Small rooms or dwellings set the mind in the right path, large ones cause it to go astray.
Leonardo Da VinciRead
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Small rooms or dwellings set the mind in the right path, large ones cause it to go astray.
I never had anyone I could call “Master”. No Christ died for me. No Buddha showed me the right path. In the depths of my dreams no Apollo or Athena appeared to me to enlighten my soul
Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.
Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
Life is not about gutting out every situation. It's about identifying opportunity or the lack thereof. If your pride is all that is standing in the way of quitting, quit. The right people won't care and the wrong people don't matter. If you know you're on the right path, persevere though the pain. It will be worth it.
If you are on the right path you will find that invisible hands are helping.
Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.
We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.
Profound peace, spiritual consolation, love of God and love of all things in God - this is the sign that you are on this right path.
But if you do not have the Tao yourself, what business have you spending your time in vain efforts to bring corrupt politicians into the right path?
If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.
Conformity can be costly in a world of uncertainty which requires innovative institutional creation because no one can know the right path to survival. Over time, the richer the cultural context in terms of providing multiple experimentation and creative competition, the more likely the successful survival of the society
I realized that very young - that a life where you don't live to your full potential, or you don't experiment, or you're afraid, or you hesitate, or there are things you know you should do but you just don't get around to them, is a life that I'd be miserable living, and the only way to feel that I'm on the right path is just to be true to myself, whatever that may be, and that tends to come with stepping out of something that's maybe safe or traditional.
Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature.
Loneliness and solitude are two different things. When you are lonely, it is easy to delude yourself into believing that you are on the right path. Solitude is better for us, as it means being alone without feeling lonely. But eventually it is best to find a person, the person who will be your mirror. Remember, only in another person's heart can you truly see yourself and the presence of God within you.
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