If you are open with someone, he will be open with you. If you want love from someone, give your love to him. If you want kind and sympathetic behavior from someone, be kind and sympathetic to him.
Maharishi Mahesh YogiRead
We have an infinite number of reasons to be happy, and a serious responsibility not be serious.
Interpretation
Happiness is abundant, and we should embrace a lighthearted approach to life.
This quote emphasizes that there are countless reasons to find joy in life, suggesting that happiness is not only plentiful but also essential. It reminds us of the importance of maintaining a playful and carefree attitude, rather than taking life too seriously, which can detract from our ability to appreciate the good things around us.
In practice
During a speech at a wellness retreat, one might say this quote to inspire attendees to focus on positivity.
If you are open with someone, he will be open with you. If you want love from someone, give your love to him. If you want kind and sympathetic behavior from someone, be kind and sympathetic to him.
Know what you want, decide when you want it, figure your plan of action, follow through on it, and never doubt.
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Meditation is the direct means of eradicating the very cause of the majority of diseases, both mental and physical.
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Problems are not solved on the level of problems. Analyzing a problem to find its solution is like trying to restore freshness to a leaf by treating the leaf itself, whereas the solution lies in watering the root.
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.
What youβre believing in the moment creates your suffering or your happiness.
The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them in trying to perpetuate the moods, tastes and aptitudes of youth.
What has changed is that nothing has changed... that's what has made me more unhappy than everything else.
There is no such thing as a perfectly happy or perfectly unhappy man in the world. One has more happiness in his life and another more unhappiness, and the same circumstance may produce widely different effects on individuals of different temperaments.
Physical comforts cannot subdue mental suffering, and if we look closely, we can see that those who have many possessions are not necessarily happy. In fact, being wealthy often brings even more anxiety.
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