Meditation and studying the scriptures are like two sides of a coin. The engraving on the coin is Selfless Service and that is what gives it its real value.
In every stone exists a latent image. When the sculptor chisels away all the unwanted parts, the image emerges. That beautiful form is born because the stone offers itself to the artist, sitting patiently before him or her for a long time.
Children, our first prayer should be to get a heart that rejoices in the happiness of others and shares their sorrow.
Many people talk a lot about environmental preservation, but true greatness lies in putting these principles into practice and actually doing something about it.
Where there is concentration, there is harmony. Happiness is derived from concentration of the mind. Whatever we focus on we will become that.
Look at Nature. Nature is a book from which we must learn. Each object in it is a page of that book.
True happiness is when the love that is within us finds expression in external activities.