More 20th Century Psalms (August 2013)

How we search for security and something permanent in a world that offers neither security nor permanence!

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I feel that everything said to me is the Voice of God. When someone says, “You should go to such-and-such a place,” I pack for a Pilgrimage.

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“Joy” is always there; it only has to be uncovered.

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The one who immerses himself in his present task is wise. To think about the future reward is a waste of energy. What more can you do than do your best — NOW!

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When one is kind and considerate, is it necessary that she (he) be bright, too?

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The Universe is not here to grant your desires. Churches which tell you to just imagine something and you will have it are fooling their followers. At any rate, there is only one desire worth granting: to end all suffering.

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Making money in no way implies intelligence. Most times it drops like manna from heaven and the one whose Karma calls for it cannot avoid it.

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You can’t catch your shadow by trying. Run after it and it runs away — run from it and it follows you. But wait ’til midday, when the sun is overhead, and your shadow will merge with you.

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Ultimate experience is no-experience. Ultimate truth is no-truth.

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The way to Truth is not the way to popularity. Truth is the last thing people want to face; Illusion is so comforting.

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The most debilitating of emotions is self-pity. The antidote is gratitude; you can’t be grateful and feel sorry for yourself at the same time.

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Young people speak a lot about “fulfillment,” but there can be no fulfillment without a spiritual base.

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Chronic complainers do not attract others. It is only reasonable to understand that the other has his or her problems, too.

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Does any person really get to know another person in this lifetime?