We Can All Learn To Conquer Hatred

Meditation May Require A Lifetime To Master, But It Will Have Been A Lifetime Well Spent. ... If You Want To Judge Your Progress, Ask Yourself These Questions: Am I More Loving? Is My Judgment Sounder? Do I Have More Energy? Can My Mind Remain Calm Under Provocation? Am I Free From The Conditioning Of Anger, Fear, And Greed? Spiritual Awareness Reveals Itself As Eloquently In Character Development And Selfless Action As In Mystical States.

Beneath The Surface Level Of Conditioned Thinking In Every One Of Us There Is A Single Living Spirit. The Still Small Voice Whispering To Me In The Depths Of My Consciousness Is Saying Exactly The Same Thing As The Voice Whispering To You In Your Consciousness. 'i Want An Earth That Is Healthy, A World At Peace, And A Heart Filled With Love.' It Doesn't Matter If Your Skin Is Brown Or White Or Black, Or Whether You Speak English, Japanese, Or Malayalam - The Voice, Says The Gita, Is The Same In Every Creature, And It Comes From Your True Self.

There Are Three Kinds Of Violence: One, Through Our Deeds; Two, Through Our Words; And Three, Through Our Thoughts. …the Root Of All Violence Is In The World Of Thoughts, And That Is Why Training The Mind Is So Important.

The Things We Think About, Brood On, Dwell On, And Exult Over Influence Our Life In A Thousand Ways. When We Can Actually Choose The Direction Of Our Thoughts Instead Of Just Letting Them Run Along The Grooves Of Conditioned Thinking, We Become The Masters Of Our Own Lives.

A Calm Mind Releases The Most Precious Capacity A Human Being Can Have: The Capacity To Turn Anger Into Compassion, Fear Into Fearlessness, And Hatred Into Love.