Then followed addresses in Sanskrit and Pali, after which Arnold spoke of the ‘lofty and compassionate doctrines of Siddartha, as well as of the necessity of studying closely the true maxims of the Teacher’. He made it a point to stress
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“The Bauls are without customs, conventions or canons. Their guru is sunya, “emptiness”. There’s no worship in Mosque or Temple or on special holy day. At every step I have my Mecca and Kasi [Banaras]; sacred is every moment. The great Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore said: “Bauls exemplify the one and only religion, the Religion of Man.”
― Introducing Hinduism: A Graphic Guide
― Introducing Hinduism: A Graphic Guide
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.”
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“And it came to pass that AC learned how to reverse the direction of entropy. But there was now no man to whom AC might give the answer of the last question. No matter. The answer--by demonstration--would take care of that, too. For another timeless interval, AC thought how best to do this. Carefully, AC organized the program.
The consciousness of AC encompassed all of what had been a Universe and brooded over what was now Chaos. Step by step, it must be done.
And AC said, "LET THERE BE LIGHT!"
And there was light--”
― Robot Dreams
The consciousness of AC encompassed all of what had been a Universe and brooded over what was now Chaos. Step by step, it must be done.
And AC said, "LET THERE BE LIGHT!"
And there was light--”
― Robot Dreams
“I fear living a life where I could have accomplished something and didn't. That's what I fear. I don't fear death.”
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“Life without wisdom is incomplete, Wisdom that does not give rise to feelings is incomplete, Feeling that does not transfer into action is incomplete, Action that does not give rise to fulfillment is incomplete, Fulfillment is returning to self.”
― The Guru of Joy: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and The Art of Living
― The Guru of Joy: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and The Art of Living
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