appreciate the purpose for which they give. That is why I oppose all benefit shows, where you tempt people with a dance or a drama or a film and collect money for your pet plan.

In all effort, if you trust in a Higher Power, which is ready to come to your help, work is made easy. This comes out of Bhakti, reliance on the Lord, the source of all Power. When you travel by train, you have only to purchase the ticket, enter the proper train and take a seat, leaving the rest to the engine. Why should you carry the bed and trunk on your head? So too put your trust in the Lord and carry on to the best of your ability.

You have been born because you did not pass in certain subjects; there is some balance of experience, which you must acquire to complete the course. If you get convinced that your true nature is the Atma, then you have finished the course and 'passed'.

You should see that no dirt settles upon the mind; that is to say, you should move about in such company that dirt is avoided. Falsehood, injustice, indiscipline, cruelty, hate -- these form the dirt; Sathya, Dharma, Shanthi, Prema -- these form the clean elements. If you inhale the pure air of these latter, your mind will be free from evil bacilli and you will be mentally sturdy and physically strong.

The year becomes new, the day becomes holy, when you sanctify it by spiritual discipline, not otherwise.

Do not crave for recognition and respect from others; crave rather for winning grace from the Lord.

God is love, live in love.

The Lord will be watching with a thousand eyes the least activity of man to discover any slight trace of selfless love sweetening it.

A sound mind ensures a sound body; a sound body ensures a sound mind.

The body will shine if the character is fine; service of man and worship of God will preserve its charm.

The peace that pervades the heart can never be shaken for any reason; only peace of this kind is worthy of the name.

Love all beings; that is enough.

The grace of God is like insurance. It will help you in your time of need without any limit.

The service of man is the only means by which you can serve God.

God is in you

God is in every word of yours,

Every deed and thought.

Speak, do and think as befits Him.

Do not seek to discover or discuss the evil in others, for the attempt will tarnish your own minds.

Life is: Loving - Listening - Lifting - Learning - Living

Thinking, discriminating and practice - all three constitute the basic human characteristics.

Education should build character.

Its is Truth and Truth alone, that is one's real friend, relative.

Faith is like our life breath. It is impossible to live even for a minute in this world without faith.

Resolve to carry on the quest of your own Reality.

When hatred sprouts, Envy raises its hood.

When Love sprouts, Peace descends like dew.

Life is the car, your heart is the key and God is the chauffeur.

Expand yourselves; do not contract into your own tiny individuality.

Foster Love

Live in Love

Spread Love

Have the name and form of God as your companion, guide and guardian throughout the toils of the waking hours.

When you retire for the night offer grateful homage to God for being with you all day long.

The present is a product of the past, but it is also the seed for the future.

Experience that is drawn through any of the senses has an effect on one's health.

The mind sees separateness, Love sees unity.

Head in the forest; Hands in society

Today's man is pursuing unrestrained sense cravings. These pursuits drag man's mind into the gutter.

A man's well-being depends upon his degree of contentment.

Every living being in this world is knowingly or unknowingly on a spiritual pilgrimage.

Every one is the embodiment of God.

Character is the most precious gift of education.

Life is a challenge, meet it! Life is a dream, realize it! Life is a game, play it! Life is Love, enjoy it!

You are all members of the same family, bound by the Religion of Love.

True education is not for a mere living, but for a fuller and meaningful life.

Devotion is not a uniform to be worn on certain days and then to be put aside.

If the mind of man is not reformed and purified then all the plans to reform the world will be futile.

What God gives is never exhausted

What man gives never lasts.

Love must express itself as Service.

Meaning of WATCH

    W [your] Words

    A  [your] Action

    T [your] Thoughts

    C [your] Character

    H [your] Heart

You must make the mind the servant of God, not the slave of the senses.

Good company is important; it helps to cultivate good qualities.

As close as you are to God, so close is God to you.

The synthesis of pure, calming food is breathing pure air, listening to good sounds, looking at good sights, and touching pure objects.

We must control our desires.

Don't waste money

Don't waste time

Don't waste food

Don't waste energy

I - Want - Peace

"I" is ego.

"Want" is desire.

Remove ego and desire and you have peace.

The gift of food to the hungry is the noblest of all gifts.

When we sit for the meal, we feel light and effortless. When we are done, we should rise with the same feeling of lightness and effortlessness.

Love...doesn't allow any room for pettiness or narrow outlook.

