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1 " Don’t try to control the future,” he would say. “Work on the one thing you can learn to control: your own responses. "
― Eknath Easwaran , Conquest of Mind: Take Charge of Your Thoughts and Reshape Your Life Through Meditation
2 " Reason tells the soul how mistaken it is in thinking that all these earthly things are of the slightest value by comparison with what it is seeking. A little recollection reminds it that all these things come to an end. And faith instructs it in what the soul must do to find satisfaction. . . . "
3 " One advertisement proclaims, A flat stomach is beautiful! For me, a flat ego is beautiful. "
4 " Mysticism is the conviction, born of personal experience, that there is a divine core in human personality which each of us can realize directly, and that making this discovery is the real goal of our lives. "
5 " The moment somebody says, “I don’t like that person,” I tell myself, “What an opportunity!” I am not being rhetorical. That is how I see a dislike now: as a grand avenue opening up onto a more joyful future. “She irritates me” translates as “She can teach me to be more patient.” “He intimidates me” can be heard as “He gives me the opportunity to make myself unshakable.” Again, this is a matter of emphasizing the positive everywhere. Every ordeal we can look on as an opportunity to become stronger and more patient; every confrontation, as a chance to learn how to cooperate. Every obstacle in life can become a precious opportunity to grow. This "
