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“If in doubt, do not pain. Inflict as little pain as possible. Look for alternatives to punishments, not only alternative punishments”

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Howard Zehr

Howard Zehr is a renowned professor, born on July 2, 1944. He has made significant contributions to the fields of criminal justice and restorative justice. more

“Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and everything shall be added unto you. This is the one great duty, this is renunciation. Live for an ideal, and leave no place in the mind for anything else. Let us put forth all our energies to acquire that which never fails-our spiritual perfection. If we have true yearning for realization, we must struggle, and through struggle growth will come. We shall make mistakes, but they may be angels unawares.”

Source: The Powers of The Mind

“All is the Self or Brahman. The saint, the sinner, the lamb, the tiger, even the murderer, as far as they have any reality, can be nothing else, because there is nothing else.”

Self Reality Saint Sinner Tigers Murderer Lambs Brahman

Book:Complete Works

Source: Complete Works

“Always discriminate-your body, your house, the people and the world are all absolutely unreal like a dream. Always think that the body is only an inert instrument. And the Atman within is your real nature.”

People Thinking World Real Dream Body House Instruments Your Body Unreal Atman

Author:Swami Vivekananda

“Avoid excessive merriment. A mind in that state never becomes calm; it becomes fickle. Excessive merriment will always be followed by sorrow. Tears and laughter are near kin. People so often run from one extreme to the other.”

People Mind States Running Tears Sorrow Laughter Calm Extremes Fickle Merriment

Book:Addresses on Bhakti Yoga: Art of living

Source: Addresses on Bhakti Yoga: Art of living

“Bless people when they revile you. Think how much good they are doing by helping to stamp out the false ego. Hold fast to the real Self. Think only pure thoughts, and you will accomplish more than a regiment of mere preachers. Out of purity and silence comes the word of power.”

People Thinking Real Self Helping Silence Pure Ego Mere Words Accomplish Purity Bless Preacher Power Of Words Stamps Insulting Real Self Hold Fast Silence Is Golden Blessing To Others

Author:Swami Vivekananda

“Both the forces of good and evil will keep the universe alive for us, until we awake from our dreams and give up this building of mud pies.”

Giving Dream Universe Evil Force Alive Building Giving Up Awake Good And Evil Pie Mud Our Dreams Mud Pies

Book:Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Knowledge

Source: Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Knowledge

“By doing well the duty which is nearest to us, the duty which is in our hands now, we make ourselves stronger; and improving our strength in this manner step by step, we may reach a state in which it shall be our privilege to do the most coveted and honored duties in life and in society.”

Wells May States Hands Steps Duty Stronger Privilege Improving Honored

Author:Swami Vivekananda

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