Always remember, joy is not incidental to spiritual quest. It is vital.
Interpretation
Joy is essential for spiritual growth and should not be seen as a mere side effect.
This quote emphasizes the importance of joy in the journey of spiritual exploration. It suggests that experiencing joy is not just a privilege along the path but a fundamental necessity that enriches one's connection to spirituality and enhances personal growth.
In practice
During a motivational speech about personal development.
The essence of peace is to merge two opposites. Therefore your notions should not scare you if you see another, who absolutely opposes you, and you presume that there is no chance for peace between you two. On the same token when you see two individuals who are exactly two opposites, never say it would be impossible for them to reconcile. On the contrary, and this is the perfection of peace to make it between two opposites.
While praying, listen to the words very carefully. When your heart is attentive, your entire being enters your prayer without your having to force it.
Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
I came out for exercise, gentle exercise, and to notice the scenery and to botanise. And no sooner do I get on that accursed machine than off I go hammer and tongs; I never look to right or left, never notice a flower, never see a view - get hot, juicy, red - like a grilled chop. Get me on that machine and I have to go. I go scorching along the road, and cursing aloud at myself for doing it.
A world full of happiness is not beyond human power to create; the obstacles imposed by inanimate nature are not insuperable. The real obstacles lie in the heart of man, and the cure for these is a firm hope, informed and fortified by thought.
Kindness is more than a virtue. It is a source of strength.
The true definition of madness is repeating the same action, over and over, hoping for a different result.
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