Brahma kumaris

"In all respects keep giving respect"

"You may say you KNOW, but by your actions it is KNOWN"

"What is more important, your standard of living or living a life with correct standards?"    

"When your associates change their minds , make sure you dont change your mood"  

"When one will not, two cannot quarrel"

"The fool is never satisfied while the wise man finds wealth in contentment"

"In the long run the most difficult thing is to search for an easy way out"  

"Be firm when authority is required, but gentle and sweet when administering authority"  

Truth is proved when it is combined with humility. Problem: When we think we know the truth and we are truthful, we generally tend to also have arrogance of that truth.   This is why we argue and try to prove our point to the other person.   We are not able to see what the other person has to say and continue to put forth our own idea or perspective.   This sometimes leads to futile arguments and conflicts. Solution: When I am truthful, I also have humility.   With humility I am able to put forth my idea to the other person in a detached way.    The truth in me will enable me to understand the other person accurately and will keep me open to see his point of view too.   This naturally will get my point across without much of difficulty, as the other person is also able to see my point of view.  

"The TRUTH is that TRUTH IS"

Looking at others' mistakes leads to overlooking one's own.

                      To train the mind with love is to make it obey at the time of need.   Problem : Usually we try hard to make the mind obey in difficult situations.  The situation would be one that induces negative emotions and we try to make the mind think only positive. But at that time the mind is not willing to obey my order.  I try harder and finally give  in to these negative emotions.   Solution : Just as a mother teaches her child with love and patience until the child learns, so also I need to be a mother to my mind.  I need to teach it positive thoughts and help it to let go of worries.  When I thus train it with love, when I need peace, i.e., at the time of need it will obey me naturally. I then don’t have to struggle.  

True Peace True peace can be experienced only when we stop giving and taking sorrow. In order not to give sorrow we need a clear heart that has no ill feelings and for not taking sorrow we need a big heart that can tolerate and help other souls to get over their weaknesses.

"If you cannot appreciate what you have at the moment, how can you value what the future has in store"  

"A lazy man is always occupied with his laziness."  

"Have equal love for all and experience a life of equanimity"

"Peace is so hard to find because it is under your nose"  

"Condition your mind and remain cool under all conditions."

"Do not lose hope in the hopeless."      

"If your talents and virtues are misused , the one who stands to lose is you."  

"Of all the words that you speak, how many are towards GOD?"    

"The one who truly understands himself is able to stand by himself"    

"When promises are not kept, close friends are lost"    

"Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use."  

The Difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearly right and doing a thing exactly right.    

What we do during our working hours determines what we have; what we do in our leisure hours determines what we are. -George Eastman    

"If you wanted and didnt get, maybe you dont need"

To change the focus from negative to positive is to create hope. Problem: We are becoming more and more negative with each passing day, as the inputs of negativity from all sides in on its rise.  Our normal conversations and interactions are based on this negativity.  So without our conscious knowledge, we tend to become negative.  Solution: It is important for me to change the theme of conversation that I have with others, and start talking about what life gives me.  It gives me so much that goes unnoticed.  So I need to consciously change this so that it creates an environment of hope and enthusiasm for the future, also giving me a more positive view of the present reality.  

You inspire positive change through your ability to see over the wall of limitations into a world of unlimited possibilities      

"Being co-operative does not mean becoming a slave"    

To listen to others fully is to be able to be free from repeating mistakes. Problem: When there is criticism that comes one's way, there is a tendency to ignore or to defend oneself. Naturally we then lose the power to listen. We then find that we are not able to correct our mistakes and so they repeat. We thus find that we are not able to experience progress. Solution: I need to carefully analyse to see if there is any truth in any criticism that comes my way. If there is, correction can be made accordingly. When I listen to others with honesty, I am able to discover even the most negligible aspect in my behaviour which I can change. So I find myself constantly improving and progressing and moving on towards success. So having brought about a change, even the criticism that comes my way stops.

Expression: The one who is loving is not limited by circumstances and his love is not restricted only to certain people.  On the other hand, it is revealed in each and every act thus colouring everything and every relationship with the beauty of that love.  To be loving is to be constantly a giver.  It also means to forgive others easily and help them to move forward.   Experience: When I am loving constantly, I am able to experience the joy of life.  I am able to exchange the gifts of pure feelings and find my life enriched with them.  I am able to enjoy the beauty of relationships without having to feel the bondage due to expectations.  Each moment of my life is filled with beauty and joy.    

"The lie you tell today will force you to lie again tomorrow"  

"If there is turmoil internally then everything outside seems confused"

"It only takes an ounce of courage to remove a ton of distress"  

"The more you try to guess , the less you are at rest"      

"To forget your troubles remember God"

"The account of peace and happiness is credited when God is remembered, but debited when HE is forgotten."  

"Sometimes in life we wear so many masks that it becomes difficult to see your true self"  

"Violence at home can lead to blood in the streets"

"An honest man never fears the eyes of strangers"

"If you follow the eternal law, you can understand how to love"

"When you burn with the fire of anger, smoke gets in your eyes"