Mind & Emotions
You are Not Weak
Even the hard coconut can break in one blow. It doesn't mean it's weak. It's vulnerable.
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Even the hard coconut can break in one blow. It doesn't mean it's weak. It's vulnerable.
What can you do when an apple rots? Matters of the heart are similar. Love is something like that.
The light of love is dependent on four conditions. Fail one and it flickers, fail two and it goes away.
On the tree of life are the cages of desires holding captive the birds of attachment. Love roams freely.
A man was never stressed and this intrigued his neighbors. Read the story for more.
What is faith? How does a rose bloom? Read the story.
When something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Read the story.
Making someone happy is like lighting a candle. You don't lose a thing and the light increases anyway.
The question of my bread is a material question, but of my neighbor's bread is a spiritual question. ~Nikolai Berdyaev
There is no such thing as a free lunch; you have to work towards it, you have to earn it.
On your path, Nature always gives you cues. It pays to pay attention to them. How? Read the story.
Am I the butterfly dreaming I'm Chuang Tzu or the other way around? What are dreams?
This world is a stampede. If you don't fit in, you are either pushed or crushed. Realization is stepping aside. Mentally.
Feeling loved is like sitting next to a calm ocean. It's inexplicable. You become an ocean yourself. You feel complete.
The sky remains independent of the colors and clouds in it. It returns to its natural state — blue. So can you.
Memories can be like black holes: deep and mysterious. To forget someone you've got to go past the memories.
Water evaporates and it rains back, Nature's play continues. Everything in nature is eternal. It only gets transformed.
Boredom becomes peace when you are content and unaffected by non-action.
He rounds up his sheep before dark. Or does he? It depends on the strength of your faith.
When provoked, it's so easy to lose your sense of judgment. Mindfulness is the antidote to provocation.
If you believe in inspiring and positive mythical entities, you'll naturally feel there exist ghosts and demons too.
Over time, ponds may dry up, but they don't disappear. Getting over the loss of a loved one takes time.
When you learn to value 'nothing', everything becomes priceless. Self-realization is emptying your basket (of the mind).
When you cling to what you believe to be untrue, soft underlying currents of suppression turn into tides of unrest.