We should realize that man has not only a mind, which conceives thoughts, but also a heart, which can put them into practice.

The teachers of tomorrow are the students of today.

Renunciation is the power of battling against evil forces and holding the mind in check.

The heart of man, which is now allowed to lie fallow, has to be plowed by spiritual exercises like repetition of God's name.

Teachers must be examples of Love and Truth.

Being example is the best form of Service.

Desire makes man forget his real nature and reduces him to be status of a beast.

Let the different faiths exist; let them flourish and the glory of God be sung in all the languages and in a variety of tunes.

Dedicate all your thoughts, words, and deeds to Him.

Man will realize his mission on earth when he knows himself as Divine and reveres others as Divine.

God gave you the time, space, cause, material, idea, skill, chance, and fortune. Why should you feel as if your are the doer?

If you give up and surrender to the lord, He will guide you and guard you.

Ignorance is the most important cause of sorrow.

Once we surrender our mind to God completely, He will take care of us in every way.

Learn to speak what you feel, and act what you speak.

Small minds select narrow roads; expand your mental vision and take to the broad road of helpfulness, compassion and service.

Politics without principles,

Education without character,

Science without humanity, and

Commerce without morality

Are not only useless, but also positively dangerous.

Try to conduct yourself in such a way as not to injure others.

A nation that has no bridle on its sensuality can never thrive or survive.

God is all Names and all Forms

Have constructive thoughts; consoling words; compassionate acts.

The first thing you have to do, to impress upon your mind the reality, is to recite the name of God and dwell on His Glory in the mind.

Character is to be sought more than intellect.

The attitude today is the root on which the future grows.

If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character.

If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home.

When there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation.

When there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.

Friendship is the expression of unshakable Love. Love that is noble, pure, free from desire or egoism.

Meditation is nothing else but rising above desires.

When you take one step towards God, God takes ten towards you.

Service should not be exhibitionistic; you must seek no reward, not even gratitude or thanks from the recipient.

You cannot see Me, but I am the Light you see by.

You cannot hear Me, but I am the Sound you hear by.

You cannot know Me, but I am the Truth by which you live.

The food we consume should be tasty, sustaining and pleasant; It should not be too hot or too salty; there must be a balance and an equilibrium maintained.

Example, not precept, is the best teaching aid.

Base all educational efforts on building up of the character of the students, and then you can confidently think of rising on in the super-structure of curricula.

The mother is the pillar of the home, of society, of the nation, and so of humanity itself.

You are all separate beads strung together on that one thread, God.

Nourish your aged parents; revere them.

Your thoughts, words and deeds will shape others and theirs will shape you.

Love of the country is the basis on which you can build love for world community.

Always respect other's opinion and other's point of view.

Spirituality is an activity. It is an activity of the Divinity within.

If you honor your mother, the Mother of the universe will guard you against harm.

If you honor your father, the Father of all Beings will guard you.

Love expands; it does not limit itself to boundaries.

If you honor your parents, your children will honor you.

A language is as sweet as the tongues of the speakers.

The whole world is One Single Tree;

The different countries are it's branches;

Its root is God;

Human beings are the flowers;

Happiness is the fruit;

Self-realization is the sweet juice therein.

The beauty of life depends upon our good habits.

To reform: First weed out the evil thoughts and bad habits. Second cultivate good habits.

When the road ends, and the goal is gained, the pilgrim finds that he has traveled from himself to himself.

Do not preach; practice.

Man loves because he is Love.

He seeks Joy, for he is Joy.

He thirsts for God; for he is composed of

God and he cannot exist without Him.

By peace, western countries mean the interval between two wars. That is no peace! When man thinks, speaks, and does good - peace will ensue.

Where there is Love, there God is evident; God is the Life-breath of every soul.

One single act of service offered to God whom you visualize in another is worth all the years of yearning for God.

Wealth has to be earned through Righteousness. Desire has to be for Liberation.

Your duty is to serve, not search for faults.

There is no living being without the spark of love; even a mad man loves something or somebody.

Make the home a seat of harmony.

The greatest fear man can have, is the fear of losing God's Love.

God is the mother and father of the world. Our parents are the mother and father of this body.

God is one; there are not many Gods, one for each tribe among men.

Love is one; it transcends caste, color and creed, if it has to be genuine.

Truth is one; there cannot be two. For, two can only be One, occurring twice.

