Hi everyone,
Thank you for you lovely contributions, I thoroughly enjoy reading
them, and have summarised a few from another lovely book. 'The
Dolphin, story of a dreamer', written by Sergio Bambaren echoes
Jonathon Livingston Seagull. I have attached some of the essential
messages herewith, hope you enjoy:
May your dreams come true, dreamer; and may they always bring you
happiness, and wisdom.
There comes a time in life, when there is nothing else to do, but to
go your own way.
A time to follow your dreams. A time to raise the sails of your own
beliefs.
Falling into the deepest desperation gives you the chance to find
your true nature.
Just as dreams come alive when you least expect them to,
so will the answer to questions you cannot unfold.
Let your instinct build a trail of wisdom, and let your fears be
diminished by hope.
Most of us are not prepared to overcome our failures, and because of
this we are not able to fulfil our destiny.
It is easy to stand for something that does not carry a risk.
Maybe part of loving is learning to let go, knowing when to say good-
bye.
Not letting our feelings get in the way of what is probably in the
end, better for the ones we care for.
Discovering new worlds will bring you not only happiness and wisdom,
but also sadness and fear. How could you value happiness, without
knowing what sadness is?
How could you achieve wisdom, without facing your own fears?
In the end, the great challenge in life is to overcome the limits
within yourself,
pushing them to places you would never have dreamt they could go.
Perhaps the dreams are made of lots of hard work. Perhaps if we try
to cut corners, we lose track of the reason we started dreaming, and
at the end we find that the dream no longer belongs to us. Perhaps if
we just follow the wisdom from our heart, then time will make sure we
meet out destiny. Remember: When you are just about to give up, when
you feel that life has been too hard on you; Remember who you are.
Remember your dream.
There are some things you cannot see with your eyes.
You have to see them with your heart, and that's the hard part of it.
For instance, if you find the spirit of the youngster inside of you;
with your memories and his dreams you two will walk together, trying
to find a way through this adventure called life.
Always trying to make the best of it.
And your heart will never become tired, or old…
Decisions are a way of defining ourselves.
They are the way to give life and meaning to words, to dreams.
They are the way to let what we are be what we want to be.
Where you are headed there are no trails, no paths, just your own
instinct.
You have followed the omens, and have finally arrived.
And now, you have to take the great leap into the unknown, and find
out for yourself:
Who is wrong. Who is right. Who are you.
Some things will always be stronger than time and distance. Deeper
than languages and ways.
Like following your dreams, and learning to be yourself.
Sharing with others, the magic you have found.
--- In mylifeismine@
<sangita142002@
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> Hi all
> I have read only some of the Bhagvad Gita. One line I always think
about is where it tells you " do your duty without expecting rewards
or fruits." I think that holds a lot of relevance in todays time when
everyone is always doing something to get something. This gives rise
to a lot of disappointment often. We would all save precious amounts
of time and would not procrastinate if we went about our lives daily
doing what we were supposed to do without constantly thinking ot the
benefits and the fruits. We would be calmer and happier and less
frustrated. I will lose weight only to attract someone, I will work
only so I will get promoted and make the boss notice me, I will be
good to my wife so she wont nag me, I will reward my kids so they
will stay out of my hair, I'be nice to my friends because I never
know when I'll need them....the list just goes on. It should be I
will lose weight just to feel good about my self and because I
respect my body, I will
> work because I love work, work boosts my self esteem and I am
contributing to society, I will care for my wife because she is my
partner and equal, my kids are my creation and joy so I will love
them, friends enrich my life so I will be there for them. But do we
really have the courage to live like this?
> regards
> Sangita
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> --- On Wed, 2/7/08, mukesh bhatia <problem.solution@
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> From: mukesh bhatia <problem.solution@
> Subject: [mylifeismine] From where do great people get inspired?
Here it is, in their own words…
> To: Miss-Denmark@
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Polynesia@yahoogrou
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rainbowalliancebaha
residenciesinhungar
> Date: Wednesday, 2 July, 2008, 10:07 AM
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> Moderators don’t you want to see your friends successful in life,
don’t you like to inspire them, if yes then please pass this on so
that they can know what was the source of inspiration of great people
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> When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face,
and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to Bhagavad-Gita
and find a verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile in
the midst of overwhelming sorrow. Those who meditate on the Gita will
derive fresh joy and new meanings from it every day.
