Be Wisely Selfish, Not Foolishly Selfish.
If we make consistent effort, based on proper education, we can change the world. We are selfish, that’s natural, but we need to be wisely selfish, not foolishly selfish. We have to concern ourselves more with others’ well-being, that’s the way to be wisely selfish. We have the ability to take the long-term benefit into account. I think it is possible to make real change in this century.
~ Dalai Lama ~
The Quieter You Become The More You Are Able To Hear
“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.”
- Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic.
The World is Won By Those Who Let It Go
“By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond winning.”
- Lao Tzu, philosopher of ancient China.
A Momentary Appearance in Consciousness
“What in your case occupies the entire field of consciousness, is a mere speck in mine. The world lasts, but for a moment. It is your memory that makes you think that the world continues. Myself, I don’t live by memory. I see the world as it is, a momentary appearance in consciousness.”
Illiteracy is Ignorance, Education is Learned Ignorance
Devotee:
“Does not education make a sage more useful to the world than illiteracy?”
Ramana Maharshi:“Even a learned man must bow before the illiterate sage. Illiteracy is ignorance; education is learned ignorance. Both of them are ignorant of their true aim; whereas a sage is not ignorant because there is no aim for him.”
