I guess what I’m trying to say is that I want a woman who is better than I am; a woman who will compel me to bow my head in admiration.
If you want to know the strength of a cloth, you inspect the quality of its weave. If you want to understand a person’s character, look closely at their interpersonal behaviour or their transactions.
Sometimes, truth causes pain and suffering. At such times, silence is preferred.
When the axe entered the forest, the trees said to each other: do not worry, the handle in that axe is one of us”.
Don’t be afraid of the dark, my child. Light has a source. It can be snuffed out. But darkness has no source. It just exists. This darkness is a path to That, which has no source: God. Wise.
A relationship is not just for fun, it is also about trust and acknowledge that you can depend on your partner. Relationships based on passion and excitement do not last.
If karma is giving you a negative signal repeatedly, then it is not testing you, it is trying to teach you.
Do not rush to the “right answer”,’ clarified Vashishta. ‘The key, always, is to ask the “right question”.
Even honourable men sometimes prove to be terrible leaders. Conversely, men of questionable character can occasionally be exactly what a nation requires.
She has that something, like the thread in a crystal-bead necklace. She holds it all together.
You will need to be mature and pragmatic. You must use your heart to decide the destination, but use your head to plot the journey.
Exactly!’ The pandit beamed again. ‘So think about the colour of that leaf from the perspective of the leaf itself, the colours it absorbs and the one it rejects. Is its colour green? Or is it every single colour in the world except green?
Desire creates attachment. Attachment to this world. And, when you don’t get what you want or get what you don’t want, it leads to suffering. And that to violence and wars. Which finally results in destruction. So, if you want to avoid destruction and suffering, you should control your desire right? Give up maya, the illusion of this world?
There is only this life; this moment. That is the only thing we can be sure of. Everything else is only theory.
One of the few advantages of being disliked is that you don’t need to fret over what others think about you.
Swagruhe Pujyate Murkhaha; Swagraame Pujyate Prabhuhu Swadeshe Pujyate Raja; Vidvaansarvatra Pujyate. A fool is worshipped in his home. A chief is worshipped in his village. A king is worshipped in his kingdom. A knowledgeable person is worshipped everywhere.
Not everyone has the spirit to keep their character strong when their stomachs are empty.’ Sunaina.
Nobility without capability is limiting, it only results in good theory.
Some good can emerge from the most horrific of events. There is something positive hidden in every negative, and something negative in every positive. Life is complicated, and a balanced person can see both sides.
Ram wanted to marry a woman in front of whom he would be compelled to bow his head in admiration. P.210.