Bhagavad Gita Quotes on Work aka Karma

June 2, 2010

The man who in his work finds silence, and who sees that silence is work, this man in truth sees the Light and in all his works finds peace (p. 24; chapter 4: 18) Offer all thy works to God, throw off selfish bonds, and do thy work. No sin can then stain thee, even [...]

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Buddhist quotes about rebirth, reincarnation and karma

May 8, 2010

Only the quality, that is the social surrounding, the physical appearance and the mental abilities of a person are fixed by the deeds of his previous existences, but in noway his actions. Karma in Buddhism, Hans Wolfgang Schuman If you see that other people are suffering, and you’re in a position to help, you focus [...]

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Buddha quotes on karma

May 8, 2010

These quotes are the closest we can get to the Buddha: they’re from the Tipitaka, the ancient Pali Buddhist scriptures. I’ve replaced the Pali ‘kamma’ with the more common Sanskrit ‘Karma’. The two words mean the same thing. Monks, these four types of karma have been directly realized, verified, & made known by me. Which [...]

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Sri Madhava Ashish Quotes on Spiritual Growth and Personal Development

April 11, 2010

We seek the answer only we can know, just as only we can eat our own meals. Ashish,p. 73 This path is so difficult that many people feel if you can do anything else, go and do it. Ashish p.147 The Master is one with the spirit. He exemplifies the final attainment. He is what [...]

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Muslim Koran quotes about the Soul and God

February 13, 2010

There is to be no compulsion in religion. True direction is in fact distinct from error: so whoever disbelieves in idols and believes in God has taken hold of the most reliable handle, which does not break. For God is all-hearing and all-knowing. The Qu’ran, The Cow, 256 God does not compel a soul to [...]

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Blavatsky Christmas and New Year Quotes

December 20, 2009

Let no one imagine that it is a mere fancy, the attaching of importance to the birth of the year. The earth passes through its definite phases and man with it; and as a day can be coloured so can a year. The astral life of the earth is young and strong between Christmas and [...]

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Theravada Buddhist quotes about happiness

December 17, 2009

There are a lot of sites online that share Buddha quotes. Unfortunately, many of those quotes cannot be found in the Buddhist scriptures, let alone in the oldest Buddhist scriptures which are most likely to contain the Buddha’s word. In trying to find quotes about happiness in Buddhism, I naturally started with the oldest Buddhism. [...]

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Inspiring science quotes about Happiness

December 16, 2009

These quotes are all based on psychological research into what makes people happy. People who go to work in their overalls and on the bus are just as happy, on the average, as those in suits who drive to work in their own Mercedes. David Lykken Economic growth in affluent countries has provided no apparent [...]

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