Indian motives.Indian wisdom. Indian wisdom says: "A child is a guest in your house." This must be remembered by every parent at all times.
India is a country with a multifaceted culture and rich traditions. The country that gave the world the Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi and a whole galaxy of philosophers. Therefore, probably, Indians value love and friendship first of all, and whether they have food or not is not important.
We have collected in this material all the wisdom of this amazing, but not fully understood people.
Great minds discuss ideas. Middle - discuss events. Small - people.
Be attentive to the guest - let him be your enemy. Even a lumberjack with an ax tree does not refuse shade.
There was not, is not and will not be a person worthy of only condemnation or only praise.
Giving advice to a fool only makes him angry.
A person who lives for the sake of others, even very short life filled with happiness.
The inconsolable is consoled by the past, the feeble-minded by the future, the wise by the present.
Happiness itself finds its way to a strong spirit.
The child is a guest in your home. Feed, learn and let go.
Do not brag when you are about to leave, but brag on the way back.
Women are scientists by nature, men are from books.
To conquer oneself is the best means of not being defeated.
The world is full of joy for one who looks at everyone without enmity and prejudice.
If danger cannot be avoided, what is the use of cowardice, which will not protect you anyway?
If you are wise, do not contradict a rich man, a ruler, a child, an old man, an ascetic, a sage, a woman, a fool and a teacher.
To control yourself, use your head. To treat others, use your heart.
The woman shines - the whole house shines, the woman is gloomy - the whole house is plunged into darkness.
You can catch a tiger in a thicket, a bird in the sky, a fish in the depths of the waters, but you cannot catch the fickle heart of a woman.
When it comes to giving advice to others, everyone is a storehouse of wisdom. When it is necessary to follow this advice yourself, then the wise man is not smarter than the fool.
There is no trace of a bird in the air and a fish in the water - such is the path of the virtuous.
The decoration of a person is wisdom, the decoration of wisdom is calmness, the decoration of calmness is courage, the decoration of courage is gentleness.
A wise man evaluates according to his own judgment, a fool trusts rumors.
Write grievances in the sand, carve good deeds in marble.
The hardest part about getting to the top rung of the stairs is getting through the crowd at the bottom of the stairs.
The fool fusses with might and main, having started a trifle; the clever one remains calm, undertaking great things.
We cannot change the length of our life, but we can do something about its breadth and depth.
India is a true spiritual laboratory of humanity. Over the past four or five millennia, she has directed all her enormous energy and ingenuity to the deepest and most subtle study of the inner life of man, and not to the expansion of external space.
Hindus talk about the law of Karma, the law of Cause and Effect. Every thing and phenomenon, everything that happens is a consequence of what was before, and the cause of what will be after. Indian philosophy also speaks of Dharman, the Law that governs the universe and all its inhabitants; it also teaches that there is Sadhana - the meaning of life and the predetermined path along which this meaning manifests itself.
The theme of reincarnation, or reincarnation, is revealed most clearly and definitely in India. This theory offers answers to questions from time immemorial. exciting a person: Will there be something after death? Will we live again?
To control yourself, use your head; To treat others, use your heart.
If someone betrayed you once, it is his fault; If someone betrays you twice, it's your fault.
God gives food to every bird, but He does not throw it into its beak.
He who loses money loses a lot; He who loses a friend loses more; Whoever loses faith loses everything.
The tongue weighs practically nothing, but very few people can hold it.
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; When health is lost, something is lost; When reputation is lost, all is lost.
Learn from the mistakes of others. It is impossible to live long enough to experience them all for yourself.
When the last tree is cut down, when the last tree is poisoned
the last river, when the last bird is caught, only then
you will understand that money cannot be eaten.
In the first year of marriage, the newlyweds looked at each other and thought,
can they be happy. If not, they said goodbye and looked for themselves
new spouses. If they were forced to live together in
disagreement, we would be as stupid as the white man.
You can't wake up a man who pretends
sleeping.
The Great Spirit is imperfect. He has a light side and a dark side.
Sometimes dark side gives us more knowledge than light.
Look at me. I am poor and naked. But I am the leader of my people. We don't
wealth is needed. We just want to teach our children to be
right. We want peace and love.
Even your silence can be part of prayer.
A white man greedy. In his pocket he carries a linen rag into which
blows his nose as if afraid he might blow his nose and
miss out on something very valuable.
We are poor because we are honest.
Knowledge is hidden in every thing. The world was once a library.
My son will never take up farming. The one who works for
earth, does not see dreams, and wisdom comes to us in dreams.
We don't want churches because they will teach us to argue about God.
When a person prays for one day and then sins for six, the Great Spirit
angry, and the Evil Spirit laughs.
Why do you take by force what you cannot take with love?
The old days were wonderful. Old men sat under the sun at the threshold
home and played with the children until the sun
them to sleep. The old people played with the children every day. And in some
moment they just did not wake up.
When the legend dies and the dream disappears, there is no
greatness.
What is a man without animals? If all animals are exterminated,
man will die of great loneliness of spirit. Everything that happens to
beasts, happens to man.
One “take” is better than two “I will give”.
Don't walk behind me, maybe I won't lead you. Don't go ahead
I may not follow you. Come along and we will
in one piece.
If someone betrayed you once, it's their fault. If someone betrays you twice, it's your fault. Learn from the mistakes of others. It is impossible to live long enough to experience them all for yourself.
India is a great country with centuries of history and rich culture. Probably, in no other country so many sages, philosophers and educators were born ...
Unlike Western countries, where external achievements are put in the first place, the people of India directed all their strength and energy to self-knowledge. This is a real spiritual laboratory, where the mystery of life, the inner world and the subtle human soul have been studied for centuries.
We have collected for you 29 inspiring sayings from the wise Indian people. There is something to think about!
If someone betrayed you once, it's their fault. If someone betrays you twice, it's your fault.
Learn from the mistakes of others. It is impossible to live long enough to experience them all for yourself.
Great minds discuss ideas. Middle - discuss events. Small - people.
Be attentive to the guest - let him be your enemy. Even a lumberjack with an ax tree does not refuse shade.
There was not, is not and will not be a person worthy of only condemnation or only praise.
Knowledge is hidden in every thing. The world was once a library.
Giving advice to a fool is only to anger him.
In a person who lives for the sake of others, even a very short life is filled with happiness.
The inconsolable is consoled by the past, the feeble-minded by the future, the wise by the present.
Happiness itself finds its way to a strong spirit.
The child is a guest in your home. Feed, learn and let go.
Do not brag when you are about to leave, but brag on the way back.
Women are scientists by nature, men are from books.
To conquer oneself is the best means of not being defeated.
The world is full of joy for one who looks at everyone without enmity and prejudice.
If danger cannot be avoided, what is the use of cowardice, which will not protect you anyway?
Truth is what people believe.
If you are wise, do not contradict a rich man, a ruler, a child, an old man, an ascetic, a sage, a woman, a fool and a teacher.
To control yourself, use your head. To treat others, use your heart.
The woman shines - the whole house shines, the woman is gloomy - the whole house is plunged into darkness.
You can catch a tiger in a thicket, a bird in the sky, a fish in the depths of the waters, but you cannot catch the fickle heart of a woman.
