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Quotable Quotes and Stories

Love says “I am everything.”
Wisdom says “I am nothing.”
Between the two, my life flows.
~ Nisargadatta Maharaj		 In order to live a fulfilled life
 —
one brimming with Joy, Peace, Harmony and Love —
let your life radiate these blessings!
Watching the honey-bee [getting trapped in honey-combs]…one should take heed not to waste one’s precious time in accumulating the means (साधन इकठ्ठे करने में) but utilize it in knowing one’s own Self (स्वयं को जानने में). “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Let yourself be inspired! Read more quotes, sayings and advice in these posts below.

Grace All the Way!

Grace All the Way!

Sep 8, 2015 | ,

The Essence of Spirituality Only through much accumulated merit and Divine Grace (Īśvarānugrahād) one develops a yearning to know the truth of the self, world, and God. Without Grace, a person has no taste for things Divine. And through Grace alone...

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The Art of Learning

The Art of Learning

Sep 4, 2015 |

You Get what Put into your Education! Once a student approached a teacher for some instruction. After a few days, the student started asking, impatiently, "When will i get something out of my education?" The teacher affectionately replied, "When you will stop...

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Three Uses of Wealth?

Three Uses of Wealth?

Aug 24, 2015 | ,

A Sanskrit epigrammatic saying, Subhāṣita, explains various uses of wealth as follows: दानं भोगो नाशः तिस्रो गतयो भवन्ति वित्तस्य । यो न ददाति न भुङ्क्ते तस्य तृतीया गतिर्भवति ॥ dānaṁ bhogo nāśaḥ tisro gatayo bhavanti vittasya । yo na dadāti na bhuṅkte tasya tṛtīyā...

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Where have All the Leaders gone?

Where have All the Leaders gone?

Aug 14, 2015 |

Leadership is not a popularity contest, much less being nice and goodly-goodly. Leaders do what needs to be done (and not what they like to do), with certain unremitting inner composure and detachment. It is all about loving what you do and learning to love what you...

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Conversations with a Tree

~ Satinder Dhiman, Ph.D. Ed.D.
January 11, 2013

Today during morning walk, I paused near a wise old tree; It greeted me, as always, gently; Unassumingly with an inviting look!

I have heard it whisper, as I pass by it, everyday: “I produce oxygen; What do you?”

Today, there was urgency in its voice, As if it had lots of questions for me That needed to be addressed; As a matter of life and death!

Still kind in its manner, Gentle in its demeanor; Solemn in its voice, The tree continued….

Rain or sunshine, Extreme cold or hot; I bear my lot, patiently; Without complaining or comparing! Do you?

By way of my own care and concern, I need very little on a daily basis. Always making sure to contribute, More than I consume. Do you?

I offer my gifts of shade and shelter, Anonymously and generously; And my fruits and flowers, To all and sundry, selflessly! Do you?

I am content in being the way I am, Without needing to compare or compete; To outshine or be better than the next tree; In the mindless race called success! How about you?

I abide placidly in the Present; Without brooding over the past, Or pining for the future; Living fully in the Now, authentically! Do you?

On yearly basis at least, I renew myself: Letting go of the old leaves; To make room for the new ones! Do you?

I do not hate my fellow trees, Nor do I destroy my own kind. Merely because they are different, Or hold a different viewpoint! How about you?

My virtues are: Patience, Generosity, Acceptance, Forbearance, Caring, Compassion, Contribution, Usefulness, Selflessness, Sustainability, Self-renewal! What are yours?

With my drab, rough exterior, I stay nimble and pliant inside. Always ready to adapt and to cater: Whatever circumstances transpire! Do you?

I genuinely hold my head high, Upright in my humility and gratitude; Always glorifying my Creator, By serving selflessly Its Creation! Do you?

In life and in death, I stay valuable, making sure that Every part of me is somehow useful, For the sake of others! How about you?

My leaves, my stem, My roots, my bark; All parts of the Divine Exchange, You humans call Eco-System. How about yours?

Even when I die, I am of service to you; As firewood to keep your house warm, And to cook your supreme meal! Do you?

Above all, I have the Virtue of Eternal Silence, And never get bored with my own existence! How about you?

As I listened to this wise old tree, I kept wondering: What have I done to the Garden Entrusted to my care?!

~ Satinder Dhiman, Ph.D.; Ed.D. January 11, 2013.