According to the great master:
“He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.”
"There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth."
“Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and the of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.”
“Let not a single day pass without your learning a verse, half a verse, or a fourth of it, or even one letter of it; nor without attending to charity, study and other pious activity.”
“The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there.”
“We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.”
“The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.”
“The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.”
“Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.”
“There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it.”
“There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.”
“A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.”
“It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment's grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one's life.”
“As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.”
“Although an ass is tired, he continues to carry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and heat; and he is always contented; these three things should be learned from the ass.”
“Scriptural lessons not put into practice are poison; a meal is poison to him who suffers from indigestion; a social gathering is poison to a poverty stricken person; and a young wife is poison to an aged man.”
“The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.”
"Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness."
"Infatuation is the most sickening disease. Greed is the worst enemy. Anger is the worst fire whereas knowledge is the most comforting passion."
"If you were to choose between an evil person and a snake to keep company with, opt for the snake because a snake will bite only in self-defense but an evil person can put a bite for any reason and any time or always."
"An industrious person can never be poor, always keeping God in mind keeps one away from sin, the silence doest not let quarrels appear and an ever vigilant person has no cause for fear.
"No blessing is greater than peace. No joy is greater when contentment. No disease is worse than greed. No religion is greater than mercy."
"Brain power is the mightiest power. The physical power may look fearsome but it has no clever edge to sin against wisdom. Remember the story how a lion got killed by a clever rabbit."
"Something which looks too far off to achieve, intangible and too high to attain, can be reached through perseverance, dogged effort, hard work and single minded devotion. Nothing is impossible. Even God is just a true penance away."
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