Wisdom
Here are all the articles — quotes from the wise along with short commentary on topics like building character, discovering purpose and happiness, love, making conscious choices, and more.
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The Deeper Meaning of Philosophy
“Whatever is done by way of action, speech and thought attracts the doer towards itself. Hence, always engage in actions that are beneficial and usher in well-being.” — Vidur Niti
Time To Get off the Hedonic Treadmill
“We think the soul is for nature, we identify ourselves with nature, that spirit is for flesh and man ‘lives to eat’ rather than ‘“’eats to live.’ We are continually making this mistake; we are regarding nature as ourselves as nature and becoming attached to it. This attachment creates a deep impression on the soul, making us work like slaves.”
— Swami Vivekananda
What Do Our Dreams Mean?
“Awareness is the process of freeing the conscious mind from the bondages which cause conflict and pain, and thus making it open and receptive to the hidden. The hidden layers of consciousness convey their significance through dreams and symbols. If every thought-feeling is thought out, felt out, as fully and deeply as possible, without condemnation or comparison, acceptance or identification, then all the hidden layers of consciousness will reveal themselves.”
— J Krishnamurti
The Absolute Law of Karma
“Metal that is malleable doesn’t have to undergo treatment by fire. Likewise, a wise person aware of his own strengths and weaknesses and that of others bows down to the more capable and powerful. He does not pick unnecessary fights and saves himself from needless suffering.” — Vidur Niti
What Leads to Radical Transformation
“There are three stages of awareness in any human problem. First, being aware of the cause and effect of the problem; second, being aware of its dual or contradictory process; and third, being aware of self and experiencing the thinker and his thoughts as one.” — J. Krishnamurti
The Words You Use Is the World You See
“What is the use of talking of one’s mistakes to the world? They cannot thereby be undone. For what one has done one must suffer; one must try and do better. The world sympathizes only with the strong and the powerful.” — Swami Vivekananda Making mistakes is inevitable, and so
Why You Must Discover Your Individuality
“Nationalist thinkers have always urged the necessity of realizing our separateness from other nations and living to ourselves for the present, not in order to shut out humanity, but that we may get that individual strength, unity and wholeness which will help us to live as a nation for humanity.
Stop Being Afraid of Being Judged
“No human institution is beyond abuse. Would you cook nothing because there are beggars? Would you possess nothing because there are thieves?” — Swami Vivekananda When you were learning to walk, did you get discouraged by someone laughing when you fell? If you did, you wouldn’t walk, run, go out
The Triple-Filter Test
“If you’re only interested in self-expression then you are contributing to the conflict, confusion, and antagonism of man. Without first searching out the meaning of life, mere self-expression, however gratifying, will only bring misery and disaster.” — J. Krishnamurti Today, we have a ton of platforms for self-expression. WhatsApp groups