“We are at our best when we show compassion, grace, forgiveness, love, and sacrifice. For it is then that we are thinking less of ourselves and more of somebody else.”
— Excerpted from The Truth as I See It: A Collection of Spiritual Writings by Adam Soto (p. 57)
“It is when we are selfish that we are at our worst.”
— Excerpted from The Truth as I See It: A Collection of Spiritual Writings by Adam Soto (p. 57)
“But charity means pardoning what is unpardonable, or it is no virtue at all. Hope means hoping when things are hopeless, or it is no virtue at all. And faith means believing the incredible, or it is no virtue at all.”
– G. K. Chesterton
Source: https://www.rushingwateryoga.com/the-oneness-that-our-yoga-practices-encourages-us-to-cultivate/
There was a farmer whose horse ran away. That evening the neighbors gathered to commiserate with him since this was such bad luck. He said, “May be.” The next day the horse returned, but brought with it six wild horses, and the neighbors came exclaiming at his good fortune. He said, “May be.” And then, the following day, his son tried to saddle and ride one of the wild horses, was thrown, and broke his leg.
Again the neighbors came to offer their sympathy for the misfortune. He said, “May be.” The day after that, conscription officers came to the village to seize young men for the army, but because of the broken leg the farmer’s son was rejected. When the neighbors came in to say how fortunately everything had turned out, he said, “May be.”
Source: Tao: The Watercourse Way, by Alan Watts
Found on: https://theunboundedspirit.com/short-story-the-taoist-farmer/
“When you live only to please yourself, you’ll rarely please anyone else.”
— Excerpted from The Truth as I See It: A Collection of Spiritual Writings by Adam Soto (p. 56)
A Kindergarten teacher was observing the children while they drew their art. She would occasionally walk around to see each child’s work. As she got to where one little girl was working diligently, the teacher asked what the drawing was. The girl replied, “I’m drawing God.” The teacher paused and said, “But honey, no one knows what God looks like.” Without missing a beat or looking up from her drawing, the little girl replied, “They will in a minute.”
Source: http://www.enlightened-spirituality.org/Spiritual_Humor.html
“Charity is an exercise in selflessness.”
— Excerpted from The Truth as I See It: A Collection of Spiritual Writings by Adam Soto (p. 56)
“When you give to someone, don’t expect anything in return. And when you are given something, always do your best to return the favor.”
— Excerpted from The Truth as I See It: A Collection of Spiritual Writings by Adam Soto (p. 56)
In your day to day life, remember that we are all works-in-progress. Some people are lost. Confused. Ignorant. Trapped in a world of ego and self-indulgence. Some people, especially those who are insecure, want to control everything in their lives, including the lives of those around them.
Try to be patient. Try to be kind. Be lenient and understanding. We’re all at different points in our journey. Show the same love that others have shown you when you stumbled off of the path.
What goes around comes around. We all need a little leniency from time to time.
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