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There comes a time in the seeker's life when he discovers that he
is at once the lover and the read more
There comes a time in the seeker's life when he discovers that he
is at once the lover and the beloved. The aspiring soul which he embodies
is the lover in him. And the transcendental Self which he reveals from
within is his Beloved.
The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his
work and his play, his labor and his read more
The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his
work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his
information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows
which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he
does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him
he's always doing both.
If your work is becoming uninteresting, so are you. Work is an inanimate thing and can be made lively and read more
If your work is becoming uninteresting, so are you. Work is an inanimate thing and can be made lively and interesting only by injecting yourself into it. Your job is only as big as you are.
Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up read more
Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself. - The Art of Worldy Wisdom, 1647.
If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.
If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.
If you shut up truth and bury it under the ground it will
but grow and gather to itself such read more
If you shut up truth and bury it under the ground it will
but grow and gather to itself such explosive power that the day it bursts
through it will blow up everything in its way.
People who want to appear clever rely on memory. People who want to get
things done make lists.
People who want to appear clever rely on memory. People who want to get
things done make lists.
Telling someone the truth is a loving act.
Telling someone the truth is a loving act.
The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter
succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle.
The most read more
The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter
succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle.
The most successful manager leads without dictating. This is intelligent
nonaggressiveness. This is called the mastery of men.