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Quote by Sachin Tendulkar

“It is important to understand that if you do fall, it's important for you to get right back up again.”

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Sachin Tendulkar, born on April 24, 1973, is considered one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. Over his distinguished career, he represented the Indian national team and is celebrated for his exceptional skill, temperament, and longevity in the sport. more

“We call it keeping up with the Joneses. They buy a boat and we buy a bigger one. They get a new TV and we get a big screen. They start a business and we start planning our articles of incorporation and the first stock release. And while we're so busy keeping up, we ignore our soul, the inner voice, that's telling us that it really wants to teach children to read. While it helps to identify with each other, we're not the same. So why compare ourselves on the basis of material things? Are you walking a path with heart in your own life, regardless of what others have?”

Source: More Language of Letting Go: 366 New Daily Meditations

“We know that material things don't offer contentment, but we still buy more-more of the props and gadgets our culture tells us we must have in order to be happy and "happening." Our addiction to consumption distracts us from seeing that we are disconnected from ourselves, from our truth and from one another. Any euphoria we gain from our material gains is fleeting at best.”

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Book:Lessons in Living

Source: Lessons in Living

“Countries like ours are full of people who have all of the material comforts they desire, yet lead lives of quiet (and at times noisy) desperation, understanding nothing but the fact that there is a hole inside them and that however much food and drink they pour into it, however many motorcars and television sets they stuff it with, however many well-balanced children and loyal friends they parade around the edges of it. . . it aches!”

Quote by Sachin Tendulkar

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