Om bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ tatsaviturvareṇyaṁ
bhargo devasya dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ prachodayāt ll
—Rigveda 3/62/10; Samveda 1462, Yajurveda 3/35, 2219, 30/2, 36/3
(May Almighty illuminate our intellect and inspire us towards the righteous path)
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Amrit Chintan
Amazing progress through a blend of burning desire & focused effort
Many people have made amazing progress in diverse fields through the strength acquired from burning desire and the resultant swift eagerness. Influenced by keen desire, many people with lean and thin bodies transformed themselves into strong wrestlers by strictly following rules of diet, exercise, self-control and discipline. World famous heavyweight champion Sandow used to be physically very weak during his childhood, and usually remained sick. But on the onset of an intense desire to become a strong man, he started exercising regularly, combined with control over diet and life-style; and he was metamorphosed into a wrestler who could challenge the world. Master Chandgi Ram, a well-known wrestler from India, severely suffered from cough, cold and fever up to the age of 21 and thus had a frail body. He even used to suffer from frequent fits of fainting. But when he focused on strengthening his body and started doing hard exercises regularly, his body was totally transformed. There are countless such examples which establish that men make amazing progress in diverse fields, by a blend of profound desire, concentration, and acute eagerness.
- Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya
If it’s very painful for you to criticize your friends — you’re safe in doing it.
But if you take the slightest pleasure in it, that’s the time to hold your tongue.
Alice Duer Miller
Don’t believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in the good opinion they have of themselves.
Albert Camus