The individual “I” exists
as long as there is desire for pleasure. (Maharamayana)
The touchstone which discloses a man’s greatness
or smallness is simply this – his deeds. (Tirukkural
51:504-505)
Truth is no theory, no speculative system of philosophy,
no intellectual insight. Truth is exact correspondence
with reality. For man, truth is the unshakeable knowledge
of his real nature,
the Self. (Paramahansa Yogananda)
The bonds that good men share, like good bound books,
reveal new enjoyments at each new encounter. (Tirukkural
79:783)
As the intense fire of the furnace refines gold to brilliancy,
so does the burning suffering of
austerity purify the soul to resplendence. (Tirukkural
27:267)
The object of friendship is not merrymaking, but a stern
rebuking when friends go astray.
(Tirukkural 79:784)
There is nothing too difficult for a man who, before he
acts, deliberates with chosen friends
and reflects privately. (Tirukkural 47:462)
An intimate of any strength will never listen to faults
said of friends; and on the day a friend offends, he is
content to keep silent. (Tirukkural 81:808)
The ruinous grief that he is yet to suffer will not cleave
to him who, renouncing other supports, realizes life’s true support. (Tirukkural
36:359)
Friendship is not seen on a friendly face, but felt deep
within a friendly heart. (Tirukkural 79:786)
Desire, detesting and delusion – the annihilation
of these three names is the annihilation of
suffering endured. (Tirukkural 36:360)
It is not constant meeting and companionship but mutual
sensibilities that confer the alliance of friendship (Tirukkural
79:785)
Before advancing against men weaker than yourself, ponder
when you stood before those
more powerful. (Tirukkural 25:250)
The world cherishes faithful men who never forsake old
friendship, worn by time but unbroken. (Tirukkural 81:809)
As a flawless crystal absorbs what is placed before it,
so the settled mind is transparent to
whatever it meets – the seer, the process of seeing,
or the object seen.
(The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1:41)
The mind becomes clear and serene when the qualities of
the heart are cultivated: friendliness toward the joyful,
compassion toward the suffering, happiness toward the
pure, and impartiality toward the impure.
(The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 1:33)
Penance is that goodness which refrains from killing.
Perfection is that goodness which
refuses to tell other’s faults. Humility is
the strength of the strong and the weapon with which
the wise conquer their foes. (Tirukkural 99:984-985)
Illness is not cured by saying the word “medicine”,
but by taking medicine. Enlightenment is
not achieved by repeating the word “God” but
by directly experiencing God. (Sankara)
Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary,
is it true, does it improve on the
silence? (Sai Baba)
Though unjustly aggrieved, it is best to suffer the suffering,
And refrain from unrighteous retaliation. (Tirukkural
16:158)
Let a man conquer by forbearance, those who in their arrogance
have wronged him”
(Tirukkural 16:159) |
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