Always remember, joy is not incidental to spiritual quest. It is vital.
Interpretation
Joy is essential for spiritual growth and should not be seen as a mere side effect.
This quote emphasizes the importance of joy in the journey of spiritual exploration. It suggests that experiencing joy is not just a privilege along the path but a fundamental necessity that enriches one's connection to spirituality and enhances personal growth.
In practice
During a motivational speech about personal development.
The essence of peace is to merge two opposites. Therefore your notions should not scare you if you see another, who absolutely opposes you, and you presume that there is no chance for peace between you two. On the same token when you see two individuals who are exactly two opposites, never say it would be impossible for them to reconcile. On the contrary, and this is the perfection of peace to make it between two opposites.
While praying, listen to the words very carefully. When your heart is attentive, your entire being enters your prayer without your having to force it.
It hurt, of course, but more often than not the best things do, I've found.
To err is to wander, and wandering is the way we discover the world; and, lost in thought, it is also the way we discover ourselves. Being right might be gratifying, but in the end it is static, a mere statement. Being wrong is hard and humbling, and sometimes even dangerous, but in the end it is a journey, and a story.
Let not a man guard his dignity, but let his dignity guard him.
The foolish man wonders at the unusual, but the wise man at the usual.
We must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.
If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.
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