Once upon a time there was a king who had a wonderful, wise minister. The minister was very loyal and devoted to the king, and the king never left the palace without the minister at his side. One day as the monarch was cutting a piece of fruit, he acci…
Daily Inspirations
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Every bit of work is yoga for you when you are sincere. Think that the Lord is working through your hands, eating through your mouth. In the beginning some of your actions may be unselfish. But in the long run you can do all actions in an unselfish man… |
If you have absolute faith you don’t have to do anything. You will accept everything—even if you sometimes feel foolish. “I am foolish? Well, God made me that way. I don’t know why, but God must have had some reason for it. If God doesn’t want me to be… |
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Worldly people are generally elated by success and depressed by failure. Elation and depression are the attributes of the mind. If you want to become a real karma yogi in the right sense of the term, you will have to keep a balanced mind at all times,… |
Even your spiritual practices are based on faith. If you didn’t have faith, you wouldn’t even be practicing. Everything requires faith. That is why the scriptures say that if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can move mountains. Strong con… |
Half-hearted service is no service at all. Give your whole heart, mind and soul when you serve. This is very important when you practice karma yoga. Some people have their body in one place, mind in another place, and soul in another place. That is the… |
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When you want to cultivate something, you have to look for a little culture. The same is true if you want to cultivate faith. Think of all the sayings, all the great teachings and apply them in your life. Before farmers cultivate, what do they do? They… |
Give the mind to God and then you will be liberated. You will be free from birth and death. You will get the highest bliss. There is no doubt of this. Worship God in the poor and the sick. Service of the poor and sick is worship of God. Destroy ghṛṇā (… |
Faith and fear don’t go together. If you have faith, there is nothing to be afraid of. “God is the one who sent me; God is the one who is keeping me alive; God is the one who is doing everything to me. Whatever I need, God is going to give me. If I don… |
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Karma yoga prepares the mind for the reception of the light of knowledge. It expands the heart and breaks all barriers that stand in the way of unity or oneness. Karma yoga is the effective method, or sadhana, for citta suddhi (purification of the mind… |
As you think, so you become. If you always think of taking breaks, you will break. Just enjoy the work. Real joy comes when you work for others and not for yourself. When you work for yourself, you develop anxiety, you develop worry and fear. When you… |
Work for the commonweal; do not work for selfish gains. Give up all profit motives. Work with detachment and you will attain eternal peace and immortality. The wise man does actions but believes himself to be free from actions since he expects no retur… |