When it comes to giving advice to others, everyone is a storehouse of wisdom. When it is necessary to follow this advice yourself, then the wise man is not smarter than the fool.
There is no trace of a bird in the air and a fish in the water - such is the path of the virtuous.
The decoration of a person is wisdom, the decoration of wisdom is calmness, the decoration of calmness is courage, the decoration of courage is gentleness.
A wise man evaluates according to his own judgment, a fool trusts rumors.
Write grievances in the sand, carve good deeds in marble.
Quote message Great names of India
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1. Helena Blavatsky (1831-1891)
The founder and first president of the Theosophical Society, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky is one of the most mysterious women of the 19th century. A Russian noblewoman, traveler and medium, she had an irresistible interest in mysticism since childhood. Traveling from the age of 17 to different countries, including Tibet, she has been working since the beginning of the 70s on the creation of a universal theory that generalizes the existing esoteric teachings. In 1875, together with Colonel Henry Olcott, he created the World Theosophical Society, which has been located in Adyar (Madras) since 1879 to this day. She was the first to attempt to make a religious-philosophical synthesis of the spiritual teachings of all ages and peoples. She presented her ideas in the books Isis Unveiled (1875), The Secret Doctrine (1888) and others. On May 8, 1891, she left her body, having managed to convey her ideas to her successor, Annie Besant. At present, the Theosophical Society numbers up to 200 thousand people in more than 50 countries of the world.
“...H.P. Blavatsky, truly, our national pride, the Great Martyr for Light and Truth. Eternal glory to her! (E. Roerich)
2. Ramakrishna (1836-1886)
An outstanding thinker, mystic and sage of the 19th century, Sri Ramakrishna (Gadadhar Thakur) was born into a very poor Brahmin family. He was a pujari (priest) in the temple of Kali on the banks of the sacred Ganges in Dakshineswari (Bengal). Having repeatedly experienced the ecstatic states of samadhi and, having gone through numerous mysteries and trials, he came to the conclusion that all people are children of one Mother, and all spiritual traditions are paths to the one Truth, to one God.
This is how his “Universal Gospel” was born, with which he begins his preaching of a “universal religion”, which had a profound influence on the spiritual development of the West. Around 1874, having completed his cycle of religious experiences, Ramakrishna, in his words, acquired three miraculous fruits of knowledge: "Compassion, Piety and Self-denial." Since 1879, students began to appear with him. He is very strict in their choice, he demands from the disciples, first of all, to cleanse themselves of selfishness. His task is to kindle in their hearts true mercy - a love that extends to everyone and is not limited to anything. Ramakrishna is preparing disciples to create an omnipotent society, a brotherhood... On Sunday, August 15, 1886, despite a painful sore throat, he talked until last minute with his beloved disciple Vivekananda. He passed away with the name of Mother Kali. The Sage and the great Teacher passed away...
3. Annie Besant (1847-1933)
Irish by origin, Annie Besant went from a materialist to a Theosophist and later became the President of the Theosophical Society. The meeting in 1889 with Helena Petrovna Blavatsky completely changed her worldview. “I remember her with passionate gratitude and the reverence of a student,” she writes about Blavatsky. Traveling to India in 1891, she helped revive the work of the Theosophical Society, which became even more popular. After serving as president of the society for 26 years, she also heads the Indian National Congress from 1917 to 1923. Besant is the author of dozens of works, including "Ancient Wisdom", "The Path to Initiation", "Esoteric Christianity", "The Laws of Higher Life", "Lectures on Theosophy" and many others. Annie Besant left the earthly plane of being on September 20, 1933 in Adyar.
4. Shirdi Sai Baba (1852[?]-1918)
Where and when Sri Sai Baba was born, who were his parents, is shrouded in mystery. It is said that he first appeared as a 16-year-old boy who chose a place for himself at the foot of a sacred tree near the village of Shirdi (Maharashtra) and remained there meditating for three years. His fame as a yoga spread throughout the area, and after a while his followers recognized his divinity. He lived in a ruined mosque, which he called the "Dwarkamayi Mosque". Not only Hindus, but also Parsis, Sikhs, Muslims and even Christians came to him for help and blessing. Until now, many consider Sai Baba to be the reincarnation of Kabir and the incarnation of Daitatreya. He constantly maintained a burning fire (dhuni) and used to distribute ashes (vibhuti) to his devotees as a miraculous cure for diseases and a magical elixir for inner transformation. Shirdi Sai Baba, who left his body in 1918, is still a living spiritual force that draws people from all walks of life and from all corners of the world.
5. Vivekananda Swami (1863-1902)
An outstanding philosopher, educator and preacher of Hinduism in the West, Narendranath Dutt, who received the name Vivekananda, was born into an aristocratic family in Bengal. He received an excellent education at Calcutta University. At the age of seventeen, out of curiosity, he paid a visit to Ramakrishna, who immediately recognized him as his future spiritual son. The next time the Master touched Naren into a trance. But only four years later, having experienced a deep spiritual crisis, Vivekananda finally joins the Teacher. Once, during meditation, Narendranath experiences an ecstatic state of deep samadhi of great power, from which he brings out one of the brightest truths: "Every human soul is potentially divine and every Human can realize God in himself." After Ramakrishna's departure for mahasamadhi in 1886, 16 of his disciples decided to unite in a community, taking the names of Swami. Narendranath was named Swami Vivekananda. He founds the Ramakrishna Mission, leads and expands its influence through his skill as a leader and preacher. After some time, Vivekananda undertakes a walking pilgrimage through India, visiting holy places and temples. The idea of future service is taking shape in his mind - to convey the spiritual ideas of the East to the rational West. In the spring of 1893, he went to America for the World Congress of Religions. He speaks there about the unification of all religions, about human brotherhood, calls for the unity of all mankind. Having traveled all over America with lectures, he gets acquainted with her life and, horrified, subjected to withering criticism the cruel and selfish way of Western life, the hypocrisy and hypocrisy of Christian leaders. In March 1896, he read his brilliant course "Philosophy of Vedanta" at Harvard University, where he was awarded the title of professor of philosophy. His life is running out great job the world is coming to an end. Ramakrishna and Vivekananda were the first to awaken Indian consciousness. He said: “If you want to serve God, serve man! What other God would you like to find? Why look for it far if it is spread all around? God is in people, in animals, in every trembling petal.” He passed away at the age of 39...
6. Helena Roerich (1869-1955)
Elena Shaposhnikova (daughter of architect Ivan Shaposhnikov and niece of composer Modest Mussorgsky), went down in history not only as a companion, inspirer and wife of Nicholas Roerich (since 1901), but also as a spiritual leader, ascetic and philosopher, co-author of "Living Ethics" . She was an extraordinarily gifted woman - a talented pianist and author of many books, including The Foundations of Buddhism and a translation of Blavatsky's The Secret Doctrine, possessed clairvoyance and clairaudience. From 1907 to 1909 The Roerichs are increasingly immersed in the study of India and Tibet, they are especially interested in the legend of Shambhala. In 1923 Elena Ivanovna and Nikolai Konstantinovich set off on a trans-Himalayan expedition, which lasted for 5 years and 25,000 km. During the expedition, rare manuscripts and manuscripts, collections of objects of religious cults were collected. The Roerichs create an institute called "Urusvati", which means "Light of the dawn". Elena Ivanovna becomes the honorary president of the Institute and its soul. Here she writes all the books of the Agni Yoga series, a teaching that combines the ancient wisdom of the East with the philosophical and scientific achievements of the West and provides a means of in-depth self-knowledge. Helena Ivanovna Roerich believed that peace on Earth was necessary for the continuous process of spiritual evolution and called on people to help achieve peace by finding mutual language in the consciousness of Beauty and Truth. She left the earthly plane on October 5, 1955 in Kalimpong (Sikkim). Her body was cremated and her ashes were buried in a stupa facing Kanchenjunga, her favorite Himalayan peak.
7. Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947)
"Roerich" in translation from Old Norse means "rich in glory." An outstanding thinker, artist, scientist and traveler, Nikolai Roerich was born in St. Petersburg, where he received a law degree. However, he devoted his entire life to ethnography, philosophy and painting. His heritage as a philosopher is known as "Living Ethics", the esoteric symbol of which was the "Banner of Peace" - three circles: past, present and future in the ring of Eternity. His cultural heritage is hundreds of paintings reflecting the highest spiritual state of Man and the World, which adorn dozens of galleries in many countries. He spent the last 20 years of his life in the town of Naggar (Kullu Valley), where the Urusvati Himalayan Research Institute, founded by the Roerichs, operates today.
8. Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950)
Arobindo Akroyd Ghose, an outstanding yogi, revolutionary and public figure, poet and philosopher, was born in Calcutta in the family of a Bengali doctor. From the age of seven, he studied in England - first in Manchester, then in Cambridge - where by the age of twenty he had studied seven European languages. Returning to his homeland in 1893, he teaches at a college, writes poetry and, while studying the philosophical foundations and spiritual traditions of India, "finds God." Since 1902, he has been actively involved in the revolutionary struggle for the independence of India, for which he was imprisoned in 1908. It is here that he experiences the state of samadhi - connection with the omnipresent. Realizing the importance of spiritual sadhana, he breaks with politics, leaves for Pondicherry and devotes himself entirely to yoga, which he would later call "Integral Yoga". The Ashram is founded here, the philosophical monthly Arya is published for six and a half years, and on November 24, 1926, Aurobindo achieves enlightenment and moves away from outside world. The further life of Sri Aurobindo, up to the mahasamadhi on December 5, 1950, takes place in a grandiose spiritual work to prepare humanity for a conscious transformation. The leadership of the Ashram is entrusted to his associate - Mirra Alfassa, who later became known to the whole world as the Mother. The collection of Sri Aurobindo's works includes about thirty volumes, the most famous of which are "The Divine Life", "The Hour of God", "The Spiritual Evolution of Man", "The Synthesis of Yoga", the poem "Savitri", etc.
9. Mother (1878-1973)
Mother - Mirra Alfassa Richard - was born in Paris in the family of a banker. A talented musician and artist, when she was still a child, she involuntarily entered meditative states, in one of which she “saw” for the first time stranger, subsequently recognizing Aurobindo in him. So Mirra, without suspecting it herself, began her spiritual practice from the age of five. In 1905, she left for Algiers, where she studied occultism for 2 years and deepened her spiritual experience. Returning to Paris, she marries the writer and publicist Paul Richard. Arriving in Pondicherry in 1914 and seeing Aurobindo, she recognizes in him her spiritual teacher, who appeared to her in childhood. In 1916-20. Mirra in Japan, where he studies the culture and traditions of the country. In 1920 she returned to Pondicherry and remained in India forever. Since 1926, the entire management of affairs and the Ashram falls on her shoulders. Seeing in her the embodiment of the divine Shakti, Sri Aurobindo gives her the name "Mother", by which she is now known all over the world. After the departure of the Teacher, she continues to embody his ideas. The Ashram is growing rapidly and gaining international fame, and in 1968. on the initiative of the Mother, under the auspices of UNESCO, the "City of the Future" - Auroville, is being laid, where the spiritual teachings of Sri Aurobindo should be realized in practice. Auroville is an international commune that welcomes people from all over the world who wish to dedicate themselves to the divine transformation of human consciousness and spirit. On November 17, 1973, at the age of 95, Mother left her body.
10. Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950)
“The most outstanding,” according to Paramahansa Yogananda, “saint of the 20th century,” ascetic, enlightened mystic and philosopher Venkataraman Aiyar was born in the vicinity of Madurai. At the age of 17, while studying at the Lyceum, he experienced an ecstatic state of his own death. Shortly thereafter (in 1896), an inner voice ordered him to leave everything and retire to a cave on the slope of the sacred mountain Arunachala, considered one of the first manifestations of Shiva on earth. Although he was very young, his mind was so open that he was soon recognized by the Teacher - Guru and named Maharshi (lit., "great sage"), and his disciples created an ashram. The Maharshi is certainly a representative of Advaita Vedanta. Its main method is meditative self-examination: reflection on the question “Who am I?”. In order to comprehend the Truth and manifest pure atma, the disciple must first of all calm his mind and give up attachments. There is nothing in the world that could exist on its own and everything is only a projection of the One “I”. Dying, Ramana told his friends: “You are too much associated with the body. They say that I'm dying, but I'm not going to leave. Where could I go? I am!". The Ashram of Sri Ramana Maharshi is located in Tiruvanamalai (230 km from Madras). Near the ashram is one of the largest temple complexes in India, dedicated to the divine couple, Shiva and Shakti.
11. Sivananda Swami (1887-1963)
One of the most famous modern philosophers of yoga, a saint and a sage, was born on September 8, 1887 in a family descending from famous rishis and sadhus, one of whom was Appai Dikshita. An early intention to study the foundations and traditions of Vedanta, as well as compassion and a desire to serve all people, led him to receive a medical education. After a short period of work in Malaysia, he returned to India in 1924 and stayed in Rishikesh, a city of yogis located on the banks of the Holy Ganges. Sivananda (lit. "bliss of the Almighty") is aware of his mission as a service to man, full of self-denial and asceticism. In 1932 he founded the Ashram, in 1936 the Divine Life Society, and in 1948 the Forest Academy of Yoga and Vedanta. After taking action in 1950. brilliant journey through India and Sri Lanka, Sivananda convenes the "World Parliament of Religions". On July 14, 1963, Swami Sivananda entered Mahasamadhi, leaving behind more than 300 books and hundreds of students of the most different nationalities belonging to different religions and professing a variety of beliefs. His Ashram is now run by Swami Chidananda and Swami Krishnananda.
12. Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952)
The world famous yogi, mystic and enlightened Master Mukunda Lal Ghosh was born in Gorakhpur. Since childhood, he experienced ecstatic states and mystical visions. At the age of 8, he fell ill with Asian cholera, and received healing and enlightenment by experiencing a trance while contemplating a photograph of Yogavatara - Lahiri Mahasaya. Sri Yukteswar becomes his teacher, who initiates the young man into kriya yoga - one of the methods of reuniting with divine reality. In 1915, after graduating from Calcutta University, he entered the ancient monastic order "Swami", where he received the name Yogananda (the second monastic title - Paramahansa (literally - "perfect swan" - the charioteer of Brahma the Creator) - bestows on him in 1935 Guru Sri Yukteswar). In 1917 Yogananda founded his school and ashram in Ranchi. At the age of 27, he received an invitation to take part in the International Religious Congress in Boston (USA). Here he remains for several years, giving public lectures and speaking to thousands of audiences in many major cities. His religion is the unity of all religions, his method is the internal transformation and expansion of the divine consciousness. Yogananda establishes the Self-Realization Society, which attracts tens of thousands of followers. He entered mahasamadhi on March 7, 1952. The incorruptibility of his body after death is proof of his realization and perfection. His “Autobiography of a Yogi”, published in many languages in thousands of copies, became for many, as well as for the author of these lines, a kind of breakthrough into another reality, into a different worldview, into the world of the Divine Spirit.
