We are but visitors on this planet. We are here for ninety or one hundred years at the very most. During that period, we must try to do something good, something useful with our lives. If you contribute to other people’s happiness, you will find the true goal, […]
I will tell you one thing that will make you rich for life. There are two struggles: an Inner-world struggle and an Outer-world struggle… You must make an intentional contact between these two worlds; then you can crystallize data for the Third World, the World of the Soul. […]
The whole life of the individual is nothing but the process of giving birth to himself; indeed, we should be fully born when we die — although it is the tragic fate of most individuals to die before they are born. There is no meaning to life except […]
When asked to sum up the meaning of life in three words or less, Gandhi responded cheerfully, “That’s easy: Renounce and enjoy.” The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, act rightly. Truth is one, paths are many. The meaning of life is […]
Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult –once we truly understand and accept it — then life is no […]
“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.” “Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.” “There is no remedy for love but to love more.” “However mean your life is, meet and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It […]
To redeem life from insignificance, culture and refinement all alone are not enough. Ideal aspirations are not enough, when uncombined with pluck and will. There must be some sort of fusion, some chemical combination among these principles, for a life objectively and thoroughly significant to result. Ideal visions […]
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” “A great man is always willing to be little.” “Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.” “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be […]
The wisdom of long-livers is invaluable for those who want to live a long life. Behind every thought is a personal experience, every conclusion is time-tested. Excerpts from the book “Many Years. Blessed years. Commandments of the 104-year-old sage Andrey Vorona for a long and joyful life.” by Myroslav Dochynets (Original […]
“To seek to know the significance of life is itself the result of good karma in past births.Those who do not seek such knowledge are simply wasting their lives.” “Your own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render the world. Happiness is your nature. It is not […]
“Let’s not pretend that things will change if we keep doing the same things. A crisis can be a real blessing to any person, to any nation. For all crises bring progress. Creativity is born from anguish, just like the day is born form the dark night. It’s […]
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