guru-quotes

You are a gift to the universe, but a package is only valuable if it allows itself to be unwrapped.

If you have power, be just; wealth, be generous; knowledge, be wise; titles, be humble; and life, be grateful.

Thoughts can only hurt you with your permission, feelings can only wound you with your consent, experiences can only damage you with your authorization; life can only ruin you with your approval.

The most difficult door to open is the entrance to an ignorant mind.

The ignorant learn from none, the simple learn from some, the intelligent learn from many, but the enlightened learn from all.

Don__ waste time watering a weed hoping to transform it into a flower.

A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly.

To help yourself, help others; to help others, help yourself.

If you want to shine, sit before a lamp; if you want to shine brighter, sit before a fire; but if you want to shine the brightest, sit before a sage.

If you have a house but no home, you are homeless; knowledge but no wisdom, you are imprudent; acquaintances but no friends, you are lonely; money but no happiness, you are poor; and life but no joy, you are lifeless.

The cleanest feet in the universe are positive thoughts walking through your mind.

One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and a gift to the world.

When hunting a lion it is wise to remind yourself that you too are being hunted.

If you have food on your table, clothes on your back, a roof on your head, and a dream in your heart, you have everything you need in life.

Your strength lies in knowledge, your power lies in wisdom, your treasure lies in understanding, and your wealth lies in life.

If you stop tending to flowers when they lose a few petals, you will never grow a garden.

When a storm shows up, always remind yourself a rainbow is hiding behind it.

If you want to be strong, love yourself; if you want to be powerful, love others; if you want to be invincible, love everyone.