13. Jidu Krishnamurti (1895-1986)
The fate of Krishnamurti is unique. Born into a poor Brahmin family in Madanapali, he spent his childhood in Adyar, near Madras, where in 1909 he was noticed by Charles Webster Leadbeater, one of the leaders of the Theosophical Center. Amazed by the young man's abilities, he decides that Jidu is new teacher world, the Buddha of the future - Maitreya, and introduces him to the chairman of the society - Annie Besant. In 1911, Annie Besant, having decided to make Krishnamurti the Messiah, establishes the "Order of the Star of the East", determining its leader. In 1929, he dissolved the society, which by that time had tens of thousands of members, declaring that no organization is needed to realize the Truth, and the true task of a person is to free oneself from fears, attachments and ignorance, for which only inner Freedom is needed ...
It is very difficult to talk about Krishnamurti, you need to read it with empathy and feeling inside that humanity is united in its most complex and eternal problems, which must be solved in this life, solved here and now! The outstanding thinker and philosopher Jidu Krishnamurti left a huge number of lectures, conversations and lyrical improvisations, including on audio and video.
14. Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977)
The founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, philosopher and preacher Abhay Charan De, who received the name Prabhupada in 1933, was born in Calcutta. In 1947 he was given the title "Bhaktivedanta" in recognition of his learning and devotion to God. In 1959, Prabhupada takes the vow of a sannyasin, devotes himself to scientific knowledge and literary work. In 1965 he went to the USA, where he founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, which in a few years grew to a huge organization, including more than a hundred ashrams, temples and agricultural communities. Prabhupada's most monumental work is the Bhagavata Purana. The place of samadhi is Vrindavan.
15. Indra Devi (1899-2002)
Recently departed, world famous the only woman, who was assigned the status of yoga, was our compatriot - Evgenia Vasilievna Labunskaya. The fate of this woman is amazing: fatal accidents, fantastic coincidences, amazing meetings - with Krishnamurti and Mahatma Gandhi, N. Roerich and Tagore ... She was born in 1899 in Riga. She was a student of Fyodor Komissarzhevsky and performed at the Blue Bird Theater in Berlin. Then, in 1929, he left for India, where he taught dancing, starred in the movie "Arab Knight" and stayed here for 25 years. It was then that she changed her name to Indian - Indra Devi (Indra - as the daughter of J. Nehru, and Devi - means "goddess"). She is studying yoga in Mysore under the eminent Master Shri Krishnamachari. In the late 1940s, he moved to Los Angeles, where he opened a yoga school in Hollywood. Movie stars Greta Garbo, Gloria Swanson, Jennifer Jones become her students... From her pen come the books Yoga: A Health and Happiness Technique, Yoga for All, Eternal Youth, Eternal Health, which become bestsellers and are translated into dozens of languages ... Speaking in 1990 with Molchanov in the “Before and after midnight” program, she ends the meeting with the words: “Say every one to yourself: I am light and love, I am peace and tranquility, a divine spark burns in my heart, and therefore I will give light and love to everyone I meet. And those who love me, and those who do not love me. May your will be done! Amen".
16. Mother Teresa (1910-1998)
Ranked as a saint, Nobel Peace Prize winner (1979) and founder of the Catholic monastic order "Mission of Mercy", Agnes Gonja Boyadzhiu was born in Skopje (the capital of Macedonia, Yugoslavia) in a wealthy family. After finishing school, she decided to go as a missionary to India. From 1929 to 1948 she taught geography and history at St. Mary's School in Calcutta, where she learned Hindi and Bengali. In May 1937, she took a monastic vow and took a new name, becoming Teresa. In 1946, on her way to Darjeeling, she had a mystical experience when she heard the words, "Go and live among the poor, and I will be with you." From that moment on, she decides to leave the monastery and turns to the Pope with a request to create an order of mercy. Having received permission, she opens the first home for the dying in Calcutta, Nirmal Hridaya - Pure Heart. Her path is the path of practical service to Christ, manifested in every person, her law is the Christian commandment "Love your neighbor as yourself." Over the 50 years of its existence, the nuns of the order have helped more than 70,000 people. On September 5, 1997, Mother Teresa's heart stopped.
17. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (b. 1911)
The creator of the TM technique and one of the most popular Gurus in the West, Mahesh Prasad Varma was born in Uttarkashi into a wealthy tax collector family. After receiving a master's degree in physics from Allahabad University in 1942, he is fond of ancient Indian literature, studies Sanskrit and becomes a student of Swami Brahmananda Saraswati in Kedarnath. For 13 years he has been studying and serving in the sacred temple of Shiva, located in the Himalayas at an altitude of 3600 m. Here he also develops his technique of transcendental meditation (TM). After two years of Himalayan hermitage, he returns to the world - first to Kerala, and then Mahesh, who by this time was called Maharishi - "the great sage", lectures in many cities of India, Singapore and Hawaii. In 1959 he went to the USA, where he founded an international society, and after a while, Maharishi University, which combined the mastery of TM with academic subjects. By the end of the 80s, he already had tens of thousands of student teachers and more than a million people mastering the TM technique. He himself, following the vows of a sannyasin, preaches the idea that Man himself is the source of creative energy, happiness and peace.
The most outstanding person who appeared on the Planet in the 2nd millennium - Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba was born on November 23, 1926 in the small village of Puttaparthi, in the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India. His birth was accompanied by signs, and according to the testimony of many scriptures and the prediction of astrologers, he was destined to become the savior of mankind. At birth, he was given the name Satya Narayana Raju. His childhood, full of extraordinary miracles, passed in front of many people. And now many of his peers testify to the extraordinary love and compassion of little Sathya for all living things. In May 1940, at the age of 14, it was revealed to him that he was the incarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi. Sai Baba of Shirdi lived the life of a Muslim saint and left his body in 1918, predicting that he would be reborn 8 years later. In October 1940, Sathya declared himself Sathya Sai Baba and announced that he was leaving his parents as devotees were waiting for him. The task and mission of Sai Baba is to revive in people the desire for spirituality, the desire to live in love and mutual assistance, instead of hatred and enmity. “The restoration and establishment of Righteousness (Dharma) is my goal, the unification of mankind into one family is my task,” says Sathya Sai Baba. He teaches that man must realize his divine nature and understand that God dwells in everyone's heart. To realize his divinity, a person must follow in his life universal human values: Truth, Righteousness, Peace, Love and Nonviolence. Love manifests itself in a person's life only when he destroys his ego - the feeling of "I", "me" and "mine". Until that happens, he remains self-centered and selfish. The path of spirituality is a movement from selfishness to self-giving. Swamiji says that he did not come to found a new religion, not to convert people to Hinduism or impose his teaching on them - no one needs to change their faith, because there is Truth in everyone, you just need to realize it! He calls on all people to break out of the material world that absorbs our souls and remember their high destiny. Sai Baba wants us to respond to the call of love, to begin our spiritual path and did not stop until the goal was reached.
