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Quotes by Indian Authors
"Someone asked me if I was afraid to write my memoirs. I told him: 'We have to stop drawing up accounts of fear! We live in a society in which people are allowed to tell their story, and that is what I do.'"
"I was studying to be an architect, I wasn't plotting to join the movies. Films were just another career option. I took acting up with the same schoolgirl enthusiasm I had for examinations. Acting is a job and I take it very seriously."
"All the wordsall the poems know my warm, soft spots."
"All great achievements are attained through mighty obstacles."
"It is an utter insult towards the fascinating neurons of your cerebral cortex, to believe anybody's words blindly, even if that person is a Scientist or a Philosopher. So, I urge to you, that you must exercise your own reasoning and judgment (that's what your cerebral cortex is for; to be specific the frontal lobes) at all times."
"Spiritual learning is easy when we realize and experience that everything that everyone said about spirituality is already in action within us!!! Seek within rather than outside."
"I am Chandubhai' is an illusion itself and from that are karmas charged. When does 'charging' of new karmas stop? When one attains the exact awareness of 'who I am?'."
"Celebrate the light of the sun and the light within you."
"China and India will, separately and together, unleash an explosion of demand."
"If your needs are little, you are rich enough."
"On this auspicious occasion, may Lord Ganesha's blessings bring you happiness, good fortune, and the removal of all barriers."
"The people reposed faith in us and that is why this development work has been able to take place."
"Why does one ruminate about the past? He is treating his wounded egoism."
"Meditation is not thinking about the image of a person of the past. It is more about focusing and channelizing the power of your emotions and imagination for fulfilling a bigger dream - the dream that will bring more life, energy peace, happiness and meaning to you and the society."
"As the flowers bloom and the sun shines, may your life be filled with blessings of renewal, joy, and love. Happy Easter!"
"It is your existential responsibility to raise your child as a human being above everything else " catholic, muslim, jew, asian, caucasian or whatever."
"Generosity is also marked by doing what one says one will do."
"As we celebrate this day, let's never forget the brave souls who fought for our freedom. Wishing you a blessed and joyful 4th of July! ['Independence Day'"
"May your Thanksgiving be filled with all the things that matter most - love, family, laughter, and joy."
"May the stars and stripes remind us of the sacrifices made for our freedom and inspire us to uphold our nation's values. Happy 4th of July!"
"They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them."
"Self-serving-pride (swamaan) means to take precaution against being insulted."
"As we honor our past, let's commit to a future where every Indian has the freedom to thrive, dream, and succeed. That's the true meaning of independence."
"Clients do not expect the infrastructure to be any less reliable just because the service is being delivered from an offshore location; thus, the uptime requirements justify the expense."
"This Easter, may your heart be filled with gratitude for the blessings you have and hope for the future. Wishing you a blessed holiday!"
"If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character."
"This is Akram Vignan [Akram Science - the stepless spiritual science of direct realization of the Self]. Once you pull out from the racecourse [competitive worldly life], your 'personality' will shine then. Those in the racecourse will never have personality; not a single person."
"When we talk of "exploring the mystical," we are not trying to dig into creation, because if you dig into creation, it will only get more complex. It will not bring clarity; it will only bring more complexity. That is why the yogis looked in a different direction. We looked inward. If you look inward, a different dimension opens up. Now instead of things getting more complex, you get to clarity. It is because of this that we say that those who look inward have a third eye. They see things that others cannot see. They have brought a new clarity to life."
"Man needs entertainment simply to hide his madness. If he was perfectly sane, he would not need entertainment. He could just sit and watch this bamboo grow. He does not really need entertainment."
"If there was no such thing as a mirror in this world, then seeing our face 'exactly' would be considered a huge wonder."
"Do you know that even when you look at a tree and say, `That is an oak tree', or `that is a banyan tree', the naming of the tree, which is botanical knowledge, has so conditioned your mind that the word comes between you and actually seeing the tree? To come in contact with the tree you have to put your hand on it and the word will not help you to touch it."
"You must purge yourself before finding faults in others.When you see a mistake in somebody else, try to find if you are making the same mistake.This is the way to take judgment and to turn it into improvement.Do not look at others' bodies with envy or with superiority.All people are born with different constitutions.Never compare with others.Each one's capacities are a function of his or her internal strength.Know your capacities and continually improve upon them."
"Yoga is a philosophy of discipline and meditation that transforms the spirit and makes the individual a better person in thought, action, knowledge and devotion."
"Only the 'Right belief' gives rise to non-contradicting principle and that which is free from contradiction is known as 'Principle'."
"If you are financially affluent, think of adopting a kid and raise him or her right next to your biological offspring. And let your love become the proof of your parenthood, instead of your DNA."
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