The goal is one; for all roads must lead to the One God.

God is to be recognized in all that exists, all that is charming, suffering, blooming or drooping.

When heart speaks to heart, it is love that is transmitted.

A limit should be placed on the food that we take.

If you know the road and the goal, then you can discover whether you are progressing or not

Make the fullest of your talents and march as long as you can, and pitch the tent nearer the goal, when darkness falls.

Truth is the basis of Righteousness.

Be ever watchful to see that you strive to take in more and more of God into you.

Implant in your Heart: 1. Do not forget God. 2. Do not put faith in the world you see around you.   3. Do not be afraid.

The wise are those who know the self.

Truth has no fear; Untruth shivers at every shadow.

Sensory pleasures are trinkets, trivialities.

God is the doer; you are but the instrument.

Cultivate that attitude of Oneness between men of all creeds, all countries and all continents.

Not through wealth can Immortality be won; it can be won only through renunciation.

Give up; do not grasp in clenched fists.

Release; do not bind and get bound.

Do not waste a single moment, in idling or loose living.

Love of the country is the basis on which you can build love for the world community.

If you safeguard Righteousness, it will, in its turn, safeguard us.

Do not get attached to worldly things and pursuits. Be in the world, but do not let the world be in you.

Have no desire to place before God. Whatever He does with you, however He treats you, is the gift that He likes best, to give you!

Work disinterestedly. Content to do one's duty as best as one can.

Aspire now

Adore now

Achieve now.

Blood has to circulate from head to foot;

Love has to circulate from high to low.

Campaign against the temptations of the senses; Conquer inner foes; Triumph over your ego.

Practice alone makes man perfect.

Have the Love of God filling and thrilling your heart; then, you cannot hate anyone.

God is not to be spoken of as coming down or going up, since He is everywhere.

The fulfillment of human life consists in the service that man renders, without any thought of return, in an attitude of selflessness.

Spiritual discipline grows only in a field fertilized by Love.

Be steady, have faith, and reach the Goal safe.

To rectify the world and put it on the proper path, we have to first rectify our conduct and ourselves.

Teachers are reservoirs from which, through the process of education, students draw the water of life.

Knowledge that is not put into practice is like food that is not digested.

Man can realize his mission on the earth only when he knows himself as Divine and when he reveres all others as Divine.

Real Peace of mind has no ups and downs; it cannot be partial in adversity and whole in prosperity.

Instead of making the senses, which are at best very poor guides and informants, his servants, man has made them his masters.

There may be differences among men, in physical strength, financial status, and intellectual acumen - but all are equal in the eye of God.

Discipline trains you to put up with disappointments, every rose has a thorn.

You say, "enjoy"; but it is when you "end joy", that you can really enjoy.

The day when passion is accepted as a mark of womanhood, it will mark the beginning of the end of femininity>

If you feel you are a hundred percent dependent on God, He will look after you and save you from harm and injury.

Love with no expectation of return.

Activity must be dedicated to God, the Highest Good. Then, it will provide health to body and mind.

God is omnipotent.  All powerful

God is Omnipresent.  Present everywhere.

God is Omniscient.  All knowing.

God, first; the world next; myself last!

Live on your own earnings, your own resources.

Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them.

Each man carries his own destiny in his own hands.

Dreams relating to God are real.

The easiest way to control sensuous desires is to practice altruistic love.

Our good conduct is our true wealth.

If some people say there is no God, it only means that they are at too great a distance to be aware of Him.

Men are born with a helpless lamenting cry; they should die with a smile of happy joy.

Do not belittle any religion or give predominance to any religion.

Love knows no fear and so love needs no falsehood to support it.

Do not use poisonous words against anyone, for, words wound more fatally than even arrows.

You must be a lotus unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even the water, which sustains it!

The root is education and the fruit is virtue.

Of all the insanities that harass man, God-madness is the least harmful, and the most beneficial.

You may be able to pay back any debt; but the debt you owe your mother, you never can repay.

Love is the light that guides the feet of man in the wilderness.

Every experience that is drawn through any of the senses has an effect on one's health.

Mine, not thine, this sense of greed is the root of all evil. This distinction is applied even to God! -- my God, not yours! Your God, not mine!

Discipline is the mark of intelligent living.

No one can judge another, for, when another is judged you are yourself condemned.

Love seeks no reward; Love is its own reward.

One without power does not mean lack of physical or mental strength.