Sathya Sai Baba works tirelessly for the benefit of people. In India, under his leadership, free schools, colleges and universities were founded and operate, in which attention is paid not only to academic success, but also to the formation of character, the development of morality and spirituality. As a result of his concern for sick people, a modern hospital, and in Bangalore there is a cardiology center where treatment is free. He is also in charge of the procurement project. drinking water about 700 settlements in the arid regions of South India.
Ashram of Sai Baba bearing the name "Prashanti Nilayam" or "Place of the highest Peace", is located in Puttaparthi, 160 km north of Bangalore. On its territory there is the Sai Kulwant hall, where meetings with the Teacher take place and several temples, hotel complexes and canteens, the Museum of All Religions and a concert hall, shopping complex and a polyclinic. Next to the Ashram are the University, the Sai institutes and schools, the stadium, the Jyoti Chaitanya Museum, the planetarium, the Meditation Tree, as well as a huge modern hospital and airport.
What is happening in the Ashram is difficult to describe in words. It can be said that here a person opens his heart or expands his consciousness, and the divine spirit, which is most often not manifested in most people, begins to wake up. In Puttaparthi, you can meet Japanese and Australians, Argentines and Estonians, or, for example, the Queen of Belgium and the Prime Minister of Greece, the King of Nepal and the wife of the President of Kazakhstan. , Ernst Muldashev, Boris Grebenshchikov and many, many others.
19. Satprem (b. 1923)
One of the first philosophical books about India to appear in Russian after years of stagnation were the books of Satprem. He was born in Paris and spent his childhood in Brittany, devoting all his free time to sailing along the coast. During World War II, he became a member of the French Resistance, was captured by the Gestapo and imprisoned in a concentration camp. At that time he was only 20 years old. He spent a year and a half in Buchenwald and Mauthausen, was released in 1945 ... During his imprisonment, he experienced deep emotions.
“Everything lost its value,” the author recalls, “there was absolutely nothing left, everything in me was destroyed, broken, destroyed ...”. In this atmosphere of “continuous, continuous horror”, “endless inner expanses” and “the strength that helped to survive” opened up to him.
Feeling “no reality” in everything that surrounded him in post-war life, not seeing any meaning in family, work, career, or business, “What else could the West offer me?” - he goes on a journey: first to Egypt, and then to India, where he first saw Sri Aurobindo, but did not stay in his ashram, "because," Satprem said, "then any walls seemed like a prison to me." He leaves for South America, where he spends whole year in the jungles of Guiana (which served as material for his first novel, The Gold Digger), then goes to Brazil, and from there to Africa. In 1953, he returned to India and became a mendicant sannyasin (wandering monk) practicing Tantrism (the impressions and experiences of this time formed the basis of his second novel, The Body of the Earth). The meeting with the Mother, a collaborator of Sri Aurobindo, radically changed his life: “Mother conquered me,” the author recalls. He gives himself completely to the service of the Mother. He dedicates his first work, Sri Aurobindo, or the Journey of Consciousness, to Sri Aurobindo, and then his second book, written in the same spirit, Towards Superhumanity. For nineteen years he was close to the Mother (it was she who gave him the name Satprem, i.e. "one who knows how to truly love"), becoming her confidant and a witness to personal conversations recorded by him (later, an interesting document was compiled from them in 13 volumes - "Mother's Agenda. Chronicle of the supramental impact on the Earth"). Long communication with her gave impetus to writing a trilogy about the Mother (1. "Divine materialism"; 2. " The new kind»; 3. "Mutation of death"), and then the fictional story "Gringo", which takes place in the jungle, and, finally, the last work: "The Mind of the Cells", which presents the essence of the Mother's discovery: a change in the genetic program and a different, new vision of death .
Currently, Satprem lives without maintaining active social contacts, is not engaged in social and literary activities, devoting himself entirely to the continuation of the work begun by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.
20. Sri Chinmoy (b. 1931)
The famous philosopher, musician, poet and artist was born in Bengal. From the age of 12, after the death of his parents, he was brought up in the Aurobindo ashram. His life of spiritual practice included meditation for up to 14 hours a day, writing poems and songs, playing sports, and serving. In 1964 he moved to New York. Sri Chinmoy teaches that spirituality is not an escape from the world, but a means of transforming it, he emphasizes the non-religious nature of his doctrine and preaches the "Way of the Heart", which is the most simple way spiritual development. Part of his selfless service are the Peace Meditations he has led since 1970 at the United Nations in New York. Known as the "ambassador of peace" Chinmoy is the initiator of the World Peace Runs (every two years since 1987). He has written hundreds of books (the most famous are "Meditation", "The Peak - Aspiration", "The Beyond Within"). He is the creator of several thousand mystical paintings, which he calls "Fountain Art". The master wrote more than a thousand spiritual songs and compositions for musical instruments. Sri Chinmoy Centers currently exist in over 50 countries around the world.
21. Osho Rajneesh (1934-1990)
Shri Rajneesh or Osho is one of the most controversial personalities of the 20th century. A professor of philosophy, a mystic and an enlightened Master for some, for others, a notorious destroyer of ancient traditions, a "spiritual terrorist" and a "sex guru". Chandra Mohan Rajneesh was born in Kushwad (Madhya Pradesh) into a wealthy Jain family. March 21, 1953, while studying at the Faculty of Philosophy of Jabalpur University, he experienced, in his words, "enlightenment." After completing his studies, he taught philosophy for nine years. Traveled extensively in India. Rajneesh saw the main mistake of religions and meditative practices in that they take a person away from earthly life, offering a certain spiritual world. The creator of his own mystical direction, Osho (literally, “dissolved in the ocean”), offers to overcome “earthly passions” through their intense experience. Through the power of his Love, Rajneesh inspires thousands of people to break out of their conditioned past and live freely, seeing life as a flow, as a game, lived fully and consciously. “My goal,” he says, “is to encourage you to look for the causes of your own unhappiness and to help you find the source of joy and divinity that is within you.” In 1974, he organized his own ashram in Pune, and in 1981, a commune in Origon (USA). After a series of lawsuits and a short prison sentence in 1987, he returned from America to Pune. A particular target of Osho's public disapproval is the idea complete freedom which he allowed his students to go totally and deeply into all the experiences of life. Such freedom, especially in the consideration of sex, was main reason opposition to Rajneesh in India. He also argues that the overcoming of life's passions cannot be achieved through their denial or suppression. A person must experience them, realize them, surpass them. At the same time, he imposes the strictest restriction on the passion for perfect freedom: "I give you total freedom to experience with only one condition - be vigilant, be observant, be conscious, control your feelings, passions and states." January 19, 1990 Osho leaves his body, but his Ashram in Pune and more than 300 thousand of his followers continue to this day to implement the ideas of the Master.
