The universe does the rest

The fool chooses success and material gain as a goal,
The intelligent one chooses happiness,
The sensible one chooses self realisation and inner peace.
The wise one seeks Nirvana, Samadhi and Unison with the Divine.
And yet the wisest one of all chooses to choose nothing.
He knows that he just has to be,
In the silence and the quiet, he will know,
Know what he has to do, What needs to be done,
For he is connected with his karmic vibration,
That leads him on to the path that he must take.
Shows him what he must see,
Teaches him what he must learn,
To be what he must become,
and reach where he must go.
The wisest of all don't choose a path,
They follow the path that is in front of them,
They only follow their intuition.
The universe does the rest.

-Anonymous 

Hold on Yet a While, Brave Heart

If the sun by the cloud is hidden a bit,
If the welkin shows but gloom,
Still hold on yet a while, brave heart,

The victory is sure to come. No winter was but summer came behind
Each hollow crests the wave,
They push each other in light and shade;
 Be steady then and brave. The duties of life are sore indeed,
And its pleasures fleeting, vain,
The goal so shadowy seems and dim,
Yet plod on through the dark, brave heart,

With all thy might and main. Not a work will be lost, no struggle vain

Though hopes be blighted, powers gone;
Of thy loins shall come the heirs to all,
Then hold on yet a while, brave soul,

No good is e'er undone. Though the good and the wise in life are few
Yet theirs are the reins to lead,
The masses know but late the worth;
 Heed none and gently guide. With thee are those who see afar,
With thee is the Lord of might,
All blessings pour on thee, great soul,

 To thee may all come right!

-Swami Vivekananda

Shed your fears, your theories and your beliefs for a moment

Shed your fears, your theories and your beliefs for a moment. Listen to your inner voice. Nothing or no one should instil fear in you or make you feel guilty. This life, this moment, this is it. This is the truth. Right here. This is the only heaven and hell. Since we are here, we may as well live it. Let’s flow with the river of life. Whatever be your past, put it aside, let it go. Make your present so beautiful, worthwhile and meaningful that even Death sits by your feet and begs you to stay bit longer, because with you around even Death enjoys life.

Be grateful. Serve others. Take up a cause greater than yourself. And, I promise, your life will take a whole new meaning, an entirely new dimension.

-Omswami

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Life will always move in the direction of the best

Life will always move in the direction of the best. On the way you may find some rough roads, but they will lead you to a better life. Difficulties give you depth and joy gives you width. The wise see their past as destiny, the future as free will and are happy in the present. The unwise regret the past, think the future is destined and are miserable in present. The choice is yours.

Keep smiling. The past has taught us many lessons; what we should be doing and what we should not. Every pain that we went through brought us some depth, and all the joys and pleasures gave us a new vision of life and hope for the future.

 

 

---Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Faith in a nutshell

To work on everything that you can and to let go off everything beyond your control is faith in a nutshell.

                                                                                                                                                 -Omswami

 

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