Speak soft and sweet; sympathize with suffering and loss and ignorance: try your best to apply the salve of soothing words and timely succor.

The Lord is but a witness; He is above all hate and anger, of attachment derived from "mine" and "thine".

Nothing is to be used as itself, for itself.

"Seeing is believing: I will believe in God only if I see Him;" but are all things seen or heard or touched or tasted, as real as they seem?

Either the Government must have the capacity to educate and reform the people or the people must have the capacity to educate the Government.

Peace - It can come only from the Fountain of Peace within.

It is best to live with honor for just a day than with dishonor for many decades; better a short lived celestial swan than a century-lived crow.

Every sense is an outlet for the energy of man in a direction that binds him to the objective world.

Spiritual progress is right living, good conduct, moral behavior.

Do all acts as offerings to God; do not classify some as `my work' and some as `His work'.

The reasoning faculty must be employed to distinguish between the limited and the unlimited, the Temporary and the Eternal.

Life is a mirage; It comes from no visible rain; It falls into no recognizable sea.

When the magnet does not attract the needle, the fault lies in the dirt that covers up the needle.

Food should not be too salty, too hot, too bitter, too sweet, too sour.

There should not be any trace of dislike or distrust on the score of nationality, language, caste, economic status, scholarship, age or sex.

The end of knowledge is love; The end of education is character.

Each country is but a room in the mansion of God.

The very joy derived from service reacts on the body and makes you free from disease.

The age period 16 - 30 is a crucial stage, when man achieves best and struggles hardest to achieve.

All things in creation are subject to the law of change and man too is subject to this law.

Service is spiritual discipline, not a pastime of the rich and well placed.

God alone is the giver of life, the guardian of life, and the goal of life.

All spiritual practice must be directed to the removal of the husk and the revelation of the kernel.

The same current activates all.

Man is now able to soar into outer space and reach up to the moon; but he is not moral enough to live at peace with his neighbor!

The food that one eats has to be pure, free from the subtle evils radiated by the persons who collect the materials, who cook the dishes, and who serve them.

Whatever is to our advantage will appear right to us; we do not usually look upon a matter from the other fellow's standpoint.

However high a bird may soar, it has sooner or later to perch on a treetop, to enjoy quiet.

The purpose of living is to achieve the `living in God'

When you feel you cannot do good, at least desist from doing evil.

Condemn the wrong and extol the right as soon as you notice either in your children; that will settle them on the straight path.

Awake, Arise and Stop not until the goal is reached.

Limiting birth by artificial means is an absurdly wrong step. The consequences of this act are irresponsible fatherhood or frustrated motherhood.

The mind fixed in the awareness of the One is like a rock, unaffected by doubt, stable, secure.

Instead of making the senses, which are at best very poor guides and informants, his servants, man has made them his masters.

Jesus said:

First  - He is a messenger of God.

Second - He is the Son of God.

Third  - He and His Father are one.

Women have equal chances and equal rights to attain Godhead

Let the wave of memory, the storm of desire, the fire of emotion pass through without affecting your equanimity.

Silence is the speech of the spiritual seeker

All men are cells in the same divine organism, in the divine body. That should be your faith, your fortune, your fort, your fullness.

Hate screeches - Fear squeals - Conceit trumpets - But love sings lullabies.

Food cooked in water should not be used the next day; it becomes harmful.

No society can find its fulfillment, no social ideal can fructify, without the blossoming of the spirit of man.

Patience is all the strength that man needs.

The earlier years of life are the most crucial, and so the mother and the father have to share the responsibility for the upbringing.

Through the media of films, books, music and the behavior of elders, young minds are excited and aroused into indulgences.

The God of death does not give notice of His arrival to take hold of you. He is not like the photographer who says, "I am clicking, are you ready?"

Whenever you get a little leisure, do not spend it in talking about sundries, but utilize it in meditating on God or in doing service to others.

Greed yields only sorrow; contentment is best.

Whatever acts a good or bad man may do, the fruits thereof follow him and will never stop pursuing him.

It is not the standard of living that is important, but the manner of living.

You must render service out of spontaneous urge from within, with a heart filled with love.

A chance conglomeration of humans does not become a society.

A society has to be welded into a unit by the consciousness of kinship in God.

Unity is divinity; Purity us enlightenment.

Reform the body, reconstruct the mind, regulate the way of living, then, the country will become automatically strong and prosperous.