22. Dalai Lama XIV (b. 1935)
Lobsang Tenzin Gyatso is the current spiritual leader of the Buddhists of Tibet and the territories located in the zone of Tibetan civilization (Mongolia, Buryatia, Tuva, Kalmykia, Bhutan, etc.). He was born in 1935 in the town of Tengster, Amdo Province (Eastern Tibet) into a peasant family. IN two years old, in accordance with Tibetan Buddhist tradition, was recognized as the reincarnation of his predecessor the Dalai Lama XIII and, like all Dalai Lamas, the earthly incarnation of Avalokiteshvara - the Buddha of Compassion. The title "Dalai Lama" is of Mongolian origin and translates as "Ocean of Wisdom". The Tibetans usually refer to their leader as Yeshe Norbu - "Jewel of Wishing" or Kundun - "Presence". Starting at the age of six, the Dalai Lama received a traditional Buddhist education and at the age of 25 was awarded the title of Geshe Lharamba ( highest degree doctor of Buddhist philosophy). After China's invasion of Tibet (1949-1950), he took over all power in Tibet. After the suppression of a popular uprising in Lhasa in 1959, he emigrated to India, where he was granted political asylum. Since that time, he has been permanently located in Dharamasala (Himachal Pradesh), where the Tibetan government-in-exile is located. He actively participates in international political life, advocating the transformation of Tibet into a zone of ahimsa (non-violence) with the subsequent demilitarization of the region. Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (1989), he is also the author of over 50 books on Tibetan Buddhism, including: My Land and My People (1962), Buddhism of Tibet (1991), Freedom in Exile » (1992).
23. Haidakhan Babaji (1970-1984)
Sri Haidakhan Vale Baba (Babaji), revered as another mahavatara of Shiva himself, miraculously, in the guise of an 18-year-old boy, appeared in 1970 at the foot of the Kumaon Mount Kailash. He appeared endowed with divine wisdom and power to restore Sanatana Dharma - the law of Truth and righteousness. For several years, he performed many “miracles”: he healed people, brought the dead back to life, satiated many with a small amount of food. During his mission, nine temples and several ashrams were built on earth, the main of which is located near Rainikhet. The doctrine he offered to his disciples is a life of truth, simplicity and love, the practice of karma yoga and concentration on the mantra "Om Namaha Shivaya".
24. Swami Vishwananda (b. 1978)
Spiritual Master Swami Vishwananda was born in 1978 on the island of Mauritius to an Indian family. WITH early childhood he showed a desire for spirituality and an extraordinary interest in religious traditions. From childhood, he lived, consciously feeling the presence of God and the Saints. Over time, the unique personality of the Master began to attract many people who came to him in search of advice or blessings. After completing his studies, he fully devoted himself to the mission of a spiritual master and accepted invitations to visit various countries Africa, Europe and other parts of the world.
A special love connects Swamiji with Jesus Christ and His teachings, imbued with humility and unconditional love. The natural ease with which Swami Vishwananda combines elements of Western religious tradition and the spirituality of Hinduism enables people to experience a very personal touch with the Divine, regardless of their culture, gender or age.
"We are all brothers and sisters, and we are all descended from the same God. Our true nature, hidden behind emotions and worries Everyday life, is our soul, our own true Self. In order to achieve external unity with all our brothers and sisters, we must achieve unity within ourselves, the unity of body, mind and soul. We must accept and love ourselves as we are now, with our physical body, emotions and thoughts, and at the same time strive for our Soul. Humanity needs to remember that all people came from the same source, and that they will all return back to the same source."
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"He insulted me, he hit me, he got the better of me, he robbed me." For those who harbor such thoughts, hatred does not stop. For never in this world does hatred stop with hatred, but with the absence of hatred it stops... Hatred can be ended not with hatred, but only with love.
The madman takes comfort in the past, the feeble-minded in the future, the wise in the present.
An unreasonable quarrel is a sign of stupidity.
Wealth and permanent health, a friend and a soft-spoken wife, an obedient son and useful knowledge - these are the six blessings in this world.
Fear danger while it's gone; when danger comes, do not be afraid, but fight it.
Be attentive to the guest - let him be your enemy. Even a lumberjack with an ax tree does not refuse shade.
In childhood, a fool thinks only of his father and mother, in his youth - only of his beloved, in old age - only of children. So he does not have time to think about himself.
Time loves no one and hates no one, time is not indifferent to anyone - it takes everyone away.
Everything that is conceived can be realized by human efforts. What we call fate is only the invisible properties of people.
All our deeds, thoughts and speeches follow us - do good!
Everything is determined by the word, rooted in the word, originated from the word. He who lies in the word lies in everything.
The highest power is attained by the one who sees himself in all beings and all beings in himself.
Lethargy, philanthropy, sickness, attachment to one's native places, contentment with life, fearfulness - these are the six obstacles on the way to greatness.
Where the unworthy are honored and the worthy are despised, there three find refuge: hunger, death, and fear.
A hero, a scientist and a beauty, wherever they go, they will find shelter everywhere.
A fool fusses with might and main, having started a trifle, - a smart one remains calm, taking on a great deed.
Speak truthful and pleasant; do not speak truthful but unpleasant; do not speak pleasant, but untrue - this is the eternal commandment.
Speak pleasant, but do not flatter; be a hero, but without boasting; be generous, but not to the unworthy; be bold, but not arrogant.
Giving advice to a fool is only to anger him.
To give, to take, to share a secret, to question, to treat, to accept a treat - these are the six signs of friendship.
Even in a vile body, the sage will find a virtue that must be honored and respected.
Even the truth should be kept silent if it brings misfortune.
Even with own body it is impossible to be forever - what to say about other beings?
Even the one who is far away stands nearby if he is in your heart; even the one who stands next to you is far away if your thoughts are far from him.
There are two ways before the wise in this barren and fickle world: to taste the nectar of higher knowledge, or to enjoy young beauties.
There are two remedies for bodily and mental ailments: either use counteraction, or do not think about them.
Two omissions are possible in the possession of wealth: to give to the unworthy and not to give to the worthy.
The creator made two mistakes: he created women and gold.
Works should lead us to happiness. But where there is no justice, there is no happiness. Do the right thing.
The deed stands next to the one who is standing, follows the one who is going, creates with the one who creates. It follows us like a shadow.
For the greedy, there is no practical and weekly, there is no glorious and shameful, there is no good and evil - for him there is only profitable and unprofitable.
Until the age of five, treat your son like a king, from five to fifteen - like a servant, after fifteen - like a friend.
Until then, only a man is the master of his affairs, until the goad of women's speeches is stuck in his ear.
good and evil
Virtue is to do good to others and not to do evil. And to do good to others is to do for them what you would like for yourself.
Virtues are not as conspicuous as vices.
A friend is known in trouble, a hero in battle, an honest man in the payment of a debt, a wife in poverty, relatives in adversity.
Friend, wife, servant, reason and courage are known in trouble.
If danger cannot be avoided, what is the use of cowardice, which will not protect you anyway?
If you are wise, do not contradict a rich man, a ruler, a child, an old man, an ascetic, a sage, a woman, a fool and a teacher.
The woman shines - the whole house shines, the woman is gloomy - the whole house is plunged into darkness. The mistress of the house is what a house is. And a house without a mistress is like a forest.
