There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. (Hindu Proverb) - More Hindu Proverbs...
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other person. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. (Indian Proverb) - More Indian Proverbs...
Bright but hidden, the Self dwells in the heart. Everything that moves, breathes, opens, and closes Lives in the Self. He is the source of love And may be known through love but not through thought. He is the goal of life. Attain this goal (Traditional Proverb) - More Traditional Proverbs...
Mercy to living beings, self restraint, truth, honesty, chastity and contentment, right faith and knowledge, and austerity are but the entourage of morality. (Traditional Proverb) - More Traditional Proverbs...
Like two golden birds perched on the selfsame tree, intimate friends, the ego and the Self dwell in the same body. The former eats the sweet and sour fruits of the tree of life while the latter looks on in detachment. As long as we think we are the ego, we feel attached and fall into sorrow. But realize that you are the Self, the Lord of life, and you will be freed from sorrow. When you realize that you are the Self, supreme source of light, supreme source of love, you transcend the duality of life and enter into the unitive state. (Traditional Proverb) - More Traditional Proverbs...
When identified with the ego, the Self appears other than what it is. It may appear smaller than a hair's breadth. But know the Self to be infinite. (Traditional Proverb) - More Traditional Proverbs...
There are two selves, the separate ego and the indivisible Atman. When one rises above I and me and mine, the Atman is revealed as one's real Self. (Traditional Proverb) - More Traditional Proverbs...
The aspirant who is seeking the Lord must free himself from selfish attachments to people, money, and possessions. When his mind sheds every selfish desire, he becomes free from the duality of pleasure and pain and rules his senses. No more is he capable of ill will no more is he subject to elation, for his senses come to rest in the Self. (Traditional Proverb) - More Traditional Proverbs...