Everything Beautiful Has To Be Worked For.

We Can All Learn To Conquer Hatred Through Love -drawing On The Power Released Through The Practice Of Meditation To Throw All Our Weight, All Our Energy, And All Our Will On The Side Of What Is Patient, Forgiving, And Selfless In Ourselves And Others.

Meditation May Require A Lifetime To Master, But It Will Have Been A Lifetime Well Spent. ... If You Want To Judge Your Progress, Ask Yourself These Questions: Am I More Loving? Is My Judgment Sounder? Do I Have More Energy? Can My Mind Remain Calm Under Provocation? Am I Free From The Conditioning Of Anger, Fear, And Greed? Spiritual Awareness Reveals Itself As Eloquently In Character Development And Selfless Action As In Mystical States.

In The Spiritual Lore Of India There Is A Story That The Lord Whispered Only One Word In Our Ears When He Sent Us Into The World: 'give.' Give Freely Of Your Time, Your Talent, Your Resources; Give Without Asking For Anything In Return. This Is The Secret Of Living In Joy And Security.

Every Angry Thought Makes It A Little Easier To Get Angry The Next Time, And A Little More Likely.

Having Come To Realize In The First Stage Of Meditation That We Are Not Our Bodies, In The Second Stage We Make An Even More Astounding Discovery; We Are Not Our Minds Either.