> - Mahatma Gandhi
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> The Bhagavad-Gita calls on humanity to dedicate body, mind and soul
to pure duty and not to become mental voluptuaries at the mercy of
random desires and undisciplined impulses.     Â
> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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Mahatma Gandhi
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> When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created
this universe everything else seems so
superfluous.             Â
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                          Â
   - Albert Einstein
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> We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a
few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from
the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade
the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his
multi-armed form and says, 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of
worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another.
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Robert Oppenheimer
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> The Bhagavad-Gita has a profound influence on the spirit of mankind
by its devotion to God which is manifested by actions.
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   - Dr. Albert Schweitzer
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> The Bhagavad-Gita is the most systematic statement of spiritual
evolution of endowing value to mankind. It is one of the most clear
and comprehensive summaries of perennial philosophy ever revealed;
hence its enduring value is subject not only to India but to all of
humanity.
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   - Aldous Huxley
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> The Bhagavad-Gita is a true scripture of the human race a living
creation rather than a book, with a new message for every age and a
new meaning for every civilization.
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                          Â
   - Sri Aurobindo
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> In the morning I bathe my intellect in the stupendous and
cosmogonal philosophy of the Bhagavad-Gita, in comparison with which
our modern world and its literature seems puny and trivial.
> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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   - Henry David Thoreau
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> The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation
of lifes wisdom which enables philosophy to blossom into religion.
> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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   - Herman Hesse
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> The Bhagavad-Gita deals essentially with the spiritual foundation
of human existence. It is a call of action to meet the obligations
and duties of life; yet keeping in view the spiritual nature and
grander purpose of the universe.
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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
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> I owed a magnificent day to the Bhagavad-Gita. It was the first of
books; it was as if an empire spoke to us, nothing small or unworthy,
but large, serene, consistent, the voice of an old intelligence which
in another age and climate had pondered and thus disposed of the same
questions which exercise us.
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   - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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> The Bhagavad-Gita is an empire of thought and in its philosophical
teachings Krishna has all the attributes of the full-fledged
montheistic deity and at the same time the attributes of the
Upanisadic absolute.
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   - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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> In order to approach a creation as sublime as the Bhagavad-Gita
with full understanding it is necessary to attune our soul to it.
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   - Rudolph Steiner
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> The Bhagavad-Gita is not seperate from the Vaisnava philosophy and
the Srimad Bhagavatam fully reveals the true import of this doctrine
which is transmigation of the soul. On perusal of the first chapter
of Bhagavad-Gita one may think that they are advised to engage in
warfare. When the second chapter has been read it can be clearly
understood that knowledge and the soul is the ultimate goal to be
attained. On studying the third chapter it is apparent that acts of
righteousness are also of high priority. If we continue and patiently
take the time to complete the Bhagavad-Gita and try to ascertain the
truth of its closing chapter we can see that the ultimate conclusion
is to relinquish all the conceptualized ideas of religion which we
possess and fully surrender directly unto the Supreme Lord.
> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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   - Swami Prabhupada
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  (creator of ISKON)
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> The secret of karma yoga which is to perform actions without any
fruitive desires is taught by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita.
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   - Swami Vivekananda
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> The Bhagavad-Gita was spoken by Lord Krishna to reveal the science
of devotion to God which is the essence of all spiritual knowledge.
The Supreme Lord Krishnas primary purpose for descending and
incarnating is relieve the world of any demoniac and negative,
undesirable influences that are opposed to spiritual developement,
yet simultaneously it is His incomparable intention to be perpetually
within reach of all humanity.
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         - Ramanuja
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> From a clear knowledge of the Bhagavad-Gita all the goals of human
existence become fulfilled. Bhagavad-Gita is the manifest
quintessence of all the teachings of the Vedic scriptures.
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         - Adi Sankara
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> The Bhagavad-Gita is where God Himself talks to His devotee Arjuna.
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Paramahansa Yogananda
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> Nothing has ever arisen in my life, internal or external, that the
Gita has not made clear and enabled me to deal with or understand.
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Swami Nirmalananda Giri
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> The Gita is the universal mother. I find a solace in the
Bhagavadgeeta that I miss even in the Sermon in the Mount. When
disappointment stares me in the face and all alone I see not one ray
of light, I go back to the Bhagavad Gita. I find a verse here and a
verse there, and I immediatly begin to smile in the midst of
overwhelming tragedies - and my life has been full of external
tragedies - and if they have left no visible or indelible scar on me,
I owe it all to the teaching of the Bhagavad Gita.
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