“This cultural hubris, or overweening presumption about what we are entitled to from a universe that is basically insensitive to human needs, generally leads to trouble. The unwarranted sense of security sooner or later results in a rude awakening. When people start believing that progress is inevitable and life easy, they may quickly lose courage and determination in the face of the first signs of adversity. As they realize that what they had believed in is not entirely”
― Flow: The Classic Work On How To Achieve Happiness: The Psychology of Happiness
― Flow: The Classic Work On How To Achieve Happiness: The Psychology of Happiness
“If Diogenes with his lantern twenty-three centuries ago had difficulty finding an honest man, today he would have perhaps an even more troublesome time finding a happy one.”
― Flow: The Classic Work On How To Achieve Happiness: The Psychology of Happiness
― Flow: The Classic Work On How To Achieve Happiness: The Psychology of Happiness
“नानक कहते हैं, हुकमि रजाई चलणा नानक लिखिआ नालि। जो लिखा है वह होगा। जो उसने लिख रखा है वही होगा। अपनी तरफ से कुछ भी करने का उपाय नहीं है। कोई परिवर्तन नहीं हो सकता। फिर चिंता किसको? फिर बोझ किसको? जब तुम बदलना ही नहीं चाहते कुछ, जब तुम उससे राजी हो, उसकी मर्जी में राजी हो, जब तुम्हारी अपनी कोई मर्जी नहीं, तब कैसी बेचैनी! तब कैसा विचार! तब सब हलका हो जाता है। पंख लग जाते हैं। तुम उड़ सकते हो उस आकाश में, जिस आकाश का नाम है--इक ओंकार सतनाम। नानक की एक ही विधि है। और वह विधि है, परमात्मा की मर्जी। वह जैसा करवाए। वह जैसा रखे।”
― एक ओंकार सतनाम – Ek Omkar Satnam
― एक ओंकार सतनाम – Ek Omkar Satnam
“Whenever a situation arises that creates fear, there are two alternatives—either you fight or you take flight.”
― Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
― Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
“It is not a question of money, power, and prestige; it is a question of what intrinsically you want to do. Do it, irrespective of the results, and your boredom will disappear.”
― Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
― Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously
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