The only way to live in the midst of inharmonious influences is to strengthen the will power and endure all things, _x000D_ yet keeping fineness of character and nobility of manner together with an everlasting heart full of love.
Interpretation
Strengthening willpower and maintaining kindness allows one to navigate life's challenges.
This quote emphasizes the importance of willpower and resilience in the face of adversity. It suggests that while external influences may be negative or chaotic, an individual's character can remain strong and noble through enduring challenges with love and kindness.
In practice
This quote can be used in a motivational speech to encourage resilience in difficult times.
Sufism is not a religion or a philosophy, it is neither deism nor atheism, nor is it a moral, nor a special kind of mysticism, being free from the usual religious sectarianism. If ever it could be called a religion, it would only be as a religion of love, harmony, and beauty.
I had composed songs, I sang, and played the vina. Practising this music I arrived at a stage where I touched the music of the spheres. Then every soul became a musical note, and all life became music. Inspired by it I spoke to the people, and those who were attracted by my words listened to them instead of listening to my songs.
Some people look for a beautiful place, others make a place beautiful.
What science cannot declare, art can suggest; what art suggests silently, poetry speaks aloud; but what poetry fails to explain in words, music can express. _x000D_ Whoever knows the mystery of vibrations indeed knows all things.
Atmosphere is a silent music. It has its effect upon the listener, exciting or peaceful, whatever it may be.
What makes us feel drawn to music is that our whole being is music: our mind and body, the nature in which we live, the nature which has made us, all that is beneath and around us, it is all music.
Grown-up people do not know that a child can give exceedingly good advice even in the most difficult case.
When we touch the center of sorrow, when we sit with discomfort without trying to fix it, when we stay present to the pain of disapproval or betrayal and let it soften us, these are times that we connect with bohdichitta.
You know that you've healed an issue when you can talk about it and you're not weeping, when you can speak to it and identify the lesson. You know that you've healed an issue when, having gone through that, has a benefit that you live today.
It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
Common sense (which, in truth, is very uncommon) is the best sense I know of: abide by it; it will counsel you best.
Humans punish themselves endlessly for not being what they believe they should be. They become very self-abusive, and they use other people to abuse themselves as well.
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