guru-quotes

Pleasure is a kind servant, but a cruel master.

An ugly candle that lights up a home is better than a beautiful lamp that merely decorates a room.

We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.

It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.

Light travels half away around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.

When you have nothing, be hopeful; when you have little, be grateful; when you have much, be sensible; when you have everything, be humble.

The mind speaks, thought it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though it does not have wings.

A bee, though small, can still sting you; an elephant, though calm, can still trample you; a lion, though full, can still devour you.

Know truth. Respect facts. Doubt opinions. Reject lies.

A tree is naked, no matter how big, if it does not have leaves.

The mind is a temple of knowledge, the heart is a temple of understanding, and the soul is a temple of wisdom; together they are a temple of enlightenment.

The mind speaks, though it does not have lips.The heart moves, though it does not have feet.The soul rises, though it does not have wings.

Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow.

If the sun shone for itself, it would be blinded by its own light; if a river flowed for itself, it would be drowned by its own weight.

When birds eat from your hand, they are letting the whole world know that they trust you.

You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.

Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.

If a bird does not bring out all of the songs on its heart, all its symphonies die inside.