A woman was created to give birth, a man - to produce offspring.
Women are learned by nature, men by books.
Cruelty - even to the evil ones - leads to hell. What about cruelty to the good?
Live in youth in such a way that you will be happy in old age.
Happiness is followed by unhappiness, unhappiness is followed by happiness.
The wound inflicted by an arrow heals, the forest cut down with an ax rises again, but the wound inflicted by an evil word does not heal.
A splinter, a loose tooth and a bad adviser must be removed by the root - this is the condition for peace.
Health, stamina, power are great blessings, but they are useless if there is no enjoyment of love.
Knowledge depends on learning, honor depends on deeds, well-being depends on diligence, reward depends on fate.
The noble should sympathize with the evil, and the good, and those who deserve death. For no man is free from guilt.
Avoid things that depend on others; strive only for what depends on yourself.
Avoid frivolity, avoid passion and pleasure, for only a serious and thoughtful person achieves great happiness.
Do your duty without thinking about the outcome; do your duty, whether it brings you happiness or unhappiness. Whoever fulfills his duty and calmly, without rejoicing or sadness, meets any consequences, he is truly great in soul.
Strive for the smart and the honest, be on your guard with the smart and the deceitful, pity the honest and the stupid, avoid the deceitful and the stupid.
Just as two pieces of wood meet in the great ocean and, having met, diverge, so do people meet.
How clever is the noble when it is necessary to hide someone else's vice! How awkward he is when he has to reveal his virtues.
No matter how small a good deed, it will sprout a hundred sprouts, if rendered to the worthy.
No matter how bad own son- ill-bred, ugly, stupid, dissolute, angry - he still pleases the heart.
What are those who serve him, what are those whom he serves, such is the man himself.
When it is time to act, the knowledge hidden in books is ignorance, and money in the wrong hands is not money.
When everything perishes, the wise man saves half and with this half reaches his goal.
When a book, a wife, or money falls into the wrong hands, they are lost to us; if they return, then the book is worn out, the wife is spoiled, and the money is piecemeal.
When it comes to giving advice to others, everyone is a storehouse of wisdom. When it is necessary to follow this advice yourself, then the wise man is not smarter than the fool.
When one is bold in battle, the whole army becomes bold; when one is cowardly, all become cowards.
When it happens to fall, a worthy person falls like a ball, an insignificant person like a lump of clay.
Whom the gods have planned to destroy, they deprive him of reason, and everything appears to him in a false light.
Some things can be revealed to wives, some to friends, some to children - after all, they are all worthy of trust. But everything cannot be revealed to everyone.
Coquetry with a loved one replaces a woman's declaration of love.
A horse, weapons, science, a lute, speech, a man and a woman are good or bad - it all depends on how they are treated.
Whoever does not respond with anger to anger saves both - both himself and the other.
Whoever does not respond to either excessive praise or censure, who does not respond with blow for blow, who does not wish harm to the offender, the gods envy him.
Whoever, knowing about villainy and having the power to prevent it, did not do this - he is guilty along with the villain.
The cure for unhappiness is not to think about it. When you think about misfortune, it does not go away, but increases.
Only a scientist knows the fatigue of scientists, the barren pains of a woman in labor will not understand.
It is better to be at enmity with a smart one than to be friends with a fool.
Best of all, money obtained by one's own labor, worse - obtained by inheritance, even worse - from a brother, worst of all - from a woman.
Better is a moment lived in the law than millions of years of lawless life.
It is better to do one's duty poorly than to do someone else's well. He who follows his own nature does not commit sin.
Love for a woman is sharper than a hook used to tame wild elephants, hotter than a flame; it is like an arrow piercing the human soul.
Peace and labor are the sources of well-being.
You can catch a tiger in a thicket, a bird in the sky, a fish in the depths of the waters, but you cannot catch the fickle heart of a woman.
Silence is better than words.
The wise devote their time to poetry and the sciences, the foolish to vices, sleep and quarrels.
The wise do not mourn for the lost, for the dead, and for the past. That is what distinguishes him from a fool.
The wise do not mourn for the dead or the living.
Softness wins over the soft, softness wins over the harsh. There is nothing unattainable for softness.
Softness is the strongest.
The sun is red at sunrise, and it is red at sunset. Both in happiness and in misfortune, the great ones are unchanged.
Hope is the source of great anxiety, freedom from hope is the source of great peace.
Science leads to modesty, only a fool boasts of learning. So light enhances our vision and blinds owls.
Do not take on any business - this is the first sign of wisdom. Having taken up the matter, bring it to the end - this is the second sign of wisdom.
Do not be rude to anyone - you will be answered the same. Angry speech hurts, and retribution will befall you.
Be neither too close nor too far from kings, fire, elders and women: if you get too close, they will destroy you; if you are too far away, they will be of no use to you.
Don't be too harsh, don't be too stubborn, don't be too soft, don't be too argumentative, don't be too angry. Excess in anything is dangerous: rudeness irritates people, stubbornness repels, gentleness causes contempt, unnecessary evidence offends, blind faith makes ridiculous, unbelief leads to vice.
There is no continuous unhappiness, there is no continuous happiness.
There was not, is not and will not be a person worthy of only condemnation or only praise.
There is no trace of a bird in the air and a fish in the water - such is the path of the virtuous.
Do not interfere in the affairs of a husband and wife, do not interfere in the affairs of a father and son.
Do not do to others what would be unpleasant to you.
Do not live in a country that no one rules, many rule, a woman rules or a child rules.
Do not borrow from a friend and do not lend to a friend. Duty, like scissors, cuts friendship.
A lute without strings does not sound, a wagon does not roll without wheels, a woman without a husband is unhappy - even if she has a hundred relatives.
A chariot does not roll on one wheel, fate is not accomplished without human efforts.
The strong cannot overcome the weak when he is distrustful. But even the weak will overcome the strong when he is trusting.
The strong cannot defeat the weak if they stick together; the hurricane is not terrible for bushes that grow close to each other.
It is not proper for a wise man to talk badly about another in the assembly. The noble speaks only of the virtues of his neighbor, though he bereft of them; low - only about shortcomings. And let them both lie - the first goes to heaven, the second - to the underworld.
Wise instructions do not profit him who fears action. What is the use of a lamp in the hands of a blind man?
Do not talk about what you have in mind: there is no success in a plan that is open to another.
If not today, then tomorrow our body will perish among sorrows and diseases. What is the use of transgressing duty for his sake?
Do not be angry with the angry, respond with gentleness to rudeness, do not speak vain and deceitful.
Do not follow immoderate desires, but do not suppress all desires.
Do not do what should not be done - even under the threat of death; do not put off what should be done - this is the eternal commandment.
The wise will not destroy the great for the sake of the small. Saving the great for the small is true wisdom.
Desire does not calm down from enjoying what is desired; the fire flares up even stronger, into which oil has been poured.
Little wisdom - to deceive the gullible. Little courage - to kill the one who fell asleep on your chest.
Invariably a good heart - let him be angry; the ocean will not heat up from burning straw.
The untrue appears to be true, and the true untrue - such is the diversity of being. Be reasonable!
You cannot stop the singing of a madman, the babbling of a child, and the words of a woman.
You can't sow one thing and get another. Whatever seed is sown, it will bear fruit.
