“Mastery is the best goal because the rich can't buy it, the impatient can't rush it, the privileged can't inherit it, and nobody can steal it. You can only earn it through hard work. Mastery is the ultimate status.”
"Anyone who acts without paying attention to what he is doing is wasting his life. I'd go so far as to say life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece."
"Activity gets you busy, but productivity gets you free."
“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.”
“Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.”
काममय एवायं पुरुष इति। स यथाकामो भवति तत्क्रतुर्भवति।
यत्क्रतुर्भवति तत्कर्म कुरुते। यत्कर्म कुरुते तदभिसंपद्यते॥
You are what your deep, driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will.
As your will is, so is your deed. As you deed is, so is your destiny.
सन्तोषः परमो लाभः सत्सङ्गः परमा गतिः ।
विचारः परमं ज्ञानं शमो हि परमं सुखम् ॥
Contentment is the highest gain, good company the highest course, enquiry the highest wisdom, and peace the highest enjoyment.
उद्यमेनैव सिध्यन्ति कार्याणि न मनोरथै: ।
न हि सुप्तस्य सिंहस्य प्रविशन्ति मुखे मृगा: ॥
Things are achieved by doing and not by desiring alone; deers by themselves don't go into a sleeping lion's mouth.
नमन्ति फलिनो वृक्षा नमन्ति गुणिनो जनाः ।
शुष्ककाष्ठ्ठश्च मूर्खश्च न नमन्ति कदाचन ॥
The branches of a tree laden with fruit bend downward just as the virtuous persons bow down out of respect to others. But dry wood never bends down. Neither does a fool who does not respect others.
योग्यत्वाद् य: समुत्कर्षो निरपाय: स सर्वथा ॥
The prosperity achieved through one’s merit is never in danger of being lost.
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
"Praise is like the golden gallows."
"In the world inside, success means to harmoniously develop and attain perfection in our faculties of thought, discrimination and emotions. It is to cultivate an independent thinking, a brazen intellect and a heart that can feel for every living being. It also means to be aware and to function from a deeper or higher level of consciousness. In the world outside, it is progressive development towards excellence in action and harmony in relationships."
“Dreams are real as long as they last. Can we say more of life?”
“Whatever is destined not to happen will not happen, try as you may. Whatever is destined to happen will happen, do what you may to prevent it. This is certain. The best course, therefore, is to remain silent.”