Forget the harm that anyone has done to you, and forget the good that you have done to others.

There is only one royal road for the spiritual journey...Love.

If one student is bad, only that student is affected. But if one teacher is bad, hundreds of students get spoiled.

Your thoughts play a vital role in shaping your life.

Religion is three-fourths character.

The present is a product of the past, but it is also the seed for the future.

Open the gates of wisdom, tear the veil of ignorance, enter the abode of Divine Bliss. Rest in peace forever.

Form a Satsang, where you meet and exchange truths and virtuous talk; where you study holy books and discourses on the glory of God.

All works are God's. He inspires, He helps, He executes, He enjoys, He is pleased, He reaps and He sowed.

Have faith in yourself. When you have no faith in the wave, how can you get faith in the ocean?

Do not contemplate on death; it is just an incident in life; contemplate on God, who is the master of all life.

You must welcome tests because it gives you confidence and it ensures promotion.

So long as you say 'I am' there is bound to be fear, but once you say and feel 'I am God' you get unconquerable strength.

By eating flesh one develops violent tendencies and animal diseases.

Do not get swelled up when people praise you and do not feel dejected when people blame you.

Serve man until you see God in all men.

Knowledge without devotion to God produces hatred.

What is the unmistakable mark of a wise man? It is love, love for all humanity.

Service springs out of love and it scatters love in profusion.

Soft sweet speech is the expression of genuine love.

Mankind can find happiness only in unity, not in diversity.

Philosophy that cannot be understood, scriptures that are not practiced - it is a waste of time to talk of them.

Anger is the harvest of the bewitching mind; it enslaves man and fogs his understanding.

People are born for different tasks, but in order to survive every one requires the same nourishment; inner peace.

Whatever the trouble, however great the sorrow, persist and win by recollecting the Lord.

Those who have gone through pain and suffering can understand and sympathize with those who are in pain

The basic Truth in all religions, irrespective of country or race is one and the same.

Whenever and wherever you put yourself in touch with God that is the state of meditation.

The mind is a bundle of desires - remove the threads of attachment one by one; at the end the 'cloth' disappears and the mind is clear and pure.

Practice silence - for the voice of God can be heard in the region of your heart only when the tongue is stilled and storm is stilled and the waves are calm.

Practice the vocabulary of love - unlearn the language of hate and contempt.

God is in you, around you, behind you, above you, beside you.

Of all the righteous acts, help rendered to those needing it, is the most righteous.

Surrendering the fruit of action to the Lord is real sacrifice.

My birthday is the date when divinity blossoms in your heart.

God is neither distant nor distinct from you.

What is offered to God is totally free from all defects and imperfections.

The joy that we cause in the heart of God is the only worthwhile achievement.

The acid test by which an activity can be confirmed as holy or sacred is to examine whether it promotes attachment or avoids bondage.

Body is like a flashlight, Eye is like the bulb

Mind is the battery cell, Intelligence is the switch

Only when the four work together do you get the light.

Any happiness that you can give to others will result in happiness for yourself in the end. Man must realize that he cannot get anything without sharing it with humanity around him. So, you must believe that happiness of the people around you will lead to your own happiness in due course.

Illnesses are caused more by malnutrition of the mind than of the body. I will recommend the repetition of the Name of God. That is Vitamin G. That is the medicine; regulated life and habits are 2/3 of the treatment, while the medicine is just 1/3 only.

It is only when you have both divine grace and human endeavor that you can experience bliss, just as you can enjoy the breeze of a fan only when you have both a fan and the electrical energy to operate it.

Do not think that only those who worship a picture or image with pompous paraphernalia are devotees. Whoever walks straight along the moral path, whoever acts as he speaks and speaks as he has seen, whoever melts at another's woe and exults at another's joy.... is a devotee, perhaps a greater devotee.

This is bad; this is good - can such judgments be ever made about anything in God's creation when all are manifestations of His will?

Love is one without a second. When this love is directed towards the world, it is called attachment (anuraga), and when directed towards God, it is called Prema (devotional love).

The play is His, The role is His gift, The lines are written by Him

He directs, He decides the dress and decoration,

The gesture and the tone, The entrance and the exit.

You have to act well to receive His approbation When the curtain falls

Earn by your efficiency and enthusiasm, The right to play higher and higher roles

That is the meaning and purpose of life


Living with God is the true education


Source :  Quotes from Shirdi Sai Baba