Today’s One-Liner (#68)
Lovers of God do not belong to any caste. –Sri Ramakrishna, in M., The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Category: India
Today’s One-Liner (#58)
“Ram Dass, give up anger.” Neem Karoli Baba (aka Maharajji), quoted in Ram Dass, Paths to God: Living the Bhagavad Gita
Today’s One-Liner (#57)
The purer your thinking, the finer will be your work. –Sri Anandamayi Ma, in Joseph Fitzgerald, ed., The Essential Sri Anandamayi Ma: Life and Teachings of a 20th Century Indian Saint
Today’s One-Liner (#50)
I tell you one thing – if you want peace of mind, do not find fault with others. —Sri Sarada Devi
Today’s One-Liner (#46)
Pain is an enemy only when we do not welcome it as a friend. —Indian proverb Quoted in Eknath Easwaran, Original Goodness: On the Beatitudes
Today’s One-Liner (#44)
Keep God in your heart like you keep money in a safe. –Maharajji, in Miracle of Love: Stories about Neem Karoli Baba, compiled by Ram Dass
Today’s One-Liner (#33)
Worry is probably the most energy-inefficient activity the mind is prone to. –Eknath Easwaran, Seeing with the Eyes of Love: Reflections on a Classic of Christian Mysticism, 159
Today’s One-Liner (#21)
Continue your efforts steadily without flagging. –Sri Anandamayi Ma, in Joseph Fitzgerald, The Essential Sri Anandamayi Ma: Life and Teachings of a 20th Century Indian Saint, 91
Give This a Shot over the Next Few Months
We all can render a great service by listening to opposing opinions without agitation, discourtesy, or violence, and by offering our opinions not as nonnegotiable demands but as calm, courteous statements. –Eknath Easwaran, The End…
Today’s One-Liner (#14)
Everything is impermanent, even my teeth. –Munindra, in Mirka Knaster, Living This Life Fully: Stories and Teachings of Munindra