Often our mind is mistaken, and things seem different than they are. The sky seems to us flat and the firefly is a light, but the sky is not flat, and the firefly is not fire.
Dreams that come to the sick, saddened, bitter, in love and drunk are unrealizable.
There is no virtue higher than truthfulness; there is no vice worse than a lie.
There is no friend equal to health; there is no enemy equal to sickness.
There is no place, no chance, no wishing - then the woman is pure. Let her get the god of love himself - she will wish for another man. Such is the nature of all wives.
There is no asceticism equal to patience; there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no gift equal to friendship; there is no virtue equal to compassion.
There is no barrier equal to the barrier of ignorance.
Neither a mother, nor a wife, nor a brother, nor one's own children can be trusted like a true friend.
No good is wasted.
No one is by nature either high or low - only his own deeds lead a person to honor or contempt.
Nothing threatens a ripe fruit, except falling; nothing threatens the born into the world, except death.
He is worthless who is able to talk about other people's shortcomings or about his own virtues. A truly worthy person does not speak about other people's shortcomings, nor about his own virtues.
The fire is poured with water, they are covered from the sun with an umbrella, they are saved from the disease by medicine. There is a remedy for everything - there is no remedy for stupidity.
The king orders only once, the worthy expresses his opinion only once, the girl is given in marriage only once - these three things are done only once.
The remnants of debt, fire and disease are able to grow again - destroy them to the end.
The fruit of victory is hatred, the lot of the vanquished is sadness. Calm and happy is the one who refused both victory and defeat.
Defeat yourself first, and then your enemies. How can one who does not control himself control others?
Conquer anger with gentleness, evil with kindness, greed with generosity, lies with truth.
Defeat the greedy with money, the proud with supplication, the foolish with indulgence, the wise with truthfulness.
Having overcome pride, a person becomes pleasant. Overcoming anger, he becomes cheerful. Having overcome passion, he becomes successful. Having overcome greed, he becomes happy.
Imitate the good even in enemies, do not imitate the bad even in your parents. Heed useful speech, let it come from a child; do not listen to bad speeches, let them come from the elder.
In love pleasure, a woman's lips are always clean.
Time will pass, and a friend will become an enemy, and an enemy will become a friend. Because self-interest is the strongest.
Knowledge is lost without work, a person is lost without knowledge, an army is lost without a commander, women are lost without men.
Let the jewel lie underfoot, and the glass adorns the head - the jewel remains a jewel, and the glass remains glass.
Let no one connect with bad friends, let no one connect with bad people. Attach yourself to good friends, attach yourself to noble people.
Let them make you rich, do not trust the enemy and the unloving woman - otherwise you are dead.
The slave of his hopes is the slave of all people, the master of his hopes is the master of the whole world.
The world is full of joy for one who looks at everyone without enmity and prejudice. One useful word hearing which one becomes calm is better than a thousand speeches made up of useless words.
Rejoice in the joy that has fallen to you, endure the grief that has fallen to you, wait for everything that time brings, as a farmer waits for the harvest.
Can anything be beautiful or ugly in itself? What a person likes is great for him.
Reason without courage is the property of a woman; courage without reason is a property of cattle.
A wise man evaluates according to his own judgment, a fool trusts rumors.
Jealousy
With great difficulty we lift a stone up a mountain, and it falls down instantly - virtues also draw us up, and vices down.
An oil stain on the water grows by itself, someone else's secret in the mouth of a gossip, a small gift from the worthy and knowledge from the wise - such is the nature of things.
The heart of the villain is firm in happiness and soft in misfortune; the heart of the worthy is soft in happiness and firm in misfortune.
How many virtues a person has, so many vices. No one is born into the world without vices.
The sweetness of lips, the elasticity of breasts, the sharpness of women's eyes and the beauty of poetry are understandable only to a connoisseur.
Like a reflection of the moon in the water, the life of mortals is fragile; Knowing this, do good without ceasing.
Look benevolently at everything that exists: let your every word be calm, friendly, favorable; let your every action serve to correct, to develop goodness.
The essence of millions of books is in one verse: merit is in good to one's neighbor, sin is in evil to one's neighbor.
The body grows old from wanderings, the mountain - from water, the woman - from unsatisfied desires, the heart - from evil speeches.
Patience is a virtue of the powerless and an adornment of the strong.
Patience is the ornament of a man, modesty is the ornament of a woman; however, the one who has received an insult must respond with force, and the one who indulges in love pleasures must leave restraint.
What fate destined us to receive, we will receive while lying in bed. What we didn’t judge, we won’t get, no matter how hard we try.
Then it is only worth being born when you are destined for freedom. If slavery is life, what is death?
He is visited by the goddess of happiness who works like a lion. Only the insignificant ones say: “Everything is from fate!” Overcome fate with courageous deeds; but if your diligence is not crowned with success, then there is no fault on you!
Tormented by passion, he will not fall asleep even on a soft bed; whoever satisfies passion will fall asleep sweetly on thorns.
He is great who becomes blind in front of other people's wives, lame in pursuit of other people's wealth, dumb, hearing blasphemy against his neighbors.
That real person who sheds the anger that has risen, like a snake sheds its old skin.
He whose heart does not strive either for science, or for battles, or for women, was born into the world in vain, having stolen the youth of his mother.
You think: “I am alone” - and you do not know that the wise man does not leave your heart, looking at the good and evil that you do.
Who is not smart enough to teach another? Only the great intellect is himself able to follow the proper path.
Already one jealousy of the husband attracts the wife to another. A wise man guards his wife without showing jealousy.
The decoration of a person is wisdom, the decoration of wisdom is calmness, the decoration of calmness is courage, the decoration of courage is gentleness.
A man is smart - and yet he serves the king, consumes poison and enjoys women.
A good wife works for you like a servant; gives advice as an adviser; beautiful as the goddess of beauty; calm and hardy, like the earth; feeds you like a mother and delights you like a hetaera. A good wife is six faces in one.
are good new clothes, new umbrella, newlywed and new home. But the old servant and the old rice are also good.
The well-spoken word of a man who does not follow it is as fruitless as beautiful flower but devoid of flavor.
An insignificant person is like a bowl of scales: a little something - he ascends, a little something - he falls.
A person must work - it is bad for him when he is inactive.
A person does not serve a person - a person serves money.
A person who does evil is an enemy to himself: after all, he himself will taste the fruits of his evil.
What is meant to be will be with me. The path of events is inevitable, my job is to follow it.
What is impossible is impossible; what is possible is possible. The wagon does not move on water, the ship does not sail on land.
Of what use is science to one who has no mind? What good is a mirror to one who has no eyes?
What is the use of learning directed towards evil? What is the use of a lamp covered with a pot?
What is the use of knowledge to him who, having studied all the sciences and penetrated into their essence, will not benefit from them? One fatigue.
What will the villain do to the one in whose hand is the sword of tranquility? When the fire finds no grass, it calms itself down.
Six do not remember those who helped them before: student - teacher, married son- a mother, a husband who fell out of love - a wife, who reached the goal - an assistant, who got out of the thicket - a guide, a patient - a doctor.
Youth rushes in an irrevocable stream. So let us indulge in joy - after all, joy has been given to mortals!
